InsurTech and HealthTech leaders tackle sustainability and innovations in Digital Pilipinas roundtable

Manila, Philippines – Sustainability in the face of the innovations in the Insurtech and HealthTech fronts were the focus of the roundtable discussion organized by Digital Pilipinas, now the largest private sector-led movement for creating an innovation and technology ecosystem in the country that is actively engaged in a global digital economy, joined by the industry leaders and key stakeholders in the insurance and health spaces led by the Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association (PIRA), the Philippine Life Insurance Association (PLIA), and the Philippine Insurtech and Healthtech Association (PIHAI.)

Rico Bautista, PLIA President and Etiqa Philippines President and CEO, shared insights on the company’s innovative technological solutions and its commitment to serve customers well through various digital touchpoints. He said, “We need to be able to provide excellent customer experience. What we have done is even before the pandemic hit, we were already developing our app-based solutions.” He added,” Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is something that all of us should be pursuing. Digitalization and being part of Digital Pilipinas and being part of the Healthtech and Insurtech associations allow us to push forward that ESG concept and initiative that we all should be having. We want to be at the forefront of this because we are serious about sustainability and ESG.”

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