nib to grow market share under new whitelabel health deal. Scoop, December 13, 2017.
nib New Zealand has joined forces with Fairfax Media New Zealand to launch Done, a new health insurance brand. Fairfax will promote the brand through its distribution channels and nib will manage sales, customer service, and claims.
Kogan.com to launch Kogan Health. Blog, December 12, 2017.
Kogan.com has an agreement with Medibank Group to sell budget health insurance policies under the new brand Kogan Health.
Flipkart to start selling insurance products in services push. VCCircle, November 24, 2017.
Flipkart will initially sell life and health products. After getting IRDAI approval, Flipkart will provide end-to-end transactions excluding underwriting.
Health insurer launches innovative health ATMs. Asia Insurance Review, October 24, 2017.
Max Bupa Health Insurance has launched health ATMs that will be placed in branches of banks that partner with Max Bupa. The machines will conduct medical tests and issue policies for up to INR1 million (US$15,400) without manual intervention.
Mobile funeral cover at your local spaza shop. Cover, November 29, 2017.
African Unity Life (AUL) and Spazapp plan to provide sales of funeral cover to customers. The cover can be topped up and/or bought in advance.
Bravura continues South African growth, signing major deal with Discovery. Press release, November 9, 2017.
Bravura signed a contract with Discovery Limited for the implementation of its Sonata platform.
The platform will support the launch of Discovery’s innovative umbrella funds and institutional risk products.
Souqalmal.com to offer health insurance online. Arabian Business, November 21, 2017.
Takaful Emarat signed a partnership with comparison website Souqalmal.com. Its health insurance products will be available through the digital platform. Initially the service will only be available to residents of Dubai.