Technology
Rising Star: Lauren Peel, Aviva UK digital
Lauren joined Aviva through a graduate scheme and she has gone from strength to strength in its digital arm
Analysis: How data is changing pet insurance
Telematics and the use of Big Data has been commonplace in the young drivers’ segment of the motor insurance market. Now the same approach to data collection and analysis is being introduced to pet insurance
Analysis: Pet insurance: fetching data
Customer profiling is key to accurately assessing insurance risk, capturing fraud and improving the pet owner’s insurance experience
Ransomware attacks account for 25% of all hacks across UK businesses
Ransomware hacks now account for 25% of cyber attacks in the UK, according to research.
Charlotte Halkett moves to BuzzMove sister company as it looks to move into household insurance
Ex-Insure The Box communications general manager, Charlotte Halkett, has been appointed as managing director of insurtech company BuzzVault as it looks to expand into household insurance.
Worry+Peace enters partnership with SchemeServe
Cloud-based insurance software provider SchemeServe has entered a partnership with insurtech start-up, Worry+Peace, to provide brokers access to distribution channels.
UK Insurtech investment brings in £218m in the first half of 2017
Investment in UK insurtech has increased to £218m in the first half of 2017 compared to £7.3m in the previous year.
Axa's Tanguy Touffut on how Big Data is enabling parametric insurance
Big Data and satellite technology are enabling parametric insurance, explains Tanguy Touffut, CEO of Axa Global Parametrics.
Blog: How to make your MGA stand out
Managing general agents need to differentiate themselves to boost their income, advises Ed Halsey, sales & marketing director at Schemeserve.
Aviva GI CEO Colm Holmes on its British Insurance Awards success
GI CEO Colm Holmes discusses Aviva UK's 'social purpose' and how it is helping customers defy uncertainty.
NFU Mutual ranks lowest for digital services in home and motor lines
Just 4% of leading insurers are providing digital services in their claims process within home and motor lines of business.
Sherpa raises $2.3m during seed funding round prior to UK expansion
Insurtech start-up Sherpa has raised $2.3 million in funding from angel investors prior to its launch in the UK later this year.
German insurtech start-up raises $10m seed investment
Berlin-based insurtech start-up Coya has raised a seed investment of over $10m from global investors including Brolly backer Valar Ventures.
This Week in Post: Is there a driver on board this truck?
Living in South London, I’m in an on-off relationship with my broadband connection. My unreliable web access is irritating – although it is probably not as bad as in certain rural areas.
Towergate's Joe Thelwell on lessons in resilience
Towergate has been through some tough times but its advisory CEO Joe Thelwell believes this has shaped the firm for the better.
Blog: How brokers can make marginal gains through technology
Brokers can use technology to make marginal gains that will add up in the long term, making their business a success, writes Ed Pugh, sales & marketing director at Red Crake.
Aviva Ventures invests in US connected homes start-up
Aviva Ventures marks its first investment in the US market by leading a $10.4m series B investment into telematics company Roost.
Allianz Worldwide Care launches AI symptom checker to drive paperless claims process
Allianz Worldwide Care has implemented an Artificial Intelligence-driven symptom checker service into its My Health app to provide customers with a paperless claims process and medical advice.
Emerging technology, operational risk and talent usurp cyber as biggest concern among insurer CEOs
Cyber has dropped from the biggest concern among insurance bosses to seventh, according to the latest CEO Outlook from consultancy KPMG.
Validus adds RSA to its subrogation community
RSA has become the latest insurer to sign up to Validus' Verify portal.
More than half of insurers now use My Licence
With 52% of insurers using My Licence, the Motor Insurers' Bureau hit its adoption target for the platform in Q2.
Verisk acquires Sequel from HG Capital for £250m
Data analytics provider, Verisk Analytics has decided it will acquire UK software provider, Sequel, from Hg Capital and other shareholders for £250 million.
Hiscox partners with Digital Fineprint to tackle underinsurance of SME clients
Hiscox has partnered with insurtech start-up Digital Fineprint in order to gauge how social media data can be used to educate business on the risks they face and the insurance solutions that are available to them.
Increase in cyber insurance take up to boost commercial sector, says HDI Global CEO
Cyber insurance cover is an increasingly important focus area for HDI Global, according to CEO Christian Hinsch.