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Penny Black’s Social Diary: Insurtech UK’s pizza; Clearspeed’s sunglasses
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Tomorrow’s World: Operational Innovation
How insurers can learn from past digital transformation programmes and boost productivity is the topic of Insurance Post’s latest episode of Tomorrow’s World, about operational innovation.
How Applied’s Epic exit is causing rivals to gear up to capture business
With Applied withdrawing Epic from the UK, what are the options now for its broker customers?
What Applied’s Epic exit means for the market
After Applied Systems announced it was pulling its Epic platform from the UK, what does that mean for the UK broker e-trading market?
How IT innovation is affecting insurance brokers
As thousands pack their bags for next week’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in Manchester, Tom Luckham explores the ongoing reinvention of insurance distribution and the different challenges as well as opportunities this new era…
SSP to target larger brokers ‘soon’
SSP Broker managing director Martyn Mathews has told Insurance Post the company will soon be ready to compete for the business of larger brokers, after a period of “getting the house in order”.
SSP Broker’s Majeed on proving career pathways offer real opportunities
Nazia Majeed, head of product and service delivery at SSP Broker, on creating career paths that will make women stick with insurance.
Is broker e-trading competitive enough?
With broker e-trading set to soar, Scott McGee examines whether there is currently enough breadth and depth of software providers to ensure effective competition, innovation and resilience in the market.
Why more insurers should support vulnerability database
Martyn Mathews, managing director of SSP Broker, urges insurers to support the Vulnerability Registration Service, which enables consumers to confirm they are vulnerable allowing providers to ensure they are treated appropriately.
Checking the price is right for insurance
Emma Ann Hughes examines how to prove the price is right of cover for different segments of consumers and observes it requires a whole lot more than just knowing the cost of delivering insurance products and services.
60 Seconds With... SSP Broker’s Stuart Marshall
Stuart Marshall, head of proposition and product strategy at SSP Broker, makes former prime minister Rishi Sunak jealous by using his first wage packet to purchase Sky TV and shares his love of Steve Jobs' pragmatism.
SSP Broker’s Majeed on raising diverse talent through the ranks
Nazia Majeed, head of project and service delivery at SSP Broker, observes she remains the minority in a leadership role in insurance and outlines action needed to get more diverse talent to the top of the sector.
Applied building momentum as it enters pilot with Aviva
After increasing the number of brokers on its Epic platform in 2023, Applied Systems Europe CEO Tom Needs said he expects to match that growth again this year.
Hughub CEO and former SSP director Jonathan Davey retires
CEO of Hughub and former SSP director Jonathan Davey has retired after a 36-year career.
SSP in a ‘process’ to rebuild trust with clients
Following a data breach in November 2022, as well as other disruptions over the past few years, SSP has been investing in its security measures and is currently in a process to rebuild trust within the industry
UK motor broker launches; Ardonagh’s management reshuffle; Polaris’s £1.5m investment
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Ransomware gets the headlines, but it is not the top cyber exposure says CFC’s Nelson
CFC Underwriting’s cyber development leader, Lindsey Nelson says that while media interest in ransomware remains high, it is not the most frequent exposure seen in the SME cyber space.
How do you solve a problem like cyber?
News Editor's View: With high profile breaches becoming more and more common, is the industry well positioned to help small businesses with the growing threat of cyber attacks?
Zurich Japan hit by data breach with 750,000 users’ info stolen
Zurich has confirmed that it has suffered a data breach where 757,463 users have had their data stolen.
SSP no longer listed on ransom group's site
Software house SSP is no longer listed as under ransom by the Lockbit group after its ransom was reduced down from $7m to $2m.
SSP hit by cyber security breach and $7m ransomware demand
Software house SSP has suffered a cyber security breach by the Lockbit ransomware group, affecting its internal network and systems.