Technology
Eviid targets insurers with evidential video application
Insurers are being urged to consider an evidential video application as a firm successful in the third-party administrator and loss adjusting markets targets the sector.
Digital Insurance World 2017: Brexit will impact investment into UK insurtech
There are remaining uncertainties surrounding Brexit contingency plans and how a divorce from the European Union will affect investment into insurtech.
Spotlight: Drones: Taking flight
Fast food and parcel deliveries by drones seemed a fantasy just a couple of years ago but it is now close to reality. Wherever you look, they are in the air. They are being flown by leisure users, the French police, UK lifeboats, Indian railways, oil rig…
AIG renames Hamilton as Blackboard
International insurer AIG has decided to rename its newly acquired technology subsidiary Hamilton.
Buzzmove awarded $500,000 in Venture Clash competition
Buzzmove has been awarded $500,000 (£379,506) in the annual Connecticut County Venture Clash competition.
Wrisk crowdfunds half a million in under five days
Wrisk has hit its £500,000 crowdfunding target in under five days.
Blog: LV's Sue Jones on her fraud-fighting career
Sue Jones, head of GI fraud strategy at LV, explains how fraud became an industry focus.
Spotlight: ADAS webinar: Negotiating the potholes of automated driving
A panel of motor experts discussed the challenges of repairing cars equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, at a webinar organised by Post in association with Auto Windscreens.
Spotlight: ADAS: Safety first
Rupert Armitage, managing director of Auto Windscreens, argues Advanced Driver Assistance Systems need to be recalibrated by manufacturers, and not the aftermarket
Asia usage-based insurance Q+A: Morten Gregersen, Scope Technology
Morten Gregersen, business development director Asia, Scope Technology, explains the opportunities for usage-based insurance in Asia-Pacific.
Hastings sees GWP growth continue into Q3
Hastings has seen a 25% spike in gross written premiums over the course of the year, up to £714m from £572.8m for the same period in 2016.
Willis Towers Watson’s Alastair Swift on Blockchain, smart contracts and transactional efficiency
Blockchain and smart contracts could help the insurance industry increase the efficiency of its transactions and data analysis, explains Alastair Swift, head of corporate risk and broking, GB, Willis Towers Watson.
Davies Group acquires Service Tick
Acquisitive insurance service provider Davies Group has acquired analytics firm Service Tick.
Tractable launch automated damage estimating technology
Following its partnership with Ageas, Tractable has developed an artificial intelligence-driven damage repair estimation technology.
Homelyfe closes £2.4m funding round
Homelyfe has completed a £2.4m seed round led by Talis Capital and Peterson Ventures.
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
QBE Ventures invests into Risk Genius
QBE's insurtech investment fund QBE Ventures has invested in insurance policy machine learning firm Risk Genius.
Insurtech association established in Australia
An industry association has been created in Australia to help start-ups and insurance firms innovate within insurance.
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
Asia's multi-billion dollar insurtech opportunity
Insurtech will transform the Asian insurance industry in the next ten years with consumers likely to be the real winners of innovation, according to Nicky Burridge.
Social engineering causing nine times more data breaches in 2017
Insurance customers reported nine times more cases of social engineering as the major causes of data breaches in 2017 than in the previous year.
ADVERTISING FEATURE: NTT Communications
8 steps to a smooth SD-WAN transition by Ivano Rondelli, Director, Global Presales and Marketing, Network Services at NTT Communications.
Start-up Insurdata raises over $1m in seed financing
Insurtech start-up Insurdata has raised over $1m (£0.76m) in seed financing from investors including Menlo Ventures, Anthemis Baloise Strategic Ventures and Plug and Play.
AIG's Spaan: "It only gets faster from here"
Speaking at Hong Kong Fintech Week, Rudi Spaan, president and CEO, Hong Kong and head of country for Greater China and Australasia, at AIG said "don't wait" to innovate.