FS Brew- Insurtech and insurance in the Middle East

In our first episode of #FSBrewInternational, we spoke with Nicolo Robba from Lifepal.  Lifepal is the no. 1 B2C #insurance #aggregator in #indonesia. Nicolo Robba is an e-commerce leader in the South East Asia region, and has held senior roles within Alibaba.com and Lazada previously before co-founding Lifepal.  Listen in to Nicolo as we dig deep into what it takes to create a leading insurance b...

We caught up with Wilson Varghese, General Manager and Head of Operations, Zurich Middle East, part of Zurich Insurance Group.  Wilson spoke in length about the Customer Benefits report recently released by Zurich Middle East and the relevance of this report in order to raise awareness about #lifeinsurance and #BeBetterPrepared. We also spoke about the incredible changes within the health insuranc...

Check out our interview with wellx.ai founders, Vaibhav Kashyap and Javed Akberali! wellx.ai is the newest #healthinsurance brand in the UAE, rewarding its customers for leading a #healthylifestyle. We spoke in length about: 🧩wellx.ai's business model- its core components, the rewards system, and the business case behind it 🧑🏼‍🤝‍🧑🏿Customer acquisition process- how they acquired their fir...

Lars Gehrmann is the Group Chief Digital Officer of Qatar Insurance Group and Head of QIC Digital Venture Partners, a new digital organization with an aim to build and invest in digital ventures, the InsurTech ecosystem, and international partnerships while transforming the way Qatar Insurance Group operates digitally. Lars and the team have injected renewed energy into the region's insurance ecos...

Here's our latest podcast episode, a power-packed conversation with Frederik Bisbjerg, Executive Director- Digital & Innovation with Daman - National Health Insurance Company! He's a well-known personality within the insurance industry and has specific and workable tips and insights into running a successful, digital-first insurance business in the region. Amongst a host of things, we...

We caught up with Tanja Magas, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Democrance, a UAE- founded #insurtech with the mission to digitalize the value chain for insurers, brokers, and distribution partners.  Tanja digs deep into her role as the Chief Data Officer which involves a multi-layered strategy; she also spoke in length about how insurance is the best-poised industry to utilize the power of adv...

Here's the much-awaited interview with LAVANYA MUNDAYUR, Chief Executive of The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., Dubai.   We spoke in length about various nuances within the #UAE and #India's insurance landscape and much more:  🔭 The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.'s storied history and its purpose of setting up an overseas branch in many countries including here, in the UAE  🎯Commonalitie...

In this episode of HYPE, hosts, Renjit Philip and Vidya Veerapandian discuss #NFTs- what are they; their growing popularity within the region, specifically #dubai becoming a hub (no surprises there!) and the progress made so far within the global insurance sector to 'insure' NFTs. It is an evolving and exciting subject and we at FS Brew think it is one to watch out for! Let us know if you think #N...

Here's our conversation with the young, ambitious, and promising duo- Matthieu Etourneau and Talal M. A. from Royal Technologies Limited! They firmly believe to have cracked a profitable distribution strategy for #petinsurance and created a product that will be loved by the people of UAE and soon, the wider GCC. The 'wifi gods' were not with us during the interview, but the chirpy bird...

Here's the much-awaited podcast with our guest, Hatim Maskawala, Managing Director, Badri Management Consultancy.  Hatim spoke with us candidly on many pressing topics that need #insurance industry's attention:   🚖 Motor portfolio running at 'below burn' rates- the knock-on effect of discounting heavily beyond the COVID lockdown period  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Consolidation and M&A opport...

Excited to share FS Brew's special interview with Neeraj Gupta, CEO of Policybazaar UAE!   Neeraj gave us many insights about PolicyBazaar and its DNA, which continues to shape the way they work.  We spoke in-depth about:  🌍 why PolicyBazaar chose UAE as their first overseas market to enter  👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 how they don't consider themselves as an insurance aggregator but a customer experienc...

A New Year and a new format- we are happy to bring you short pod bites with items of note, and leave it to you to decide if they are "Hype or not?". In this first episode of the year we cover: Tiktok for insurance. Renjit Philip: Newsletter:  ⁠⁠https://www.onemorethinginai.com⁠⁠ Socials: Twitter / X: @renjitphilip LinkedIn:  ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/renjit-philip⁠⁠ Vidya Veerapandia...

We spoke to Rachel Al Mughairi (RB Al Mughairi DipCII on LinkedIn ), Chief Engagement Officer from InsuranceMarket.ae We had an interesting conversation about all things customer and employee engagement, innovation in the UAE insurance market, and key metrics used by the aggregator. We even tackled the much-discussed topic of pricing in the motor insurance portfolio driven by the 'discount&#39...

Here's the much-awaited episode with Varghese Skariah from RSA Middle East! We spoke in-depth about data in the context of the Middle Eastern insurance market: 🚀 the data maturity in the region and ways to improve ▶️ 3 main pillars Varghese Skariah focuses on at RSA Middle East 🌳 importance of building a sustainable insurance model versus the short-term model of playing the 'price game&#...

We are excited to present FS Brew's next 'news with analysis' episode! ☕ In this episode, we have deep-dived into: - KSA's Saudi Central Bank – SAMA's draft rules on #insurtech set-up  - RAK Insurance's telematics survey for consumers to understand their preferences and behaviours 🚗 - Hala هلا's Home Insurance campaign review....use of both online and offline channels...

Wecome to FS Brew! We are delighted to welcome Siddhaarth Iyer  (Head of Digital for Axa Middle East, to the FS Brew Podcast!    Sidd is a start-up guy turned corporate with a wide experience in creating amazing Digital journeys for customers across industries like Insurance, Agriculture, Healthcare, Government & Procurement tech. Sidd has been a Digital-tech guy throughout his career with a k...

Hello and Welcome to FS Brew's first fireside chat with industry leaders. I am Renjit Philip, I advise Startups on their digital business models, go to market strategies, funding and financials. I work with a Insurtech called Symbo, where we help insurers, brokers and agents in going digital.  For today's episode, we have with us two stalwarts from the Industry- Dr. Sanjeev Jha and Adrit R...

Hot serving of FS Brew is out! ☕ Welcome to the fourth episode of FS Brew!  In this episode, the hosts, Vidya Veerapandian and Renjit Philip have packed in a whole bunch of local news pieces that are trending:   - Beema Insurance impresses us with its breakthrough growth trajectory  - Oman Insurance Company launch an app for its customers  - hala Insurance is #upto something- find out more!  - AX...

The next brew is in the house! ☕ Welcome to the third episode of FS Brew!  In this episode, the hosts, Vidya Veerapandian and Renjit Philip have scouted a couple of homegrown start-ups to highlight and packed a bunch of trending global news:   - Protect4less, an #InsurTech that provides mobile and gadget insurance, secures funding 📱 - Hippo Insurance, a start-up that sells home insurance in USA,...

Welcome to the second episode of FS Brew!  In this episode, the hosts, Vidya Veerapandian and Renjit Philip, have packed a whole lot of news that is trending in the UAE and globally:   - The hottest Ramadan Motor Campaigns in the UAE 🔥 - A new entrant in the Pet Insurance market 🦮 - AXA Gulf’s Travel Campaign and AXA and Rise's Campaign  - Amazon’s foray into insurance (after Google)  - BLIN...

12th April, 2021: Welcome to the first episode of FS Brew, where we talk about interesting events, news and products from the world of insurance and financial services. Each of us have picked few latest market news and developments which we felt was interesting.  Podcast hosts: Renjit Philip (www.renjitphilip.com) : Startup Advisor & Head- Business Development for an Insurtech called Symbo Ins...

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