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Ten insurtech start-ups to watch in 2018 - part two
Today we feature a second quartet of businesses with their eye on the disruption prize, all of which will be worth watching out for as the year progresses.
Fraudsters sentenced after staging two crash for cash incidents
A man has been jailed and three others have been sentenced for orchestrating two cases of crash for cash frauds.
Post Power List 2018: Stephen Hester
Group CEO, RSA
Post Power List 2018: Isabelle Goubin
Chair, Commissariat aux Assurances (Luxembourg)
UI Path roundtable: How automation is changing insurance
The need to speed up laborious processes in order to meet customer demands has never been higher. Post gathered some insurers, brokers and tech specialists to discuss robotic process automation, which is on the verge of transforming the industry.
Blog: Insurers need to manage currency risks
George Chapman, in charge of fund and institutional sales at Afex, explains how insurers can manage currency risks after the fall in sterling following the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
RSA tie up with Nationwide to add £180m of premium
RSA has launched a partnership with Nationwide Building Society that is expected to add over a million home customers to the insurer’s books.
Burglary victim sentenced after ‘grossly exaggerating’ claim
A man who “grossly exaggerated” his burglary claim to insurers to the tune of £40,000 has been handed a nine month suspended sentence.
RSA's Q3 impacted by £50m of hurricane losses
UK-headquartered global insurer RSA's underwriting result was hit in the third quarter by the recent US and Caribbean hurricanes.
Editor's comment: Fashion is fickle
Fidget spinners, dabbing and the bottle flip are just three of the crazes that my son brought home from school during the last academic year. Luckily for me, unlike Pokémon - which has been in our house for three full years now - these were short-lived…
RSA appoints Jeroen den Tex as commercial director for Europe
RSA has appointed Jeroen den Tex as commercial director, Europe.
Analysis: How the industry learnt from the 1987 Great Storm
A look back at how disaster claims have moved on
Pet insurance market breaks £1bn mark in GWP
The UK pet insurance market has continued to see significant growth, breaking the £1bn mark in gross written premiums for the first time in 2016.
Top UK insurers 2017
Hit by a negative discount rate, the top 100 UK insurers reported a combined underwriting loss last year. What other challenges has the market faced?
Analysis: Modernising the market: how Lloyd’s of London is grappling with the task
Lloyd’s of London is again proving its appetite for development
McVitie’s factory ‘resilient’ should future storms hit: RSA
RSA has worked with McVitie’s to install flood defences in its Carlisle factory following the devastation caused by Storm Desmond, to protect against any future flooding in the area.
Analysis: Broker claims research
Earlier this year, brokers were invited to score insurers on their claims handling, grading different classes of business on their performance from excellent to poor. Jonathan Swift examines the results
RSA's James Gearey on finding the right balance
After a 10-year break from general insurance, James Gearey, managing director of commercial risk solutions at RSA, finds the industry has moved on a lot but still needs to work on responsiveness and communications with customers.
CEO Sian Fisher on why the CII is supporting Insurance United Against Dementia
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day which gives the insurance sector an opportunity to raise awareness about the growing threat of dementia and the challenges it poses to our society.
Axa UK boss Tortuyaux joins RSA France
Former Axa UK boss Gaëlle Tortuyaux has joined RSA France as managing director.
Ex-RSA employee sentenced after submitting £270,000 in fraudulent claims
An ex-RSA employee has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a number of fraud offences totalling to £270,000.
LV commits to passing all Ogden savings onto motorists
LV has become the first insurer to commit to passing 100% of savings from the government’s Ogden legislation to motorists.
Insurers rejoice at new Ogden formula on Twitter
Insurers took to Twitter to express their satisfaction with the new mode of calculation for the discount rate, which the government unveiled today.