Hong Kong Insurance Tech directory (v1.0)

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WELCOME TO INSURTECH DIRECTORY WHAT IS IT? The directory is a snapshot of the Insurance-Tech (InsurTech) ecosystem in Hong Kong. We included actionable info about Startups, Insurers, Re-Insurers, Brokers and Investors. WHY DID WE MAKE IT? The idea for a country InsurTech directory came about when we’ve realized that the same questions kept coming up again and again. This de ja vu questions led us to believe that lack of public information was potentially hindering collaboration opportunities. The directory is our attempt at promoting information transparency and further reducing hurdles to collaboration. WHAT’S NEXT? We’ve got some exciting plans for 2017. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for the latest. In addition to growing the InsurTech community across Asia we are going global. In April we are starting to bring in the best of international InsurTech to the region through targeted programs and hands on support activities.

Transparency generates knowledge

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INSURTECHASIA (www.insurtechasia.org) Connecting Innovation, Insurance and Community. InsurTechAsia is a rapidly growing action-oriented community of insurance practitioners, entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders across Asia. We are building the future of insurance through the power of collaboration.

Hope that you find this directory useful. Learn from it, look for ways to help others and most importantly drive action!

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WELCOMETOINSURTECHDIRECTORY........................................................................................2

HONGKONGINSURTECHECOSYSTEMOVERVIEW......................................................................4

REGULATORY................................................................................................................................6

INSURTECHSTARTUPS..................................................................................................................8CXA|DigitalEmployeeBenefitsBroker|PuttingTheFitIntoBenefits................................................8GoBear|Aggregator|Completeandeasytouseinsurancecomparison.............................................9ShiftTechnology|FraudDetection|FightFraudWithAI...................................................................10CompareAsiaGroup|Distribution|Asia'sLeadingFinancialMarketplace........................................11Prenetics|HealthTech|NextGenerationofDNATesting.................................................................12Gen.Life|SaaS|Anintelligentinsuranceplatformforthedigitalworld............................................13Apvera|CyberSecurity|InsiderThreatIntelligencePlatform...........................................................14EdirectInsure|Distribution|Therightinsuranceattherightprice..................................................15IntrepidVentures|BlockchainTechnology&DigitalTransformation................................................16CoherentAsia|ALM|InsuranceRiskAnalytics–DoneRight............................................................17Seasonalife|Robo-Advisory|Asia'sfirstinsurancerobo-advisor......................................................18JustServiceHK|Distribution|ConnectingYouOnlineWithYourMoney.........................................19EKYC.IO|Blockchain/KYC|OncestoredinEKYC,it’sforeternity.....................................................2010Life|Distribution|YourInsuranceDecoder...................................................................................21BOLA|FullStackGIInsurerStartup|Launchinginmid2017…..........................................................22SimpleWearables|IoT/HealthTech|AgeActively...........................................................................23GalileoPlatformsLimited|Marketing|LifeInsuranceReimagined...................................................24

INSURERS....................................................................................................................................25Chubb...................................................................................................................................................25AXA.......................................................................................................................................................26Allianz...................................................................................................................................................27Manulife...............................................................................................................................................28LibertyMutual ...............................................................................................................................29FWD......................................................................................................................................................30Aviva.....................................................................................................................................................31AIA........................................................................................................................................................32TokioMarine........................................................................................................................................33MSIG.....................................................................................................................................................34Additionalinsurers(tobeaddedatalaterdate).................................................................................35

AIG...................................................................................................................................................35AllianceWorldInsurance.................................................................................................................35AsiaInsuranceCompany..................................................................................................................35BOCGroupLife.................................................................................................................................35ChinaLife..........................................................................................................................................35ChinaPacificInsurance....................................................................................................................35ChinaTaipingInsurance...................................................................................................................35CNOOCInsurance.............................................................................................................................35FalconInsurance(Fairfax)................................................................................................................35Generali............................................................................................................................................35HangSengInsurance.......................................................................................................................35HSBCLife..........................................................................................................................................35MetLife.............................................................................................................................................35PingAnInsuranceofChina..............................................................................................................35Prudential.........................................................................................................................................35QBE-HKSI..........................................................................................................................................35SunLife..............................................................................................................................................35Transamericalife.............................................................................................................................35Zurich...............................................................................................................................................35


RE-INSURERS...............................................................................................................................36MunichRe............................................................................................................................................36SwissRe................................................................................................................................................37RGA.......................................................................................................................................................38PeakRe.................................................................................................................................................39

INVESTORS..................................................................................................................................40CreditEase............................................................................................................................................40HorizonsVentures................................................................................................................................41ARBORVENTURES................................................................................................................................42AXAStrategicVentures........................................................................................................................43XLInnovate...........................................................................................................................................44

FURTHERRELATEDINSURTECHASIAMATERIALS.......................................................................45

HONG KONG INSURTECH ECOSYSTEM OVERVIEW

Hong Kong is one of the key insurance hubs in the region. In addition to a vibrant domestic insurance market, with 161 insurers and around HK$374 billion (US $48 billion) insurance industry in premiums, there’s a substantial number of regional insurance offices based there as well. All of the following businesses are calling Hong Kong home to their regional leadership teams: Prudential, Manulife, MetLife, AXA, AIA, Generali, SunLife, FWD, AEGIS, AEGON, RGA, Swiss Re and Peak Re.

