PolicyStreet Appoints Tang Siew Wai as Chief Digital Officer Tang Siew Wai from Carousell joins PolicyStreet at the forefront of the insurtech industry, working towards closing the insurance protection gap through digital transformation of conventional insurance. KUALA LUMPUR, 11 October 2022 –  Tang Siew Wai joins PolicyStreet, a regional insurance technology company that provides reinsurance,...Read More

Ten potential unicorns in Malaysia, according to report by HSBC, KPMG A report by HSBC and KPMG titled “Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific” has identified 10 potential unicorns in Malaysia. These companies — which the report dubbed “Emerging Giants” — are Boost Holdings, Exabytes, Jirnexu, Presto Mall, Mindvalley, Neurogine, Eatcosys, Says, Lapasar and PolicyStreet. In...Read More

CTOS Ties up With PolicyStreet to Offer Car Insurance and Road Tax Renewal CTOS Digital, through its subsidiary company, CTOS IDS, is expanding its range of services with the launch of CTOS Car Insurance, an online platform for car insurance and road tax renewal in collaboration with local insurtech firm PolicyStreet.com. This latest offering allows...Read More

eBOSS, Allianz and PolicyStreet to jointly offer protection to house owners An All-In-One community app, myLivin’ Home (formally known as myliving.mylife), a property management platform under myLivin’ Product series by eBOSS Technology Sdn. Bhd. announced its collaboration with Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad (Allianz General) and PolicyStreet.com, to jointly provide protection to homeowners who...Read More

AirAsia Money partners PolicyStreet to offer digital car insuranceCar owners renewing their car insurance will not only get the best deal in town but even stand a chance to win a car, as airasia money introduces a digital car insurance service on the airasia Super App.In a statement, the company said that it has partnered...Read More

Foodpanda says riders’ benefits include insurance and SOCSO KUALA LUMPUR: Food delivery service provider Foodpanda has given its assurance that its motorcycle riders are provided with benefits that include insurance coverage, social security and more. Its logistics head Shubham Saran told New Straits Times that the company ensured its delivery partners’ safety and welfare at...Read More

PolicyStreet Raises RM 7.8 Million Series A Round Led by KK Fund During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, PolicyStreet, a Malaysian insurtech company opened its fundraising exercise to the angel network via equity crowfunding platform PitchIN. The startup closed its campaign earlier than scheduled after achieving more than 500% of the minimum requirement, making it one...Read More

Top 10 insurtech companies in Asia With around 100 start-ups, the insurtech industry in Asia is relatively small and newer than that of other regions, such as North America and Europe. While it may be in the early stages of financial development, the region could incubate insurtech and ultimately end up transforming more developed markets...Read More

How insurtech is changing the game in Southeast Asia Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines, here is how insurtech is affecting these countries While Singapore, China, and India all have a growing insurtech industry, as noted in the recently published e27 article “Asian insurtech on the rise” by Brad Smith, the integration of technology into insurance is...Read More

Insurtech obtains financial adviser approval LOCAL Insurtech PolicyStreet has expanded its scope following its financial adviser (FA) approval from Bank Negara. Last week, the firm obtained the approval to conduct financial advisory and Islamic financial advisory business under Section 11 and 15(1) of the Financial Services Act 2013 respectively. The approval enables PolicyStreet to source,...Read More