Floating Button
Home Ey EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 Awards Singapore

A journey of building 'cool stuff'

Amala Balakrishner
Amala Balakrishner • 8 min read
A journey of building 'cool stuff'
Life insurer Singlife has grown from start-up to insurtech incumbent through its strong technological capabilities
Font Resizer
Share to Whatsapp
Share to Facebook
Share to LinkedIn
Scroll to top
Follow us on Facebook and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates.

Life insurer Singlife has grown from start-up to insurtech incumbent through its strong technological capabilities

A Google search on the top life insurance companies in Singapore sees Singapore Life, or Singlife, featuring prominently on the list. With the company being named alongside industry veterans, one would think that it too has been in the insurance business for generations.

Ironically, Singlife only took form seven years ago in 2014, when its founder Walter de Oude acted on a long-time belief that the world was in need of a better life insurance company. The 48-year-old considered a good provider as one that was able to leverage technology to create an efficient process that enabled customers to get their life insurance policies as quickly as possible.

×
The Edge Singapore
Download The Edge Singapore App
Google playApple store play
Keep updated
Follow our social media
© 2026 The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.