Asia InsurTech Podcast

The Asia InsurTech Podcast recently spoke with Dr. Avi Baruch, a co-Founder and COO of Previsico. Avi shared his insights on the important global issue of flooding, emphasizing its far-reaching impacts beyond just financial loss. He described how his journey from academia to entrepreneurship led to the development of innovative flood forecasting technology at Previsico. This technology, born from...

Shaun Quincey, co-founder and CEO of Simfuni, is a self-proclaimed “payments geek” who has dedicated his career to building elegant payment experiences. His initial experience in payments led him to start a successful buy now, pay later business, which was later sold to Latitude in 2019. Driven by a desire to continue to innovate in the payment space, Quincey co-founded Simfuni, aiming to revoluti...

When we wrapped 2022, we did a list of the pod’s top ten episodes. This year was a bit different. AIP split into two shows and birthed a brand new podcast we called InsurTech Amplified to give us the opportunity to cover all of the excitement in the Insurance and InsurTech spaces outside of Asia. This allowed us to broaden our guest list to the entire globe. This also means that we rotate weekly b...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast hosted Fred Hegner, an expert in life and health insurance claims. Fred’s deep passion for the insurance industry, particularly in the realm of claims, makes for a compelling dialogue. Drawing inspiration from his father’s legacy in the field, Fred shares his unique perspective on the evolution of insurance claims, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the promise to...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was joined by Divyajot Singh, the Principal Product Strategist at Neutrinos. He dove into the topic of democratizing insurance through the use of technology and low-code platforms. Neutrinos is a platform that helps insurers and carriers overcome the complexities and backlogs in their IT departments, enabling them to move faster in their digital transformation journey. D...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast had the pleasure of speaking with Theresa Blissing, the Founder of AIP and the best-selling author of the book “The Future of Insurance Volume IV,  Asia Rising”. Theresa grew up in a household with parents who owned an insurance agency, she was constantly surrounded by conversations about the challenges and developments in the industry.  While discussing her book and her...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Michail Chopra, CEO of Mayfair Group, and unveiled an in-depth exploration of the shifting terrains of the insurance industry, particularly through the lens of technology and empathetic cultural practices.  Michail and his team leveraged technological advancements, transforming traditionally cumbersome insurance processes into a seamless, user-friendly digital...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Terence Ho, Chief Commercial Officer at Nanoinsure, and delves into the evolution of the insurance industry in Hong Kong, especially its digital transformation. A significant highlight was the development of a self-configuration platform by a bootstrapped company, leading to significant growth in their revenue. This platform enabled the creation of tailored in...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Mark Simmons , the CEO of bolttech for Europe and Asia, and delved into the changing landscape of insurance and insurtech, focusing on emerging trends in Asia and Europe. Highlighting the concept of “life of the asset,” Mark explains how building services around an asset, be it a car, mobile phone, or even a family, can prevent loss. With a past in mobile phon...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Marco Mirabella, the founder and CEO of Ensuro to discuss trends in the insurance industry, parametric insurance, and how blockchain can revolutionize this sector. Ensuro, a blockchain-based reinsurance company, uses cryptocurrency as solvency capital for its parametric insurance products. The company’s blockchain component significantly reduces the cost and t...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Carolina Dreifuss , Co-founder and CEO at SyncTechnologies , discusses the company’s mission to create a digital twin solution for the construction industry. She explains how the construction industry faces challenges with coordinating information among multiple players working with different systems, resulting in inefficiencies and delays. SyncTechnologies ai...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Japhire Gopi Kannan , the founder and CEO of Jaguar Transit , an insurtech that addresses the challenges faced by the trillion-dollar cash, gold, and valuables in-transit industry. Combining on-demand insurance, high-security bags, and a risk intelligence technology platform, it offers an innovative approach to in-transit insurance. Japhire shares the unique p...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast had an in-depth conversation with Jonathan Rake , CEO of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions . Key Topics Discussed:  Insurance Trends Jonathan mentions generative AI and partnership ecosystems as strong emerging trends in insurance and insure tech in Asia and globally. They discuss the changing customer perspectives, moving from a singular view on insurance to a more holistic,...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Tom Gerritsen , Head of Group Data Analytics at AIA, about the impact and implications of AI in the insurance industry. Tom highlights AI as the most significant emerging trend in insurance and insurtech with transformative capabilities for customer engagement and business operations. Tom perceives the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT as an “iPhone moment” for AI, d...

