Tech Mahindra rises acquiring Com Tec for ?310 million

18 Jan 2022 , 09:33 AM

The acquisition will enable Tech Mahindra to tap onto the potential industry disruption in the Insurance sector, expand its offerings to high-end digital engineering services for some of the largest insurance, re-insurance and financial services organizations globally and scale its nearshore delivery presence.

Tech Mahindra is also investing a cumulative amount of ?20 million, in SWFT and Surance, for a 25% ownership in each of these two InsurTech ventures funded by the same founding group as CTC. SWFT is a SaaS-based digital customer engagement platform. It offers multiple functionalities for insurance sales & distribution and is designed for digital brokers, price comparison websites and insurers wanting to directly reach their customers through digital channels. Surance is an end-to-end personal cyber insurance solution that focuses on vulnerability assessment, cyber protection, and cyber insurance coverage.

Through these investments, Tech Mahindra said it will bolster its global leadership and demonstrate its commitment in building differentiated capabilities for accelerating the digital transformation in the insurance, reinsurance, and financial services. CTCs expertise and experience in delivering marquee solutions for customers will complement Tech Mahindras offering to provide end-to-end digital engineering,

Vivek Agarwal, president – BFSI, HLS, and Corporate Development of Tech Mahindra, said, ?The Insurance industry is currently undergoing a significant transformation which is driven by new emerging business models, that are powered by disruptive digital technologies. In order to enable this digital transformation, we are investing in strengthening our capabilities to support insurers in accelerating their transition to cloud-based platforms and provide end-to-end engineering with a strong European nearshore presence.?

CTC is an IT solutions and service provider serving the insurance and financial services industries with development centres in Latvia and Belarus.

Tech Mahindra is focused on leveraging next-generation technologies including 5G, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and more, to enable end-to-end digital transformation for global customers.

The IT company posted 25.8% increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 1338.70 crore on 16.1% rise in net sales to Rs 10,881.30 crore in Q2 FY22 over Q2 FY21.

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