Emerging risks | Growth Opportunities | APAC Insurance

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Emerging risks | Growth opportunities | APAC insurance

Sunday, 24 August 2025

Feature

Wearables data a valuable complement – but not replacement – to sophisticated underwriting

Wearables can make a difference, but standardising data and understanding algorithms remain a challenge.

Ellis Ng

August 8, 2024

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