In partnership with ITC Asia, the Asia Insurtech Podcast discussed ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing in the context of insurance and insurtechs with the panelists Lapman Lee, Professor of Practice ESG FinTech and Climate Tech, and Alex Taylor, Global Head of Emerging Technology at QBE Ventures. The panel emphasized the importance of understanding and managing risks associated w...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast genuinely enjoyed speaking with Amit Patel, a Founder at Peachy. Some of the topics Amit covered in detail include: Technology paradigm shifts Controlled cannibalization and being brave Data-enabled product personalization Insurance as a Service Splitting Peachy into regulated and unregulated entities Some other titles we considered for this episode: Juggling Many Things...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was impressed by Jeffrey Khoo’s energy level and his love of parametric insurance. Jeffrey is the Vice Chairman in APAC for Arbol, the future of climate risk management. Some of the topics that Jeffrey covered: Climate change and its impact on the agriculture sector and the overall economy as well Data decentralization and blockchain dClimate and the creation of a decent...

The conversation with Samantha Ghiotti, a co-founder and the CEO of Habitto, both started and ended with a smile. It also included a ton of interesting insights from Sam, who frankly surprised me with her knowledge of the nuances of the Japanese market and the culture into which it is deeply embedded (pun intended). Some of the topics that Sam covered: Some of the challenges of being a female AND...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast had a great back-and-forth conversation with Raunak Mehta, a co-founder and the CEO of Igloo. Some of the topics Raunak discussed: The intertwining of health and economic well-being How outlier events can set back families financially for years Customer centricity as a core principle for building a business Expanding the customer segment by reaching out to mid-income hou...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast team got together again to go over some of the biggest stories from the region in March 2023. We started off with the news that Grab has partnered with Dhipaya Insurance to create Thailand’s first-ever pay-as-you-go insurance for ride-hailing drivers and their passengers. We transitioned to a discussion of the nuances of both Roojai and Qoala’s funding announcements…with...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast welcomed Anjana Rao, the Chief Strategy Officer of IndiaFirst Life. IndiaFirst Life’s new-age intuitiveness drives its value through state-of-the-art digitalization initiatives across its value chain. Some of the topics Anjana covered: How the entire ecosystem surrounding insurance is transforming The necessity to keep pace with rapidly evolving customer expectations and...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Arvind Swami, a director of Financial Services APAC at Red Hat, about the importance of data and the many opportunities advanced data analytics unlock. While data analytics is not a new topic, especially for the insurance industry, the way leading organizations are using it has shifted to enable hyper personalization in response to a dramatic change in custome...

The biggest news in InsurTech in February? The Asia InsurTech Podcast published its 200th episode ! A lot has changed since Michael Waitze and Theresa Blissing started the Asia InsurTech Podcast in May 2019. The InsurTech landscape has matured and many Asian InsurTechs have become global players. InsurTech funding, however, has declined by 50% in 2022 according to a report from CB Insights.  The A...

Asia InsurTech Podcast enjoyed having Evan Tanotogono, a co-Founder and the CEO of Rey back on the show. Some of the topics Evan covered included: The integration of curative and preventive health care with its financing Changing people’s habits and starting with hydration Behavioral economics and the power of rewards Optimizing clinical pathways The importance of primary care and where tele-healt...

The Asia InsurTech Podcast is celebrating its 200th episode!  We took the opportunity to check in with some of our industry friends to understand how InsurTech in Asia has developed over the years and what new trends are emerging.  We spoke with Alvin Kwock , co-founder of OneDegree in Hong Kong, Cindy Kua , co-founder and CEO of Sunday in Thailand, Harshet Lunani , the founder of Qoala in Indones...