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We spoke to Roopa Malhotra- Head of Customer & Digital, APAC, Zurich Insurance Group LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roopamalhotra APAC is a hugely diverse, exciting and complex landscape to manage with each country having its unique strengths and opportunities. We dug deeper into what it takes to drive digital transformation in the region,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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 (https://www.onemorethinginai.com/)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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…
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…
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) :…
FS Brew spoke with Lars Gehrmann from QIC Digital Venture Partners and got exclusive details about the #MENA-wide #startup challenge they recently launched! We also spoke to him about the gaps in the insurance ecosystem in the region for innovative insurtechs to take shape here and what is QIC Digital…
Rohit is the Group CEO of TuneProtect, based in Malaysia. TuneProtect is a lifestyle insurer that aims to simplify the experience of its customers through its best-in-class products and tech to complement the customers’ lifestyle needs and is present across Asia. In our first episode of #FSBrewInternational for 2023, we…
