Kenya becomes the fifteenth country in Africa where global insurance company Allianz has set up an office . The official launch took place at a cocktail event held at the...

“Customer needs are evolving rapidly and it is important that we are open, committed and have the infrastructure to meet these changing demands. This innovation platform supports an exciting interaction...

Allianz has partnered with Berlin-based fintech provider N26 on its new N26 Black card offering the typical insurance coverage you can expect from say Amex for the monthly fee of $6.40....

Allianz, Aegon, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich announced the launch of a new initiative called Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, or B3i for short, with the goal of providing a meeting...

Aegon, Allianz, Munich Re, Swiss Re and Zurich have launched the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative B3i. The initiative aims to explore the potential of distributed ledger technologies to better serve...

The giant insurer has bought a stake in Italian digital wealth manager MoneyFarm (think: robo-advisor targeting the not-so-wealthy with low-cost wealth management services online) and in Berlin-based Simplesurance (think: a software to cross-sell...

Simplesurance, a software to cross-sell insurance, which enjoys the backing of Allianz, is now an affiliate in Munich Re Digital Partners, the reinsurer’s innovation lab; joining the likes of on-demand insurance for your...

The giant insurer has bought a stake in Italian digital wealth manager MoneyFarm (think: robo-advisor targeting the not-so-wealthy with low-cost wealth management services online) and in Berlin-based Simplesurance (think: a software to cross-sell...

MS&AD, Allianz and Axa were among the first to bid for the right to distribute insurance products through banking and financial services company Standard Chartered (SC) in Asia for the next 15 years. SC is...

CA-based UpGuard, which tests an organization’s IT infrastructure internally and externally and calculates the potential risk for future intrusions and outages, announced it has raised $17 million in Series B. Bottom...

In partnership with MasterCard, UniCredit Bank and GoSwiff, Allianz-Tiriac, aka Allianz’s Romanian subsidiary, is launching a mobile payments platform for its ~2,800 insurance agents, making it the first insurance company in Romania to offer...

Allianz has appointed Robin Loh as Chief Digital Officer for Asia Pacific, effective today. Loh most recently served as General Manager at Ping An Fintech Company, where he spearheaded the...

Allianz took a minority stake in Berlin-based Simplesurance, which distributes its products in 28 European countries via customer portals like Schutzklick.de in Germany as well as some 1,500 online shops, in an...

Allianz Risk Transfer AG (ART) and Nephila Capital Limited (Nephila) announce that they have successfully piloted the use of blockchain smart contract technology for transacting a natural catastrophe swap. The...