Hong Kong distribution market is dominated by 93,000 insurance professionals, agents and brokers who take a fee on insurance products sold face to face, but the industry’s incoming regulator said last year he would like to see local insurers embracing new forms of financial technology to develop and distribute products.

Despite the high concentration of insurance industry, Hong Kong is in a relatively earlier stage of InsurTech ecosystem development, comparing to established players such as NY, London, Berlin and emerging Asia InsurTech hub - Singapore. For example, only less than one per cent of Hong Kong life insurance sales are currently made digitally. However, recent government initiatives and increased attention from regulator and various industry players are definitely raising awareness and level of InsurTech activity.

Following are four key insurance innovation bright spots in Hong Kong:

FWD is the insurance business arm of investment group, Pacific Century Group. Since being born in 2013, FWD has grown rapidly across the region from the Hong Kong HQ and have established themselves as an innovative, digital-first insurer across few key Asia markets.

AXA is one of the most active insurance innovation leaders globally. In addition to the existing innovation programs in the region, they have chosen Hong Kong as their regional base for their US$200MM Strategic Ventures VC fund.

AIA is actively pursuing innovation agenda, especially active in the Health segment. They have partnered with Discovery Health to launch innovative Vitality program to help drive healthier customer behaviour and are working with Health startups, as part of their accelerator program.


Aviva has announced a Joint Venture (JV) in Hong Kong to push into the digital insurance distribution together with Chinese powerhouse of Tencent (among the backers of Chinese Internet insurer Zhong An Online Property and Casualty Insurance and also invested in online insurer HeTai Life) and hedge fund Hillhouse Capital, headed by billionaire Zhang Lei. Aviva and Hillhouse will each hold 40 percent of JV and Tencent will own 20%.

The ingredients are certainly all appear to be there (see table below) for Hong Kong to play a major role in upcoming digital transformation of regional insurance sector. It will likely take few forward-leaning insurers together with impactful startups to start creating the step-change and position Hong Kong among the regional InsurTech leaders.

HK Market Insights Key drivers for InsurTech Ecosystem

Market Maturity HIGH

Talent HIGH

Startup Ecosystem Maturity

MEDIUM-HIGH

Infrastructure HIGH

Regulatory Maturity HIGH

Accelerators AIA Edge, DBS Accelerator, SuperCharger,

Cyberport Incubation Programme

Market InsurTech Potential

HIGH

Areas of Opportunity

Digital Distribution HIGH

Fraud Solutions HIGH

Digital Health HIGH

Travel Tech HIGH

Cyber Security HIGH

Automotive / Telematics HIGH


REGULATORY

Overview | in collaboration with Baker & McKenzie

What are the attitude and policy views of the local regulator in relation to InsurTech?

The regulators have been positive and encourage InsurTech innovation in the following ways:

- Funding.The Hong Kong government has made available an Enterprise Support Scheme under the Innovation and Technology Fund to encourage private sector investment in research and development activities. Funding up to HK$10 million for each approved project would be provided on a matching basis, with no requirement for recoupment of the approved grant. Together with other similar funding schemes by the government, a pool of about HK$5 billion is available for ventures and research projects in various technology areas including InsurTech.

- Support. The OCI, the HKMA and the SFC have set up dedicated InsurTech platforms to help enhance communication between regulators and the InsurTech community. Such platforms handle inquiries from the industry and provide information on related regulatory requirements to companies engaging in financial innovation. The platforms will also keep track of the latest development in the market through their exchange with the industry.

- Policy views. The Hong Kong government has indicated that, in developing InsurTech, it will uphold the “technology neutrality” principle and at the same time attach importance to investor protection. The government will help ensure that there is an appropriate balance between market innovation and investors’ understanding and tolerance of risks. The government also indicated that the existing regulations are adequate to handle the challenges from the growing InsurTech sector in Hong Kong.

- Developingexpertise. The HKFI has recently set up a Task Force on Financial Technology Hub. It is exploring how to work with the government to promote innovation in the insurance industry, including attracting capital and talent.

- Sandbox. Both the SFC and Office of Insurance Commissioner allow brokers and insurance companies to explore and experiment on new fintech policies, according to the secretary for financial services and the treasury Chan Ka-keung. They just don’t call these measures a sandbox. The two regulators have done their duty to promote fintech but they didn’t announce it in public.

