BONUS: Why would anyone launch a car insurance startup in the middle of a pandemic? feat. Christiaan Steyn

MiWay Blink's Christiaan Steyn explains how the recently-launched digital-only insurer aims to capitalise on the pandemic by serving young South Africans innovative auto-insurance products.

BONUS: Why would anyone launch a car insurance startup in the middle of a pandemic? feat. Christiaan Steyn
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Christiaan Steyn is the head of a new South African insuretech startup called MiWay Blink. In the first episode of this two-part conversation, Christiaan reflects on how the COVID pandemic has delivered growth challenges and opportunities for insurance startups and incumbents alike.

MiWay Blink was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the thick of the COVID pandemic. In this instalment, Christiaan offers context-setting insights about the progress of Africa's insurance industry from his South African vantage point. Christiaan also factors in on the size of Africa's insurance market opportunity and estimates how much of that market remains untapped.

Editorial Disclaimer: MiWay Blink is the presenting sponsor of this two-part podcast conversation. African Tech Roundup maintains complete editorial oversight, and opinions expressed by the podcast host, Andile Masuku, do not necessarily reflect the views of the presenting sponsor, MiWay Blink.

USEFUL RESOURCES:

ARTICLE: Blink: MiWay launches fully digital car insurance buy Sam Spiller (MemeBurn)
NEWS BLOG: MiWay taps DSG and Zendrive to support motor insurance offering by Life Insurance International
ARTICLE: Outsurance vs MiWay Blink — why insurance apps are the future by Hanno Labuschagne (My Broadband)
PODCAST: The New Era of Behaviour-Based Motor Insurance by Arabile Gumede (702/CapeTalk)
NEWS BLOG: New Era of Behaviour-Based Motor Insurance by InsuranceChat

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