Technology
SSP brokers face new service outage as confidence hits 'rock bottom'
Brokers using SSP Pure are facing new woes after the platform went offline this morning after just a month of normal service.
Data protection: The cost of hacks set to climb
The hefty fine levied against Talk Talk for failing to protect its customers' data will pale in comparison to the maximum penalty regulators will be able to hand out in less than two years.
Ageas' François-Xavier Boisseau calls time on IPT for telematics
It's a sad fact that road casualty rates increase around this time of year as we endure darker evenings and deteriorating weather conditions.
Only one insurance product will take part in FCA's regulatory sandbox
Out of the 24 applications submitted to join the FCA’s regulatory sandbox, just one of those was an insurance product.
Prime Ministerial trips to India see UK edging closer to trade agreements
Recent trips to India have seen London take a step closer to trade agreements, with Lloyd’s ready to set up an Indian branch in 2017 and Sheffield tech firm joining the Prime Minister on her first trade trip.
Insurance Fraud Summit 2016: Fraud officers will be the first to use Blockchain technology
Fraud officers are likely to be the first within the insurance industry to use Blockchain technology as this is the part of the insurance chain that is most used to collaboration.
Insurance Fraud Summit 2016: Insurers must employ data analysts to tackle fraud
As well as embracing technology insurers of the future must employ data analysts to deal with the data it produces or fraud will continue according to RSA’s head of fraud.
Post November 2016: Start-ups, autonomous cars, future claims, and broker gossip
They look like rock stars but they're insurtech entrepreneurs.
Over half of traditional firms are developing in-house fintech capabilities
Global businesses now consider the investment in fintech as their highest priority and a necessity for development and market competition, a survey has found.
Women entrepreneurs: Insurance start-ups
Five female insurance entrepreneurs give Jonathan Swift the lowdown on the start-up sector
The question of liability for autonomous vehicle claims
Tesla’s recent hack has moved the liability spotlight onto software providers
Telematics providers push daylight saving time update to motorists
Telematics providers were forced to accommodate the change to daylight saving time on Sunday morning with a patched update to hundreds of thousands of motorists.
SSP posts £13m profit on back of ‘secure’ customer base
Software house SSP has made operating profits of £13m for 2015, and the company said its future growth prospects are “exciting”.
New insurtech enters the market to drive uptake in cyber policies
New insurtech start-up, Cyberfense, has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority and can now operate as an MGA.
Government 'does not understand' cyber threat to driverless cars
The government does not fully understand the risk posed to driverless cars by hackers, Parliament heard.
State of the Broker Nation: Digitalisation and the future
Post has revisited its research into broking to find out how digitalisation and regulation are affecting the sector. In part one, Michèle Bacchus asks whether brokers can survive the digital age.
Blog: Think like a start-up or face digital insurance failure
Last week, Post gathered more than 150 people together at the Business Design Centre in Islington for the first ever Digital Insurance World.
The gig economy needs cover as flexible as it is
In the good old days, the point where work ended and leisure began was obvious. Home and office were clearly defined spaces, and uniforms, working hours and management structures all helped to reinforce these boundaries. But those days have gone and in…
Five insurers launch Blockchain pilot
Five of the largest insurers have joined forces in a pilot scheme to test the impact of Blockchain on the industry.
Blog: Bordereau is dead
In this tech-driven day and age, one of the most striking relics of days gone by is the bordereau system. Although they may be computerised, bordereau reports tend to be about as high-tech as an Excel spreadsheet.
Technology and driverless cars are not a threat to the industry, insurers say
Insurance revenues are being driven down by advances in technology that will disrupt the industry and change the ways in which customers choose their premiums.
Tesla to fit all new vehicles with self-driving capability
Tesla will fit the hardware needed for full self-driving capability into all new vehicles it produces, including the Tesla Model 3.
Augmented and virtual reality set to create billions in risk
Rising technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are expected to create billions of pounds worth of risk.
Telematics data disproves fraudulent claim and saves £50,000 in costs
Insure The Box has used telematics data to disprove a fraudulent claim and saved £50,000 in costs.