Areas to particularly watch out for:

• Personal Data Protection • Technology Risk • Anti Money Laundering (AML) • Know Your Customer (KYC) • Licenses


Regulators The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is Hong Kong’s insurance regulator overseeing the financial conditions and operations of authorized insurers. There are also three self-regulatory bodies overseeing the activities of insurance intermediaries, namely the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) in relation to insurance agents and agencies; the Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers (HKCIB) and Professional Insurance Brokers Association (PIBA) in relation to insurance brokers. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is the banking regulator overseeing institutions such as banks and deposit-taking companies. The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) is the regulator regulating intermediaries such as brokers, investment advisers and fund managers in the securities and futures sectors. The SFC also regulates certain investment products and other listing matters. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) is the regulator overseeing data privacy matters and enforcing the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486). The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) is the government department that administers the intellectual property regime. InsurTech Liaison Team The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has established a InsurTech Liaison Team to enhance the communication with business involved in the development and application of financial technology (Fintech) in Hong Kong. The Liaison Team facilitates the Fintech/InsurTech community’s understanding of the current regulatory regime and act as a platform for exchanging ideas of innovative InsurTech initiatives among key stakeholders. InvestHK Invest Hong Kong is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government established in July 2000 to attract foreign direct investment and support overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in Hong Kong’s vibrant economy.


INSURTECH STARTUPS CXA | Digital Employee Benefits Broker | Putting The Fit Into Benefits

Focus Areas Employee Benefits

Pain Points Being Solved

Employees don’t really care about their life insurance, especially if they’re young. Healthcare inflation is rising faster than compensation. E.g., in Singapore, medical inflation is causing hospital bills to rise 10 percent a year, and yet, compensation is only rising 3 to 4 percent, so salary increases are pretty low.

Solutions Provided To repurpose that pot of money (typically around $1,500) that employers allocate per employee, into wellness programs and disease prevention.

Founders Rosaline Koo

Founders LinkedIn https://sg.linkedin.com/in/rosaline-chow-koo-212334

Latest Funding $25M on February 8, 2016 (Series B funding)

Interested In (Pilot, Partner, Investments etc.)

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# Employees 101 – 250

Website http://www.cxagroup.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/connexionsasia

Headquarters Singapore

Founded (When) February 1, 2013

Total Equity Funding

$33M (B Capital, RGAx, EDBI, NSI Ventures, F&H, BioVeda Capital)


GoBear | Aggregator | Complete and easy to use insurance comparison

Focus Areas Aggregator, Leads Generation


Consumer should find freedom and ease in choosing complex financial products like insurance, credit cards and loans.

Solutions Provided GoBear simply offers consumers a free and transparent comparison process based on their financial needs, and not influenced by service providers’ advertising.

Founders Andre Hesselink

Founders LinkedIn https://sg.linkedin.com/in/andre-hesselink-28888a1

Latest Funding Early 2015/Undisclosed amount (a joint venture between Walvis – a private equity fund of the Family Fentener van Vlissingen (BCD Travel Group) - and Aegon)



# Employees 51-200

Website http://www.gobear.com.sg

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/gobear


Founded (When) August 1, 2014


Early 2015/Undisclosed amount (a joint venture between Walvis – a private equity fund of the Family Fentener van Vlissingen (BCD Travel Group) - and Aegon)


Shift Technology | Fraud Detection | Fight Fraud With AI

Focus Areas Fraud Detection


It is estimated that 10% of all insurance payouts are for fraudulent claims and only 15% of fraud is detected. Shift Technology provides insurance companies with an innovative SaaS solution to improve and scale fraud detection.

Solutions Provided

Shift Technology’s SaaS solution combines tailored statistical algorithms with sectoral expertise in an innovative decision-making platform that is overhauling the way insurers process claims and, most importantly, detect fraud. Our Data Scientist team creates tailored algorithms designed to reproduce an investigator’s deducting reasoning. Once the tool is fed with client claims, our customized solution aggregates and analyzes the data. The client can see results by logging into an easy to read/ customized dashboard highlighting the most suspicious cases. Each claim is tagged with the potential risk of fraud along clear insights on what makes the claim suspect, making investigations quicker and easier than ever.

Founders Jeremy Jawish

Founders LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-jawish-6381b75a

Latest Funding $10M Series A on May 2016, from Accel, with existing investors Elaia Partners and Iris Capital also participating

Interested In Pilots, Partnerships


Website http://www.shift-technology.com/

LinkedIn https://fr.linkedin.com/company/shift-technology

Headquarters Paris, France

Founded (When) March 14, 2013


$11.8M in 2 Rounds from 3 Investors (Accel Partners, Elaia Partners, Iris Capital)


CompareAsia Group | Distribution | Asia's Leading Financial Marketplace

Focus Areas Aggregator


To raise the level of financial literacy in the region, provide more choice for our customers and be a long-term partner to banking, insurance, telco and utilities providers in Asia

Solutions Provided

The Group helps people across Asia save money and make better choices about personal finance with comprehensive, free and independent online comparison tools for insurance, credit cards, personal loans and other financial products. MoneyHero is the Hong Kong business: provides free, reliable, up-to-date information to enable individuals and households to find the right products at the most competitive prices.

