Is this only for health micro-insurance only? Also, this project is targeting the unbanked. How can you assure that you can really reach out to them that maybe most of them don't have the smartphones to access this kind of platform? Or better yet, they don't know how to use cryptocurrencies? Yes, the idea is great but the actual process of reaching out those individuals is kinda hard. Let's be real here.
Keith | SURETY.AI CEO:
Thanks for analysing our business and giving us your questions:
1. Micro-insurance can be for anything ranging from life, health, personal gadgets, livestock etc. The main differences between micro-insurance and traditional insurance products are their lower prices and lower coverage values. Micro-insurances were not commonly sold in the past because their lower prices do not incentivise the agents. With digitisation, it is now possible to sell micro-insurances to end consumers.
2. With almost two-thirds of the vast population of Asia now using mobile phones (and usage is still increasing), growing demands for technology-driven solutions will push insurers to enhance digital capabilities in 2018 and beyond. In 2016, for example, there were approximately 330 million online
insurance customers in China, an increase of more than 40% from the year before,
according to Ant Financial and CNBData. These numbers will continue to grow as
consumers in Asia demand mobile solutions in buying insurance, and they want it simple,
affordable and on-demand.
3. Our token is pegged to the local currency which makes understanding its value and using it by the unbanked relatively easy. It also contains the smart contracts that help insurance companies track insurance contracts and claims data, among other and utilities.