is on the lookout forstartups in Asia that would help it introduce nontraditional products andservices in the insurance sector, the SouthChina Morning Post reported April 3, citing Ludger Arnoldussen, a boardmember at the German reinsurer.

Munich Reopened an "innovation lab" in Beijing that will serve as a platformfor possible partnerships with startups that may bring in new ideas in riskmanagement and loss prevention, as well as in digitizing sales channels, amongother things.