Founders Gerald Eder

Founders LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldeder

Latest Funding $40M Series A on April 22, 2015 (Nova Founders Capital, Goldman Sachs, ACE & Company, Route 66 Ventures, Jardine Matheson Group, Owen Van Natta, Mark Pincus)



# Employees 51-200

Website http://www.CompareAsiaGroup.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/compareasiagroup

Headquarters Hong Kong

Founded (When) 2013


$46M in 3 Rounds from 7 Investors (Nova Founders Capital, Goldman Sachs, ACE & Company, Route 66 Ventures, Jardine Matheson Group, Owen Van Natta, Mark Pincus)


Prenetics | HealthTech | Next Generation of DNA Testing

Focus Areas DNA Testing, HealthTech


Medicine is not customized to users and therefore is not effective in a lot of cases, with doctors having to try few different medicines on a patient before they find an ideal combination that works for particular patient.

Solutions Provided Prenetics proprietary iGenes DNA test identifies in every patient the right drug, right dosage, based on an individual's genetic profile.

Founders Danny Yeung

Founders LinkedIn https://hk.linkedin.com/in/dyeung22

Latest Funding $10M Series A on March 16, 2016

Interested In Pilots, Partnerships

# Employees 11 - 50

Website www.prenetics.com/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/4806331


Founded (When) 2009


$12.65M in 2 Rounds from 7 Investors


Gen.Life | SaaS | An intelligent insurance platform for the digital world

Focus Areas Insurance SaaS, Full Stack Operations Stack, Blockchain


Insurance companies largely use the same core policy admin and claims handling systems they've used for 30 years. This creates not only a large operational burden but also introduced a drag on customer experience.

Solutions Provided

With operations in Silicon Valley and Hong Kong, Gen Life is initially operating as an R&D Center of Excellence collaborating with leading insurers. Gen Life uses Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Ledger Technology, and the cloud to deliver the highest quality risk management, lowest distribution and transaction cost whilst delivering the most engaging and frictionless customer experience.

Founders Mason Borda (CTO), Steve Monaghan (Chief Investment & Innovation Officer)

Founders LinkedIn https://hk.linkedin.com/in/stevemonaghan https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-borda-5a965b1a

Latest Funding Corporate Investor Backed



# Employees 1 - 10

Website http://www.gen.life/

LinkedIn


Founded (When) 2016


Corporate Investors Backed


Apvera | Cyber Security | Insider Threat Intelligence Platform

Focus Areas Cyber Security


Despite the $170 billion being spent globally on security by 2020, attackers are still getting through organizational defences. In almost every publicized case of a breach or system intrusion, alerts and alarms did go off in the various monitoring systems, but were ignored since they were buried among tens or hundreds of thousands of alerts.

At the same time, most enterprises spend a majority of their security budget on prevention measures, such as firewalls, strong user authentication, intrusion prevention, antivirus systems and the like. Successful hackers have figured out how to beat these prevention systems. In addition, the attackers are often not detected once they intrude on a network, since many monitoring systems generate so many false alarms that intrusion alerts often remain unnoticed. Detection can be more successfully accomplished using advanced behavioural analytics rather than just using rules.

Solutions Provided

To combat these new threats, organizations need a new security model, one that can anticipate and respond immediately to any type of threat. Apvera is disrupting the security industry through user and entity behaviour analytics bringing profiling and anomaly detection based on machine learning to security. Apvera is simplifying and making security solutions more accessible using packaged analytics to evaluate the activity of users and other entities to discover security infractions.

Founders Eric Meyer

Founders LinkedIn https://sg.linkedin.com/in/ericmeyerm

Latest Funding S$ 1.7M - series AA

Interested In Partnerships


Website http://www.apvera.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/apvera


Founded (When) 2013

Total Funding S$1.7M + Grant


Edirect Insure | Distribution | The right insurance at the right price

Focus Areas Distribution


To provide people an alternative by buying insurance direct versus through brokers and agents.

Solutions Provided To provide consumers with the most convenient, comprehensive and customizable insurance experience, offering transparent pricing and production, and reliable claims process

Founders Charlotte Bruce

Founders LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-bruce-phd-31386922

Latest Funding Venture on January 1, 2016 / Undisclosed Amount



# Employees 51-200

Website http://www.edirectinsure.com



Founded (When) 2015


Venture on January 1, 2016 / Undisclosed Amount


Intrepid Ventures | Blockchain Technology & Digital Transformation Focus Areas Blockchain


Work with blockchain technology startups to help them develop their teams, find product-market fit, connect them with investors and enterprise customers to help them scale and reach break-out velocity.

