Asia InsurTech Podcast

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The only podcast dedicated to InsurTech in Asia and how technology is reshaping the insurance industry.

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Asia InsurTech Podcast

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EP 181 – Andrew Schwabe – Founder, Chairman at ForMotiv – People Are Starting to Wake Up and Say “Service Matters” 15.08.2022 56:01

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Andrew Schwabe, the founder of ForMotiv, about his decision to build an US focused InsurTech in Vietnam and how data analytics can help insurer provide better customer service. Michael Waitze 0:01 Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we are joined by Andrew Schwabe. Got it, it’s not that hard. The fo...

EP 180 – John Brisco – CEO of Coherent – It Takes a Lot of Small Changes to Get Things Done 08.08.2022 36:31

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with John Brisco, the CEO of Coherent. The last time we had John on the show was in December 2020, you can find the episode here , and a lot has changed since then. We talked about Coherent’s new product, Spark, and the company’s expansion globally. Find the transcript of our conversation below: Michael Waitze 0:04 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welc...

EP 179 – Mohandeep Singh – co-Founder and CEO of Agiliux Cloud Insurance – In the Next Ten Years, the InsurTechs Will Die 01.08.2022 34:45

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Mohandeep Singh, a co-founder and the CEO of Agiliux, about the evolution of InsurTech and why InsurTechs might disappear in the next 10 years. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze 0:05 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we are joined by Mohandeep Singh, a co-founder and the CEO of Agili...

AIP News RoundUp – EP 56 – Theresa Blissing and Hugh Terry – Why Is the Metaverse Always in Purple? 30.07.2022 29:45

Our July news roundup starts with exciting news from SingLife With Aviva. The insurer announced the launch of a cross-industry collaboration, A Better Odyssey, which will help promising start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore to digitalise and scale their operations. This reminded us a little of ZA Tech’s Asia Fintech Center (AFC), which looks at specific use-cases in...

EP 178 – Thomas Dijohn and Jeremy Rolleston – dacadoo and Swiss Re – Looking at Insurance in a Snackable Way 25.07.2022 35:26

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Thomas Dijohn, SVP APAC at Dacadoo and Jeremy Rolleston, Head of Global Partnerships for Life and Health at Swiss Re, about how to make partnerships between InsurTechs and incumbents work and how to break down insurance and make it more accessible. Listen to our other podcast with Thomas Dijohn here . Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael Wait...

EP 177 – Lapman Lee – Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Building Trust With Data and Technology 18.07.2022 28:20

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Lapman Lee, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chulalongkorn University and a board member of the Hong Kong FinTech Association. We talked about the FinTech and InsurTech ecosystem in Asia and their global connections and how FinTech and InsurTech can become greener and support the UN Sustainability Goals. Find the transcirpt of our conversati...

EP 176 – Chris Borrett – Chief Officer at Flip Insurance – We Want Things to Be Super Simple 11.07.2022 35:32

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Chris Borrett, the Chief “Everything” Officer at flip, about how flip is targeting younger demographics with new insurance products and how to build a fun but trusted brand. Michael Waitze 0:04 Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. You can’t do that to me. Today we are joined by Chris Borrett, whose kid...

EP 175 – Cherie Wang – co-Founder Planner Bee – Doing Sales Digitally Is So Different 04.07.2022 52:36

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Cherie Wang, the co-founder of Planner Bee , about the changes we are seeing in distribution in general and why the insurance industry has been lagging behind this new movement. Listen to our other epside with Cherie here . Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:03 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech. I l...

AIP News RoundUp – EP 55 – Theresa Blissing, Simon Phipps and Hugh Terry – It Gives Us License to Speculate a Bit 01.07.2022 32:26

June has been a busy month with ITC Asia in Singapore and the TDI APAC Awards. Congratulations to the winners: AIA and Bolttech . In other news, digital asset platform Amber Group has secured insurance coverage for its wallet infrastructure from Arch Syndicate 2012 at Lloyd’s and Hong Kong InsurTech firm OneDegree backed by Munich Re. Listen to this fireside chat with OneDegree co-founder Alex Le...

EP 174 – Michael Waitze and Theresa Blissing – Has It Been Three Years Already? 27.06.2022 27:30

Happy (belated) Birthday AIP! Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze have started the Asia InsurTech Podcast over three years ago and a lot has happened since then. Theresa and Michael discuss what has changed over the past three years, how InsurTech in Asia has grown up and became an inspiration for markets in the West and what the future might hold. Michael Waitze 0:03 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. A...

EP 173 – Irene Tsang – Founder & CEO of LIFTwomen Group – We Have to Change the Narrative for Women 20.06.2022 38:12

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Irene Tsang, the founder and CEO at LIFTwomen, about why we see fewer female founders, what challenges women experience when trying to raise funds and how LIFTwomen is supporting female entrepreneurs. Michael Waitze 0:32 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast today we are joined by Irene Tsang, the founder and CEO at LIFTwom...

EP 172 – Luiza Gusmao – VP Customer at Cover Genius – We Create Magic 13.06.2022 39:03

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Luiza Gusmao, the VP Customer at Cover Genius, about the excitement of working for an InsurTech startup and the power of embedded insurance. Listen to our other episodes with the team at Cover Genius here . Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:31 Hi, this is Michael Waitze andnd welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we ar...

EP 171 – Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz – co-Founder & CTO at Nexar – Humans Are Teaching Computers How to Drive 06.06.2022 54:01

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz, a co-founder and the CTO of Nexar , about the limitations of self-driving cars and the power of big data and AI to help people drive safer and insurers to settle claims faster and more efficiently. Bruno and his co-founder Eran Shir founded Nexar with the idea to create a web-search-like functionality for the physical world. Nexar uses A...

