PartnerRe unveils wearable technology pilot with digital health platform dacadoo
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has launched a wearable technology pilot project in partnership with digital health platform dacadoo.
The pilot will enable PartnerRe to gather real-time health and wellness data in order to provide its life and health clients with actionable insights into leveraging wearables to more accurately underwrite risks and better engage with their customers.
The six month pilot is designed to assess the efficacy of wearables and wellness platforms in changing people’s behavior with regards to health.
Marc Archambault, CEO of life & health, PartnerRe said: “We are excited about this pilot with dacadoo which offers the dual benefit of promoting greater health and wellbeing within our organization while providing us with valuable learnings about wearables technology.
"Combining this with our advanced data analytics capability will enable us to share insights with our life and health clients, who are keen to use wearables data to design and customise products based on the risk exposures of their customers.”
Peter Ohnemus, president and CEO of dacadoo, added: “We’re very proud that PartnerRe chose dacadoo’s digital Health Engagement Platform for its innovative pilot project with their own employees and look forward to a fruitful partnership.”
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