Solutions Provided

INTREPID & COMPANY is a Blockchain startup studio that designs new companies and builds enterprise blockchain solutions. We partner with leading financial institutions and progressive governments to build private and consortium blockchain technology networks that transform markets and economies. Our solutions enable institutions to design, deploy, and operate blockchain technology networks, and distributed ledgers that can power new business models, increase operational efficiencies, and transform economies by scaling the security and privacy of any type of asset in any market.

Founders Collin Thompson, Zach Piester

Founders LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachpiester/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinthompson

Latest Funding Self Funded



# Employees 1-10

Website http://www.intrepid.ventures

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/intrepid-&-company


Founded (When) 2012


Self Funded


Coherent Asia | ALM | Insurance Risk Analytics – Done Right

Focus Areas Risk Management, Asset Liability Management


It is not unusual to find 100MB spreadsheets linked across tens of Excel files with little to no formal controls in place. they pose governance challenges, lead to low engagement from highly talented employees and introduce operational "key man" risks as there may only be one person in the entire company who understands how the process works.

Solutions Provided

Like banks, incumbent insurers are handicapped by legacy systems and sluggish manual processes in the back office making it difficult for the front office to innovate. To address part of this problem, Coherent Asia Limited is building a digital ALM platform that will enable C-level risk committees to effectively manage risks and allocate capital.

Founders Eric Forgy

Founders LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericforgy

Latest Funding Seed Funding by True Global Ventures



# Employees 1-10

Website https://www.coherentasia.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/coherent-asia-limited


Founded (When) 2016


Seed Funding by True Global Ventures


Seasonalife | Robo-Advisory | Asia's first insurance robo-advisor

Focus Areas Robo-Advisory


We are a team of senior actuaries, quants and data scientists who want to re-design the insurance advisory and purchase process. Our mission is to be people’s “private actuary” to help make insurance simple and friendly again.

Solutions Provided

Through codifying our professional knowledge of people’s needs, how insurance products actually work, and bringing in institutional-level risk management techniques, we aim to consistently deliver high-quality advice that can be scaled at a much lower cost compared to traditional distribution channels.

Founders Fred Ngan (Co-Founder), Michael Chan (Co-Founder)

Founders LinkedIn https://hk.linkedin.com/in/fredngan https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-kwan-yu-chan-19148a7a

Latest Funding Self-Funded



# Employees 11-50

Website https://www.seasonalife.com



Founded (When) 2016


Self-Funded


Just Service HK | Distribution | Connecting You Online With Your Money

Focus Areas Wealth Management


Just Service's new technologies allow reporting direct from insurance companies and fund houses, replacing the slow and unreliable investment plan reporting.

Solutions Provided

Just Service is a young and innovative fintech startup who believe in challenging the status quo of the financial services industry. We provide service, i.e. information and advice on insurance linked investments. We leverage technology to keep investors up to date with what is happening with their savings and investment plans as well as the markets as a whole

Founders Phil Neilson (CEO)

Founders LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-neilson-25bba13

Latest Funding TBC



# Employees 11-50

Website http://www.justservicehk.com

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/6435197


Founded (When) 2014


N/A


EKYC.IO | Blockchain / KYC | Once stored in EKYC, it’s for eternity

Focus Areas KYC, Blockchain


Distributed ledger technology offers a cost-effective, secure, and permissionless participation (where applicable) and peer-to-peer collaboration without the need of human trust.

Solutions Provided

EKYC is a register that utilises Blockchain technology for Know Your Customer (KYC) and legal activities. Tangible and digital documentary assets are authenticated with strong due diligence by our team of professionals and are securely stored, managed, and/or issued to designated identities (where applicable) according to your instructions.

Founders Dr. Lawrence Ma (Co-Founder, CEO)

Founders LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lawrence-ma-21b74923

Latest Funding TBC



# Employees

Website http://ekyc.io

LinkedIn


Founded (When) 2016


TBC


10Life | Distribution | Your Insurance Decoder

Focus Areas Distribution


Insurance currently is complex and intransparent. 10Life was created to address all of customers needs for Insurance - instantly.

Solutions Provided

From understanding products to filing claims, you get instant answers with 10Life. Our team of experienced actuaries, medical professionals and insurance experts decode complex insurance products into unbiased, easy to understand, scores and rankings. Our platform also allows you to have your insurance questions answered by licensed advisors, 24/7, often within minutes. 10Life is totally FREE for our customers!

Founders Dennis Lun Iris Lun

Founders LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-lun-2624424 www.linkedin.com/in/iris-lun-b685272




# Employees 1-10

Website https://10life.com

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company-beta/13243903/


Founded (When) 2016


Self Funded


BOLA | Full Stack GI Insurer Startup | Launching in mid 2017…

Focus Areas Personal Lines Insurance


We have bought traditional insurance products, but the experience feels obsolete and painful. The next generation is looking for a hassle-free experience on digital platform, and they are not properly addressed with the archaic insurance system and technology.

