The newest player in Singapore's insurance sector - Singapore Life - is the first local insurer with no foreign partners to be licensed by the city-state since 1970. Having just commenced operations last year, they have since acquired a S$6 billion business portfolio from Zurich Life Singapore.

We talk to Singapore Life's CEO Walter de Oude on the company's business model and M&A plans.

The company utilises tech instead of agents to do business; is this the way forward for insurance companies?

Are the days of insurance agents numbered?

Presented by: Joyce Goh

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Categories:  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Business Analysis,  Social Issues

Tags:  IPO,  Initial Public Offering,  Insurers,  Premiums,  Life Insurance,  Fintech,  Insure Tech,  Technology,  Insurance,  singlife.com,