The country needs a paradigm shift to increase the adoption of insurtech, which was developed for the benefit of the workforce, especially, freelancers. In an email interview with Back End News, insurance […]
Etiqa Philippines’ insurance plan for mobile phones and electronic devices won the International Finance Awards (IFA) Best Insuretech Initiative in the Philippines for 2022. Gadget Protection is Etiqa’s first venture into embedded […]
Following the $27-million Series B+ funding, regional insurtech (insurance tech) Igloo hopes to accelerate financial inclusion in Southeast Asia (SEA). Igloo will be allocating a portion of the funding to deploy more […]
MAPFRE Insular Insurance Corp. (Mapfre Insurance) is now officially Oona Insular Insurance Corp. (Oona Insurance) after receiving the approval from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This comes after Mapfre Internacional SA of […]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will soon begin consultations for the “PH Open Finance Pilot” in crafting the development of open finance technical and operational standards and arrangements. In 2021, BSP […]
Regional insurtech (insurance technology) Igloo will start offering a travel insurance product, Travel Master with COVID-19, through the GCash app. Also in partnership with local underwriter Malayan Insurance, Travel Master with COVID-19, […]
FWD Life Insurance (FWD) is now recruiting a new batch of candidates for its Elite Next Gen program, a two-year full-time program that nurtures top-notch financial agency leaders. The program aims to […]
Financial services provider Manulife is now offering some of its insurance products ( HealthFlex, FutureBoost, and Horizons) through online insurance marketplace Kwik.insure. “We are focused on making our products more digitally accessible […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the merger of AXA Philippines and Charter Ping An Insurance Corp. effective Dec. 28, 2022. The approved merger is the final step in the […]
Recognizing the need to have alternatives during medical emergencies for uninsured Filipinos, ASEAN insurance provider Etiqa Philippines launched ER Protect, a yearly renewable individual health insurance card for emergency care and other […]
Insurance firm BPI AIA (formerly BPI-Philam) has introduced PamilyaProtect, life insurance protection designed, which will be available via Facebook Messenger. PamilyaProtect is a health, life, and accident insurance plan. For less than […]
Manulife Philippines launched Manulife Shop, a new digital platform that allows Filipinos to purchase affordable insurance products online. Manulife Shop offers annually renewable insurance products that empower customers to choose their coverage […]
In photo, from left: Alfie Paulino, head of Affinity Marketing and Partnerships of Malayan Insurance; Anthony Louis Guanzon, deputy chief marketing officer of Malayan Insurance; Jonathan Juan Moreno, president & CEO of […]
Life insurer Pru Life UK has now made its health protection products accessible to more families in the Philippines through e-vouchers now available at Shopee. The initiative is part of Pru Life […]
Life insurer Pru Life UK launches PRUHealth FamLove, a protection plan that shares the critical illness coverage to up to four family members in one policy, a first-of-its-kind product in the market. […]
Life insurer Pru Life UK has started offering Free Personal Accident coverage which can be availed of through its Pulse app. “Protecting Filipinos and their families is one of Pru Life UK’s […]
The recent spike in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant put on hold back to office or hybrid setup. It is advised that workers who can work remotely stay working from […]
Digital payments provider Visa and global insurer AIG Philippines Insurance Inc. (AIG) will start offering new travel insurance with COVID-19 protection, exclusive to Visa Infinite cardholders in the Philippines. The travel insurance, […]
Multi-channel insurance platform Kwik.insure has partnered with mobile wallet GCash to help Filipino car owners purchase compulsory third-party liability (CTPL) and comprehensive car insurance policies through the GCash platform. Under the partnership, […]
PLDT Global Corp. (PGC) has teamed up with the online insurance marketplace, Kwik.insure, to provide overseas Filipinos with convenient access to reliable insurance products through the Free Bee app. Quoting the statistics […]
Non-life insurance firm FPG Insurance inks partnership with GCash to offer retail insurance products within the mobile wallet. This deal marks FPG Insurance as the first non-life insurance company to partner with […]
Philippine life insurer Pru Life UK will start offering life protection to Filipinos living and working in Cambodia through the Prudential (Cambodia) Life Assurance PLC. Available through Pulse by Prudential, an all-in-one […]
Insurance firm BPI AIA said it found that Filipinos increasingly prefer purchasing long-term protection plans at shorter payment terms. To continuously support customers’ changing needs, the company is again offering one of […]
Fintech firm PayMaya Philippines will start offering microinsurance through its mobile app in partnership with Singapore-based insurtech (insurance technology) bolttech. Under the PayMaya Protect, PayMaya app users can avail themselves of health […]
BPI-Philam, a strategic alliance that allowed the AIA Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (AIA Philam Life) to offer insurance through the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), has unveiled its […]
Micro-financial services company Cebuana Lhuillier teamed up with insurance firm AXA Philippines and international cooperation services firm GIZ in unveiling its newest microinsurance product, the MicroBiz Protek Jr., which will insure microenterprises […]
Online insurance marketplace Kwik.insure is making insurance even more accessible to Filipinos by offering a zero-interest installment payment scheme. Customers can pay their premiums in easy, light installments over three or six […]
According to leading life insurer Manulife’s Asia Care Survey, at the height of the pandemic last year, 70% of Filipinos preferred online channels to manage their insurance policies. With this insight, Manulife […]
Sun Life Asia Service Centre-Philippines (Sun Life ASCP) pivoted immediately when mobility restrictions were imposed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year. The company’s application services team developed and completed its Non-Face-to-Face […]
E-commerce platform Lazada has partnered with insurance marketplace Kwik.insure to provide customers with free COVID-19 insurance. For every bills payment transaction done by a Lazada customer via the Lazada Wallet, they will […]
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