Thrivent's McKinney: Mobile, Blockchain Key Tools in Reaching Developing Markets

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Bill McKinney, vice president, strategy and long-term development, Thrivent Financial, said the same tools that are changing the insurance environment in the developed world can be deployed in developing regions.

 

LB's Toftegaard: The Future of Insurance Is Services

Anne-Mette Toftegaard, CEO, LB Group (Denmark), said better use of technology is allowing insurers to better identify risks and prevent claims, moving them from a focus on products to a future in which services play larger roles.

 

Thrivent's Catsuros: Insurance Needs to Move at the Speed of Tomorrow

Alec Catsuros, senior product manager - digital experience, Thrivent Financial, said consumers have come to expect quick access to products and services, which puts slower-moving insurers at a growing disadvantage.

 

Lloyd's Beale: Microinsurance Is a Opportunity for Mutuals, Reinsurers

Inga Beale, chief executive officer, Lloyd's also said that Lloyd's has tallied more than $4.5 billion in initial storm losses, with more claims to be paid as natural catastrophes continue around the world.

 

Uplift's Shailabh: Large-Scale Insurance Efforts Grow From the Bottom Up

Kumar Shailabh, Executive Director, Uplift Mutuals (India), said creating health insurance coverage that reaches across the Indian population should involve residents in the design, delivery and claims, making it scalable.

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