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Art of the M&A insurance deal
With mergers and acquisitions hitting delays, or even collapsing, due to cyber security vulnerabilities, Tim Evershed examines how M&A insurance works and digs deep into the risk management advice insurers are giving plus deal makers to prevent data loss.
Deloitte names UK head of insurance
Andy Masters has been appointed Deloitte UK head of insurance.
Briefing: EC3's 'Plantation Place' – Insurers back renaming as London’s Square Mile faces up to slavery links
When the Black Lives Matters movement blew up in the UK following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota I wondered how long it would take before the insurance sector came under the spotlight.
Insurance Covid-Cast: Insurtech 100 special – 'The Last Word' with Pie Insurance CEO John Swigart and Shift Technology CEO Jeremy Jawish
In the 26th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together two start-ups featured in the Insurtech 100, to provide the last word on the rankings.
Six insurtech start-ups to watch in 2020
It is now five years since I did my first ever 'Insurtechs to Watch Blog', when in 2016 I included Brolly, Digital Risks, Trov and Wrisk.
Blog: To beat fraud, insurers have to tear down internal walls to future-proof their business
The insurance industry continues to treat cyber attacks and fraud as two independent problems. However, Dennis Toomey, global director of counter fraud analytics and operations at BAE Systems, argues they are in fact one and the same – and until the…
Blog: To grow, insurers must hit the open road
Insurers operate today in a relatively mature market environment but Max Richter, managing director for insurance, Accenture UK and Ireland, argues that it offers limited opportunities for growth and relatively few new products coming onto the market
Axa's Sonia Wolsey-Cooper on doing serious social good
Large insurers have the expertise to prepare for the future, writes Sonia Wolsey-Cooper, chief corporate responsibility officer at Axa UK and Ireland, urging them to fund research and strike partnerships for the common good.
LMA names Navigators’ Cameron as CEO
The Lloyd’s Market Association has named Sheila Cameron, currently head of International Operations at Navigators Underwriting, as CEO.
Blog: Intellectual property insurance still under valued despite rise of cyber attacks
There still appears to be a significant disconnect between the understanding of cyber risks and the response to them at board level. RGL Forensics partner Ben Hobby explains that as a result companies might have already suffered, or are about to suffer,…
Analysis: How insurtechs are striking gold with private equity investors
Why is private equity the primary investor in insurtech?
Blog: What UK insurers can learn from US customer service
Nick Ashmore, head of marketing at Response Tap, reflects on what UK insurers can learn from US customer service.
Analysis: Behind the scenes of a year-long Blockchain pilot
Blockchain has become a buzzword in the industry but few know what it means, even less so its implications for insurance.
Roundtable: How new technologies can speed up motor claims
The motor space is under intense pressure in terms of costs. With margins tight, how can insurers handle claims efficiently while delivering good customer service? New technology may provide part of the answer
Research: What brokers really think of insurers
Brokers share their views on their relationships with insurers, the impact of technology and their investment priorities, in this exclusive piece of research conducted by Post in association with WPA
UK Insurtech investment brings in £218m in the first half of 2017
Investment in UK insurtech has increased to £218m in the first half of 2017 compared to £7.3m in the previous year.
Blog: A dozen UK and European insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond – part one
Almost $1bn ($985m) was invested in insurtech in the second quarter of 2017.
Blog: Diary of an insurtech start-up, episode 3: The quickening
Start-ups have to go to great lengths to attract business, both literally and figuratively, writes James Stuart Clarke, head of sales and partnerships at Digital Fineprint.
Insurtech start-ups graduate from Accenture incubator
A series of insurtech start-ups have completed the Accenture Innovation Lab programme and are set to begin their seed funding rounds.
Half of insurtech investment is in artificial intelligence and IoT
Investment into insurtech increased by more than 50% globally to nearly £15m last year, with the majority of deals involving artificial intelligence, a report found.
Aviva makes top 100 list of employers for LGBT
Aviva is the only insurer to have made the list of top 100 employers for LGBT staff for the second year running.