Solutions Provided

We are building a state-of-the-art technology stack from the ground up to deliver the best products and experience, rather than thinking of them as an afterthought. Our solutions empower self-help and customize products with AI-like solutions, digitize and automate claim processes, and build social communities.

Founders Alvin Kwock Ronald Lam

Founders LinkedIn

https://hk.linkedin.com/in/alvin-kwock-8324052

Latest Funding

Founding team round

Interested In Partnerships

# Employees 11-50

Website Launching in mid 2017

LinkedIn


Founded (When)

2016


Angel round, founding team round, undisclosed amount


Simple Wearables | IoT / HealthTech | Age Actively

Focus Areas Wearables, Healthtech


Simple Wearables help seniors to live safer, longer, and lead more fulfilling lives.

Solutions Provided

Our enterprise solutions can help: - Doctors and Physiotherapists remotely and unobtrusively monitor their patient's mobility after a fall. - Senior Living Centers by making their residents feel safer and more secure, allowing them to continue thriving independently. - Emergency Response providers by automatically putting them in direct two-way communication with their subscribers in the event of an emergency.

Founders Angelo Umali

Founders LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeloumali

Latest Funding

$307K on September 18, 2015 (Convertible Note)



# Employees 11-50

Website http://www.simplewearables.com



Founded (When)

2013


$457K in 3 Rounds from 1 Investor


Galileo Platforms Limited | Marketing | Life Insurance Reimagined

Focus Areas Marketing, Social Media


Life insurance is inaccessible to Asia’s digital generation

Solutions Provided

Galileo Platform's purpose is to make life insurance accessible to Asia's digital generation. We are a technology startup with a vision that might seem like heresy. To bring life to the mundane. Using client centred design. And technology that will change the world. Life insurance re-imagined.

Founders Jenny Sutton Annette King Mark Wales

Founders LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/jsutton/ www.linkedin.com/in/annette-king-84089426/ www.linkedin.com/in/mawales/




# Employees 1-10

Website http://www.galileoplatforms.com

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/galileo-platforms-limited


Founded (When) 2016


Self Funded


INSURERS

Chubb

Insurer / Re (Ins) / Broker

Insurer

About

Chubb Insurance is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. At Chubb Digital we are building a sustainable digital insurance business with a strong focus on technology integration and collaboration across the startup / InsurTech landscape.

Life / P&C Insurance

P&C, Commercial

Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland

Regional Office Singapore

Licensed in Hong Kong

Y

Presence across Asia

Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan.

Notable start-up collaborations

Chubb Digital was created in June 2016 and is currently in the process of filtering through possible collaborations and partner opportunities with the startup community.

Interested in early stage start-ups?

Y

Engagement models

Mentorship, Pilots, Investments, Partnerships

Areas of potential collaboration

Full Insurance eco-system

Website www.chubbdigital.com


AXA


Insurer

About

AXA is one of the world's leading insurance companies. We provide innovative insurance solutions for both personal and business needs. AXA also invests heavily in startups through its VC funds, AXA Strategic Ventures and Kamet Ventures.


Life, P&C, Commercial

Headquarters Paris, France

Regional Office Hong Kong


Y


Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, China, South Korea, Japan, India, Taiwan, Philippines


Grab, Shift Technology, MyDoc, UEX, Boundlss


Y

Engagement models

Mentorship, Pilots, Investments, Partnerships


Claims Management, Fraud Detection, Underwriting, Distribution, Data, Telematics, Connected Health, Blockchain

Website http://www.axa.com.hk


Allianz


Insurer

About

Allianz has been present in the region since 1910, providing fire and marine insurance in the coastal cities of China. Today, Allianz is active in 14 markets in the region, offering its core businesses of property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance and asset management. With its more than 32,000 staff, Allianz serves the needs of over 18 million customers in the region across multiple distribution channels.



Headquarters Munich, Germany



Y


Singapore, China, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Sri Lanka


See: www.allianzasialab.com


Y

Engagement models

Pilots, Partnerships, Investment, Mentorship


Mobility, Health, IoT/ Smart City, Insurtech/ Wealthtech, Analytics/ Cyber security

Website www.allianz-asiapacific.com


Manulife


Insurer

About Manulife is a leading financial service company that provides a wide range of financial and investment protection products and wealth management services.


