EP 73 – Hung Phan – co-Founder and CEO, Papaya Insurtech – Focused On the Customer Experience

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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.

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Hung Phan

Hung is passionate about providing financial protection for those in need.

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In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Hung Phan, co-founder, and CEO of Vietnamese InsurTech Papaya. Coming from a banking background, Hung’s first experience with insurance was when he joined newly launched FWD Vietnam in 2017. In 2018, Hung started  Papaya and focuses on employee benefits and simplifying benefits administration for corporations. 

Michael and Hung talk about the insurance landscape in Vietnam. The country has a very low insurance penetration rate, lacking behind even countries like Thailand and Indonesia. In order to solve distribution and reach the last mile, partnering with ecosystems and large networks like telcos or the national postal service can be a solution. But conversion is always a problem, especially in a country with low financial literacy and general mistrust of insurance. 

Hung explains how Papaya is focused on the customer experience. In order to ensure a smooth customer journey, the startup took over the claims management process in order to ensure quality service at the moment of truth. In order to make direct payments, Papaya is working with local hospitals and is creating their own healthcare network including a claims platform for insurance claims. By taking over claims management, Papaya also benefits from connecting with the insured employees. This allows the startup to collect data on customer behaviour and promote cross-sell activities at the right moment. 

Other companies mentioned in this episode: Tiki

 
Interested to learn more about the Vietnam market? Listen to our episode with Quang Ninh Tran.

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The audio on this episode was expertly edited and produced by the talented Alanis Braun.  You can see her portfolio here and her LinkedIn profile here.

The music on this episode was created by Jay Man and is called “Soaring”.

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