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...
Upon hearing that Munich Re Ventures is rumoured to be investing $60M-$70M into Acko Insurance at a valuation between $400M to $500M [1], I couldn’t control my excitement – I’ve been following Acko since its $12M Series B funding from...
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...
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Sibtain Jiwani, the founder and CEO of Smartchoice.pk. The startup is Pakistan’s leading insurance aggregator helping individuals and businesses compare and buy insurance plans instantly online. The...
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Alex Leung, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based InsurTech OneDegree. The Company started in 2016 as a tech enabler and has just acquired a virtual insurance license in Hong Kong as the first independent...
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Lars Heibutzki, the CEO of Allianz Ayudhya General Insurance, Thailand. Lars shares insights about how Allianz is empowering its people with technology. The Company has built its own tech capabilities with...
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Yashish Dahiya, the co-founder and CEO of PolicyBazaar. The Company started in 2009 and reached unicorn status in 2018. Tencent and the Softbank Vision Fund are among some of their prominent investors. ...
The end of April saw some impressive funds raised in InsurTech. Singaporean Axinan has raised USD 8.2 million and rebranded into Igloo. The Company has used the Igloo brand previously only for their consumer-facing protection plans. End of 2019 we...