Life

Headquarters Toronto, Canada



Y


China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia


Indico, Nervana, ConsenSys, BlockApps


Y

Engagement models

Pilots, Partnerships, Investments


Automated Intelligence, Blockchain, Security, IoT, Augmented/Virtual Reality

Website www.manulife.com.hk


Liberty Mutual


Insurer

About

Liberty Insurance Hong Kong is a 100% owned strategic business unit of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. Headquartered in Boston, Liberty Mutual Insurance Liberty Mutual Innovation comprises initiatives of several teams including Consumer Markets, Information Technology and Strategic Ventures. A Fortune 100 company founded in 1912, Liberty Mutual Insurance is a global leader with over 50,000 employees and a strong history of partnering with businesses, government and institutions to support our policyholder-customers and improve the world we live in.


P&C

Headquarters Boston, USA

Regional Office Sydney, Australia


Y


Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, China, Vietnam, India, Malaysia, Australia



Y

Engagement models

Pilots


welcome.libertymutual.com/innovation/

Website www.libertyinsurance.com.hk


FWD


Insurer

About FWD is one of the top online insurance companies in Hong Kong. We offer a wide range of insurance solutions from car, travel and life.


Life, P&C




Y


Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Macau, Thailand



Y

Engagement models

Pilots


Claims digitalization

Website www.fwd.com.hk


Aviva


Insurer

About We are one of Singapore's leading providers of insurance. We offer home, travel and car insurance, life and health plans, and savings and investment solutions.


Life, P&C

Headquarters London, UK



Y


Singapore, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China



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Engagement models

Pilots


Can be explored through the Aviva Digital Garage - Innovation Lab in Singapore

Website www.aviva.com.hk


AIA


Insurer

About AIA Singapore provides insurance products for both individuals and businesses.


Life




Y


Singapore, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Brunei, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka


Partnering through an accelerator model


Y

Engagement models

Acceleration, Pilots, Partnerships


Can be explored through startup accelerator http://www.aia-accelerator.com/

Website www.aia.com


Tokio Marine


Insurer

About

Based in Singapore, Tokio Marine Asia (TM Asia) is an established regional headquarters and intermediate holding company, located at the Tokio Marine Centre in Singapore. Our organisation oversees 8 P&C Insurance companies and 5 Life Insurance companies in 8 countries, which employs over 5,000 people across the region.


P&C, Life

Headquarters Tokyo, Japan



Y


Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Myanmar, Australia, New Zealand.




Engagement models

Pilots


Website www.tokiomarineasia.com


MSIG


Insurer

About

For over 100 years, MSIG has been Asia's leading general insurance provider. Today, with representation in every ASEAN country, Hong Kong and Oceania, MSIG continues to grow in strength and reach. With its wealth of experience and commitment to Asia, MSIG leverages on its multi-channel distribution, strong partnerships and intermediaries and extensive geographical network to offer a wide range of insurance solutions across personal and commercial lines.


P&C

Headquarters Tokyo, Japan



Y


Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Hong Kong.


CSE Automotive Technologies Sdn Bhd. (Telematics)



Engagement models

Pilots


Website http://www.msig-asia.com


Additional insurers (to be added at a later date) Please help us update this info: https://goo.gl/forms/RF6yhadiIHkeIQ7w2 AIG Alliance World Insurance

Asia Insurance Company

BOC Group Life China Life

China Pacific Insurance

China Taiping Insurance CNOOC Insurance

Falcon Insurance (Fairfax)

Generali Hang Seng Insurance

HSBC Life MetLife

Ping An Insurance of China

Prudential QBE-HKSI

SunLife

Transamerica life Zurich


RE-INSURERS Munich Re


Re Insurer

About Munich Re Group is a reinsurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is one of the world’s leading reinsurers. ERGO, a Munich Re subsidiary, is the Group’s primary insurance arm.


Life, P&C

Headquarters Munich, Germany


License in Singapore

Y


Singapore, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand.


Lemonade, Slice, Trov, Simplesurance, Meshify, Waygum, Auduri, Metabiota, Helium, Precisionhawk, Plug and Play IoT and Insurance, Mundi Lab.


Y

Engagement models

Pilots, Partnerships


Risk transfer, insurance products, knowledge about insurance industry, access to insurance clients

Website www.munichre.com


Swiss Re


Re Insurer

About

The Swiss Re Group is a leading wholesale provider of reinsurance, insurance and other insurance-based forms of risk transfer. Dealing direct and working through brokers, its global client base consists of insurance companies, mid-to-large-sized corporations and public sector clients.



Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland

Regional Office Hong Kong, PRC / Bangalore, India

License in Singapore

Y


Singapore, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Australia


Sharecare, digi.me, biovotion, Arya.ai, Datasigns Technologies, eKincare, GOQii, niki.ai, Touchkin


Y

Engagement models

Pilots, Partnerships, Investments, Swiss Re InsurTech Accelerator


Across the insurance valuechain

Website www.swissre.com www.swissre.com/events/2016_insur_tech_accelerator.html


RGA


Re Insurer

About

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is one of the largest global life and health reinsurance companies. With operations in 26 countries, RGA supports clients and partners around the world with innovative approaches and customized solutions. RGA is the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related reinsurance solutions. The core products and services include life reinsurance, living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, health reinsurance, financial solutions, facultative underwriting, and product development.


