1 March 2017News

Munich Re Life partners with SafeBeyond in US

Munich Re US (Life) has expanded its partnership with SafeBeyond, a cloud-based digital asset and legacy management platform, to offer its online identity management solution to life insurers in the US.

The reinsurer first teamed with SafeBeyond in 2016 for the Canadian market.

Michael Taht, senior vice president, individual reinsurance, Munich Re US (Life), said: "Driving innovation is a central tenant of our global strategy. The SafeBeyond platform not only provides meaningful protection and peace of mind, but it is a real game-changer for insurers looking at ways to make their products stand-out by delivering a very human, very personalized customer experience."

Moran Zur, CEO of SafeBeyond, commented: "We are thrilled to be working with Munich Re in the US and Canada. By combining Munich Re's deep understanding of the market with SafeBeyond's vision of offering insurance companies innovative tools to improve customer engagement, we can identify many exciting new opportunities."

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