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Sept. 30, 2022

Digital Transformation in the Asia Pacific Region- Interview with a new leader

Listen to the full episode here 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…

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Sept. 30, 2022

Digital Transformation in the Asia Pacific Region- Interview with a new leader

Listen to the full episode here 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…

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Sept. 30, 2022

Digital Transformation in the Asia Pacific Region- Interview with a new leader

Listen to the full episode here 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…

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Sept. 30, 2022

Digital Transformation in the Asia Pacific Region- Interview with a new leader

Listen to the full episode here 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…

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Sept. 28, 2022

New India Assurance - business mix

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Sept. 12, 2022

Digital Transformation in the Asia Pacific Region- Interview with a new leader

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,…

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Aug. 6, 2022

LifePal interview: Insurance Aggregator in Indonesia

In this episode, we caught-up with Nicolo Robba, co-founder of LifePal, We talked about the startup story of LifePal in Indonesia, the growth tactics , metrics that the team looks at and much more. #indonesia #lifepal #motorinsurance #fsbrew #claims #insurance #lifeinsurance #healthinsurance

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July 16, 2022

Transparency in Life insurance Claims: Conversation with Zurich ME COO

In this episode, we met with Wilson Varghese, General Manager and Head of Operations, Zurich International Life Middle East, part of Zurich Insurance Group. Wilson has held various leadership roles across geographies and industries including in the Middle East, Australia and India. In his current role, he is accountable for…

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June 24, 2022

Building a wellness ecosystem in the MENA region

We caught up with the passionate duo behind wellx.ai- Vaibhav Kashyap and Javed Akberali! wellx.ai is the newest #health #insurtech brand that rewards its customers for staying healthy! We spoke to them about their whole new take on #healthinsurance, shifting focus from illness to wellness! We also chatted extensively about…

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May 24, 2022

17: FS Brew in conversation with Frederik Bisbjerg.

Frederik Bisbjerg is a highly respected international business developer with expertise in digital transformation and business model innovation. He is the Executive Director, Digitisation at the Daman - National Health Insurance Company, one of the largest insurers in the GCC region, where he oversees the company’s digital transformation initiatives, building…

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March 31, 2022

A Foreign insurer with a long history in the UAE- New India Assurance

FS Brew in conversation with Ms. Lavanya Mundayur. Lavanya is the COO of NIA, Dubai. She is the first woman from New India to head any GCC operation. She has over 3 decades of insurance experience across various fields and geographies like Singapore, UK and other parts of Europe and…

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March 14, 2022

14: FS Brew Hype- NFTs in the world of Insurance

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…

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March 1, 2022

A pet topic for insurtechs: FS Brew interviews founders of Royal Trust

All about Pet insurance in the UAE and KSA. Why are insurers and insurtechs looking at this fluffy topic?

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Feb. 16, 2022

Start from the first principles of Insurance: FS Brew in conversation with Hatim Maskawala

We caught up with Hatim Maskawala, Managing Director of Badri Management Consultancy. We had an amazing conversation on some really pressing topics like the impact on #motor portfolio in the UAE due to excessive 'discounting' culture we are witnessing in the market, challenges faced with adopting IFRS17, importance of using…

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Feb. 1, 2022

So much more than an aggregator- Conversation with Neeraj Gupta from Policybazaar.ae

FS Brew in conversation with Neeraj Gupta. Neeraj Gupta is the CEO of Policybazaar.ae, which is the overseas venture of India’s biggest insurance aggregator Policybazaar.com. Neeraj envisions fostering a behavioral change in the UAE relating to how finances and social security is perceived in the region. He is all for…

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Jan. 21, 2022

HypeOrNot: TikTok for insurance?

HypeOrNot: TikTok for insurance?

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Dec. 25, 2021

Happy Holidays 2021 from FS Brew #shorts

Happy Holidays 2021 #shorts Happy Holidays to our listeners, our wonderful guests and to the entire insurance and insurtech industry! #insurance #insurtech #happyholidays

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Dec. 23, 2021

07: Pay-how-you-drive is coming to the UAE while KSA regulator drafts rules for insurtechs

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…

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Dec. 23, 2021

09: Customer experience + Insurance aggregator = Disruption

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…

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Nov. 9, 2021

Episode 7: Data is the new oil in Insurance too.

Welcome to FS Brew! FS Brew is the region’s first podcast focusing on all things insurance and insurtech, here in the UAE and the wider Middle East. Today we get into the world of data with Varghese Skariah, the regional head of data in RSA, Middle East. Varghese has been…

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Sept. 30, 2021

Episode 06: Digital Transformation- Speak Less, do more!

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…

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July 13, 2021

05: Fireside chat- Past, Present and Future of Insurance with Dr. Sanjeev Jha and Adrit Raha

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…

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June 27, 2021

Hosts ranting about lack of innovation in insurance #shorts

Hosts ranting about lack of innovation in insurance #shorts "How much of a stress there is on, you know, discounting our motor insurance products. There’s too much of price-based communications across every insurer or broker that we can see. It is highly commoditized now, there’s really no differentiation beyond a…

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June 20, 2021

FS Brew Fourth Episode - - Insurtech and Digital Marketing News from Dubai

The next brew in the house! Welcome to the fourth episode of FS Brew! In this episode, the hosts, Vidya Veerapandian and Renjit Philip have packed a bunch of trending local UAE & Middle Eastern news from the world of Insurance. Watch this episode to know more. As usual, please…

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