Life, Health, P&C

Headquarters Chesterfield, Missouri, United States


License Hong Kong


Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan


ConneXionsAsia


Y

Engagement models

Pilots, Partnerships


Website www.rgare.com www.rgax.com


Peak Re


Re Insurer

About

Peak Re started in late 2012 with an initial capital of US$ 550 million, and has grown our shareholder funds to US$816.9 million as of 31 August 2016. Our gross written premium reached US$582.68 million by the end of December 2015. As a global reinsurer, Peak Re is one of the few established in Asia Pacific accepting both life & health and property & casualty reinsurance business. We offer reinsurance business covering various lines of business, tailor-making risk transfer and capital management solutions to best fit clients’ needs.


Life, Health, P&C



License Y


Hong Kong


Nextassure



Engagement models


Website www.peak-re.com


INVESTORS CreditEase

Type Financial Services, Wealth Management, Venture Capital

About

Credit Ease is China's premier peer-to-peer lending/microfinance platform, serving working professionals, business owners, students, other consumers, and farmers, as well as individual investors. It is a Standing Committee member of China’s Internet Finance Industry Association and Chairman of Beijing Marketplace Lending Association. The fund will focus on consumer, telecom, healthcare, industrial, media and tech companies in North America, Western Europe and Asia.

Investment Ticket Size

Series A and above

Headquarters China, Beijing

Founder Ning Tang

Fund Size $500M

Investments 3 Investments in 3 Companies

Portfolio Companies

Chedai.com, Circle, Tradeshift

Website http://english.creditease.cn/

Exits 2 Acquisitions


Horizons Ventures

Type Financial Services, Finance, Venture Capital for Seed, Early Stage Venture, Later Stage Venture, and Private Equity Investments

About

Horizons Ventures Limited is a venture capital firm based in Hong Kong with a focus on disruptive and technology-focused start-ups. Horizons Ventures manages the private investment of Sir Li Ka-shing in the technology, media and telecommunications sector (TMT sector).


From $900K onwards


Founders Solina Chau Debbie Chang Li Ka-shing

Fund Size $30B


Portfolio Companies

The company has funded some of the more well-known technology innovations of the last decade, including Skype, Siri, Facebook, Waze, Summly, Spotify and more. Its portfolio now consists of over 40 companies around the globe.

Website http://horizonsventures.com/

Exits 1 IPO and 15 Acquisitions


ARBOR VENTURES

Type Financial Services, Big Data, Venture Capital for Seed and Early Stage Venture Investments

About

Arbor is a venture capital firm focused on partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs building technology companies in Asia. Arbor focuses on the intersection of big data, financial services and digital commerce. Arbor Ventures invests in disruptive technology companies in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore and ASEAN. Arbor Ventures recruit management talent to complement the existing team and actively mentor founders and CEOs, provide a global network to find the right strategic partners + technology, and recruit world-class board members and advisors as well as investors from the Valley and Europe, and navigate regulatory environment with local relationships and manage implicit local market dynamics.


Seed Round and above


Founders Wei Hopeman Melissa Guzy

Fund Size $120M


Portfolio Companies

Evercompliant, Paidy, TravelersBox, QuanCheng, Abra

Website http://www.arborventures.com/

Exits 1 Acquisition


AXA Strategic Ventures

Type Financial Services, Venture Capital fund investing in insurance verticals, financial services and enterprise software.

About

ASV invests in startups that are shaping the future of insurance and asset management. ASV is a €230M ($250M) VC fund investing in seed and early stage companies through ASV Early Stage, and in growth equity companies through ASV Capital. ASV invest in companies that leverage differentiated technology and scalable business models to drive innovation and define the future of insurance and asset management. Sectors of interest include enterprise software, financial technology, insurance technology, as well as innovations in travel, health and auto verticals.


$500k and above

Headquarters San Franciso, California

Founder François Robinet

Fund Size $250M


Portfolio Companies

FLYR, One, Inc., 2045 Tech, Wellth, BioBeats, PolicyGenius

Website http://www.axastrategicventures.com/en/

Exits No exits found


XL Innovate

Type Risk Management, Insurance, Venture Capital that does Seed and Early Stage Venture Investments

About

XL Innovate is a specialized venture capital fund pursuing investments in financial technology, new opportunities for insurance underwriting, and related analytics, globally. The fund is financially backed by XL Group, Plc. Investment Partners are located in Menlo Park, CA; Los Angeles, CA; and New York, NY.


Seed Round and above

Headquarters Menlo Park, California

Founder Tom Hutton

Fund Size $70M


Portfolio Companies

Stonestep, Lemonade, Cape Analytics, Notion, Embroker, Slice Labs

Website http://www.xlinnovate.com

Exits No exits found


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