Technology
Q&A: Ashleigh Gwilliam, nCino
Ashleigh Gwilliam, director of insurance at nCino, talks to Insurance Post about life post-acquisition, soft market dynamics, and what the firm has planned for 2026.
Insurers' greatest IT headaches revealed
Delays in data updates (75%) and inflexible screening tools (80%) are the insurance sector’s most acute challenges, a London Stock Exchange Group Risk Intelligence survey of compliance professionals has revealed.
Diary of an Insurer: CFC's Chris Mullan
Chris Mullan, head of data and artificial intelligence at CFC, juggles deeply technical work, product delivery and the fast-moving realities of AI adoption with life as a father of five, rifle shooting and South Downs walks.
MoneySuperMarket launches ChatGPT app
MoneySuperMarket has launched a ChatGPT app, allowing users to access services within conversations with the large language model.
Portfolio underwriting tops insurer AI priorities
Alex Schmelkin, CEO of underwriting artificial intelligence platform Sixfold, highlighted the ability to do portfolio level underwriting as the “single biggest area” of customer interest in AI-enabled underwriting.
What is on the London market’s wishlist for a Blueprint Two review?
Reports earlier this month claimed Lloyd’s had shelved the Blueprint Two transformation project after years of delays. This leaves the question: What next?... Damisola Sulaiman finds out what the market wants.
Softening market puts spotlight on tech capability
A softening market is pushing London Market brokers to favour technologically advanced insurers, according to research from Guidewire.
How CROs can swap rituals for real risk leadership
View from the Top: Darren Boland, chief risk officer at Markerstudy, reflects on how AI and other developments are changing the world of risk, and how CROs can rise to the occasion.
Avantia ditches old cloud provider for Google
Avantia Group, the parent company of specialist home insurer Homeprotect, is in the process of migrating to Google Cloud primarily due to the provider’s artificial intelligence “conviction”.
Canopy placed into administration as Lettings Hub buys business
Canopy, formerly Insure Street, a rental market technology firm of which Direct Line Group is a shareholder, has appointed administrators ahead of a management buyout.
Three UK insurers to launch ChatGPT apps
Three UK insurance companies are in the approval process with OpenAI for artificial intelligence ChatGPT apps.
Diary of an Insurer: Axa’s Brendon Moodley
From 5am gym sessions to steering major technology initiatives, Brendon Moodley, head of data platforms and product delivery at Axa UK, blends discipline, leadership and family time that includes watching Disney films that sometimes leave him holding…
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AI voice agents can now be insured like employees
Artifical intelligence voice agent platform ElevenLabs has gone live with an insurance policy covering AI voice agents.
Admiral buys Flock for £80m
Admiral Group has bought commercial fleet insurtech Flock for £80m, subject to regulatory approval.
Does Blueprint Two still matter to the Lloyd’s market?
Following rumours Lloyd’s shelved Blueprint Two after years of delays, Insurance Post asks if the market still needs the programme when both businesses and technology have changed drastically in the seven years since its inception.
Q&A: Andy Wright, Resnova
Andy Wright, co-founder of a new consultancy firm, Resnova, speaks to Insurance Post about his time at Tesla and Zego, why he wanted to set up a consultancy firm, and why he thinks the next wave of insurtech funding could be coming from China and the…
Who’s winning the war for UK insurers’ tech spend: Google, Amazon or Microsoft?
As the artificial intelligence-dominated future we are all set to inhabit continues to unfold, Insurance Post examines landscape of the cloud-based infrastructure insurance AI solutions are likely to sit on. Of the UK’s big three cloud providers, who…
Broker share prices tumble after ChatGPT insurance apps go live
Several broker share prices have fallen following OpenAI’s approval of apps offering personalised home insurance quotes for ChatGPT users.
Lemonade’s UK lead exits
Sarvesh Ramachandran, Lemonade’s UK country head, has left the business after more than four years.
ChatGPT users can now get home insurance quotes in chat
ChatGPT users can now receive a personalised home insurance quote within conversations with the large language model.