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Quiz of the week – 20 January
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Watchstone set to make loss of £14.9m
Watchstone is expected to make a loss of £14.9m in its full year results.
Lemonade drops 'peer to peer' label just months after launching
Lemonade has said that it no longer classes itself as a peer to peer insurer just months after launching.
French app-based start-up joins insurtech incubator programme
App-based insurtech start-up Cbien has joined as one of the 10 firms on Startupbootcamp’s 2017 programme.
Digital Fineprint to join Accenture's fintech incubator
Insurtech start-up Digital Fineprint has been chosen to take part in Accenture’s Fintech Innovation lab.
Blog: Pop goes the bad rep - How Lemonade and AI are putting the fizz in insurance claims
In the first weeks of 2017 two stories have really caught the imagination of the insurance claims community.
Half of insurers to make digitally-driven acquisition in next three years
Almost half of insurers expect to make an acquisition over the next three years in order to acquire digital technologies.
Digital motor insurance policies worth €15bn by 2020
Digitally-enabled motor insurance policies in Europe could potentially be valued at €15bn (£13bn) by 2020, according to Deloitte.
Go Compare success owing to opera singing advert, CEO says
The success of Go Compare's opera singing advert, Gio Compario, and low operating costs were factors behind the price comparison site's success, says Matthew Crummack, Go Compare CEO.
SchemeServe makes two senior appointments to its board
John Price and Colin Kippin have been appointed to SchemeServe's board at chief operating officer and director, respectively.
Ask Alexa: Aviva develops jargon buster for Amazon Echo
Owners of the Amazon Echo will now be able to get answers to insurance related questions thanks to an interactive jargon buster from Aviva.
Insurtech firms could face Brexit brain drain
Insurtech start-ups could face a talent black hole as a result of Brexit, analysts have warned.
Japanese mutual to cut third of department staff after implementing AI system
A Japanese life insurance mutual is preparing to cut nearly a third of its payment assessment department's workforce after introducing Artificial Intelligence System IBM Watson.
2017 Preview: What lies ahead for insurance?
After sharing their views on 2016 last month, insurers and brokers make their predictions for the coming year. What do they think the highlights and lowlights will be over the next 12 months?
Lemonade rolls out US-wide expansion
Lemonade will be expanding nationwide within the over the next year, with the company claiming its service is highly demanded in California, Michigan, New Jersey and Texas.
Blog: Overcoming inhibitors to product delivery
Many insurers are stuck trying to figure out how to get their digital initiatives off the ground and are overly focused on how to create the next Uber for their industry.
Digital Fineprint closes investment round with help from Twitter VP
Insurtech start-up Digital Fineprint has closed a $400k (£315k) seed investment round.
Blog: Building the business case for digital insurance
The ever-increasing range of digital applications in insurance drives a host of opportunities to provide products and services that are more useful, convenient and appealing to the individuals and businesses that the industry serves. Digital technologies…
Blog: Smart world - unlearning the past
We're living in an increasingly ‘smart' world. Smartphones have become indispensable to our day-to-day lives and the concept of smart homes and driverless cars is becoming reality.
Interview: Harsha Agadi, Crawford & Company
As Crawford ‘outperforms expectations’ in terms of growth, Michèle Bacchus speaks with CEO and president Harsha Agadi about his plans for the company
In Depth: Rise of the machines: How artificial intelligence will revolutionise insurance
The impact of artificial intelligence on underwriting, claims and fraud detection
Roundtable: How to connect with the Millennial market
Penetration into the under-30s market remains low despite new app-based products and innovative solutions. Post, in association with GMC software, hosted a roundtable to find out what more the industry can do to address this
Expertise from A-Z: 2016 Review: A year of change
A look at the tumultuous changes of 2016 – and a preview of what 2017 may have in store for the industry
Startup Bootcamp reveals 10 start-ups for insurtech acceleration programme
Startup Bootcamp has revealed the top 10 insurtech start-ups for its 2017 acceleration programme.