AIP News RoundUp – EP 54 – Theresa Blissing, Simon Phipps and Hugh Terry – Partnering As Much As You Can to Make Things Happen 02.06.2022 36:09

Wrapping up the month of May with more news from bolttech . The InsurTech partners with Viettel Telecom in Vietnam to launch their insurance exchange on Viettel’s mobile app. Viettel customers will be able to buy car, motorbike, health, travel and home insurance via the MyViettel mobile app. Meanwhile in Hong Kong there are rumors that sister company FWD got approval for a Hong Kong IPO. Let’s see...

EP 170 – George Kesselman – Chief Commercial Officer, SEA at ZA Tech – Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Speed 30.05.2022 32:26

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with George Kesselman, the Chief Commercial Officer for Southeast Asia at ZA Tech and the founder of the InsurTech Asia Association, about what it means to work in a startup, what we can all learn from InsurTech in China and what to expect from ICT Asia June 7-9. Join ITC Asia ITC Asia will be held in Singapore form June 7 to June 9. If you are planning to attend...

EP 169 – Matthias de Ferrieres – CEO at Wellnex – People Don’t Care About the Plan, They Care About the Advisor 23.05.2022 34:56

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Matthias de Ferrieres, the CEO at Wellnex , about the current InsurTech hype and what academic research says about it. Matthias holds a PhD in Entrepreneurial economics and published a disertation with the title: “The Rise of the Digital Economy: Estimating the Impact of a New Generation of Entrepreneurs as Disruptive Entrants in the Insurance Industry in Sing...

EP 168 – InsureTech Connect Asia – Cherie Wang, Eddy Wong and Lapman Lee – What’s Next in InsurTech in Asia? 16.05.2022 25:12

In partnership with TDI Connect and ITC Asia we recorded a live podcast with Cherie Wang, a co-founder and CEO of Planner Bee , Eddy Wong, a co-founder and CEO of VSure and Lapman Lee, a Professor of Practice (ESG and FinTech) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Board Member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong . The panel talked about what is next in InsurTech in Asia and some of th...

EP 167 – InsurTech Sustainability – Gordon Tay, Matthias de Ferrieres, and Nicolas Faquet – How Do I Create Long-Term Value? 09.05.2022 38:40

In partnership with InsureTech Connect (ITC) Asia, we recorded a podcast panel with Gordon Tay, the Co-founder of Surer, Matthias De Ferrieres the founder and CEO of Wellnex, and Nicolas Faquet, the founder and CEO of Roojai. 2021 has been a record year for InsurTech, however, we have seen very little evidence of profitability yet. What are the challenges when starting an InsurTech startup and how...

EP 166 – Tetiana George – Founder and CEO of Curium – Death of the Disruptors 02.05.2022 33:43

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Tetiana George, a founder and the CEO of Curium, about the potential for InsurTech enablers, why nobody has solved the biggest challenges in claims management yet and how Curium is planning to make a difference. Michael Waitze 0:04 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech podcast. Today, I’m guessing this is gonna be a good one. We’ll...

AIP News RoundUp – EP 53 – Theresa Blissing and Simon Phipps – The Tokenization of Pretty Much Everything 30.04.2022 39:18

April has been a busy month in InsurTech in Asia and we have seen lots of development in the digital asset and cyber space. Hong Kong virtual insurer OneDegree announced a multi-year partnership with Munich Re to launch digital asset insurance under the brand name OneInfinity. We had Alex Leung, the co-founder of OneDegree on the show earlier this year. Listen to the episode here . If you would li...

EP 165 – Alex Taylor – QBE Ventures at QBE Insurance – What Should We Be Doing and How Could We Be Doing It? 25.04.2022 36:23

The Asia InsurTech Podcast very much enjoyed speaking with Alex Taylor, the Global Head of Emerging Technology, QBE Ventures at QBE Insurance. We had a great conversation about how the increasing power of compute, universal access to data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning lead to knowledge-based approaches to risk and increased product personalization. Michael Waitze 0:04 Hi, this is...

EP 164 – Gordon Tay – Surer – How Does Technology Change the Way the Insurance Industry Perceives What It Can Do? 18.04.2022 31:59

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Gordon, a co-founder of Surer, about how he and his co-founders are solving some of the pain points the insurance industry is facing and are making the sales process of traditional channels more efficient and products more meaningful. Find the AI transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:06 Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia...

EP 163 – Sorabh Bhandari – Founder of Riskcovry – Going Towards the Vertex 11.04.2022 31:55

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Sorabh Bhandari, a co-founder of Riskcovry, about how insurance can be integrated in other business models and how contextual insurance is changing the game. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:00 Hi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. We are joined today by Sorabh Bhandari a co-founder of Riskcov...

EP 162 – Varun Dua – Founder and CEO at Acko – Before Malls Could Happen, There Was eCommerce 04.04.2022 34:32

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke to Varun Dua, the founder and the CEO of Acko, about what sets Acko apart from other InsurTech players in India and how the insurer is changing the game for health insurance. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze 0:00 Okay, we are on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia fo...

AIP News RoundUp – EP 52 – Hugh Terry and Simon Phipps – There Is a Whole New Landscape Emerging 31.03.2022 29:40

Hugh was still in the UK after attending InsurTech Insights’ conference in London and gave the lay of the land that included a huge focus on embedded insurance. While embedded insurance is not a new idea, technology is making it a lot easier to implement in a way that is even more contextual and relevant. One can not get through the Insurance and InsurTech landscape in March without mentioning Bol...