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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

AFM's Shaw: UK Mutuals Less Affected by Brexit

Martin Shaw, chief executive, Association of Financial Mutuals, said U.K. mutual financial organizations have seen exceptional growth since the global 2008 financial crisis.
 

ICMIF's Vernaillen: Working in Developing Markets Teaches Insurers About Tech

Hilde Vernaillen, chairwoman, International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation, said many insurers are limited in their home markets by legacy technology.

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