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Insurtech investment reached new high in 2020

Despite the challenges faced by the (re-)insurance sector in 2020, global investment in the insurtech sector reached a new accumulated annual high of US$7.1 billion for 2020

Regulator promotes digital locker for storing e-insurance policies

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is setting up Digilocker, a 'digital locker app' that securely saves copies of customers’ insurance policies via their mobile phones

No return to ‘business as usual’ for the London Market

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed the most significant challenges ever faced by the London Market. Tom Payne of Verisk Underwriting discusses the digital opportunities available to enable it to become…

TPL Insurance to offer travel insurance policies online

TPL Insurance, Pakistan’s first direct insurance company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Let’s Compare

Insurtech Blink partners with Allianz Partners

The partnership between Irish insurtech Blink and travel insurer Allianz Partners is the first UK deal of this scale for Blink

New Covid-19 cover for N26 banking app customers

German firm N26, ‘the Mobile Bank’ is to enhance its Allianz Assistance travel insurance offering to cover epidemic- and pandemic-related travel claims

The evolution of travel insurance distribution channels

Robyn Bainbridge explores how travel insurance distribution channels are evolving, and looks at what made the overall transition to digital necessary

A brief history of insurtech

With input from expert contributors, Lauren Haigh charts how the insurtech landscape has evolved over the years

Travel insurance's digital marketplace

Estelle Lebar, Global Offering Leader, Travel Insurance and Assistance at Shift Technology, explores how travel insurers are asserting themselves in the new digital marketplace, and the benefits that can be…

Ô Insurance Group and Western Union to offer travel insurance

Brazilian Ô Insurance Group and financial services company Western Union will offer insurance in all Western Union-owned stores in Brazil starting in March

Indian consumers increasingly buy insurance digitally

A survey by reinsurer Swiss Re highlighted an increasing trend among Indian consumers to buy insurance digitally, especially through payment apps

Morocco sets sights on digitisation strategy

The Moroccan Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (FMSAR) is looking into digitising the industry

Tackling the key pain points for customers during the claims process

With policyholder expectations rising and insurers keen to ensure a positive customer experience (CX), Gina Millard, Senior Business Development Manager at Verisk looks at the key pain points during the…