Michael Waitze worked in Global Finance for more than 20 years, employed by firms like Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, primarily in Tokyo. Michael lived and worked in Tokyo from February 1990 until December 2011. Michael always maintained a particular focus on how technology could be used to make businesses more efficient and to drive P/L growth.
Michael is a leader in the digital media space, building one of the biggest and fastest-growing podcast listener bases in the region. His AsiaTechPodcast.com show has listeners in more than 170 countries and his company, Michael Waitze Media produces some of Asia’s most popular podcasts.
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Kenichi Nogami, the CEO of inSharerance. Kenichi started his career 40 years ago with Nippon Life and experienced how the industry has changed over the years and adopted new technologies. During his time with Zurich Life, he implemented the first online life insurance products and was behind the […]
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Yen Ming Lee, co-founder and CEO of PolicyStreet. In 2016, the Malaysian InsurTech started as a marketing partner for selected insurers distributing term life policies. But PolicyStreet wanted to offer more products and services, so Yen Ming successfully completed his CFP and the team turned PolicyStreet into a […]
In this episode of the AIP News Roundup, the team talks about MicroInsurance, InsurTech in Singapore, and APIs. Riskcovry, an Indian based Insurtech startup focusing on API and distribution, has secured an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A funding. JETCO, the Hong Kong Electronic Teller Services company, announced a partnership with insurtech start-up GoLion to offer […]
What is the impact of COVID-19 on insurance distribution? With no face-to-face meetings possible in almost all countries globally, how are insurance sales impacted? Will we see a permanent shift to digital insurance distribution? In our AIP LIVE special on Monday, 25th May we discussed the new normal in distribution with Amarit Franssen, the co-founder […]