Technology
Motor Report: What's driving motor?
With trials of driverless car fleets now occupying our national roads, the motor sector is getting an upgrade like never before. As fraudulent claims continue to accelerate and while premiums pay the price, new entrants are causing insurers to tighten…
Insurercore set to launch broking social media platform after fixing technical glitches
Insurercore is set to launch its broker social media platform within the next month after fixing technical glitches.
This Week in Post: Manchester in our thoughts
The Manchester attack touched us all this week. Because we might live or work in the city. Because we might have visited recently. Or because we have, you know, a heart.
Blog: Using robots to build trust
Headlines on the impact of artificial intelligence have ranged from predicting a doomsday where the robots take control to, more recently, exploring scenarios where humans and robots live together in harmony. Harry Clarke, head of research at Tällt…
Neos secures £5m Series A investment led by Aviva Ventures
Connected home Insurtech startup Neos has secured a £5m series A investment led by Aviva Ventures.
Insurers at risk of losing two thirds of previous customer data due to GDPR
Insurers will have to delete two thirds of data that they hold on customers and risk losing a vital sales pipeline under the General Data Protection Regulations that come into place on May 2018, according to research from Consumer Intelligence.
Why and how cross-selling works for microinsurance
Cross-selling is a great way to distribute microinsurance, as illustrated in Africa, where some farming insurance programmes are also experimenting with new ways to pay out claims, write Tom Johansmeyer, assistant vice-president at Verisk Insurance…
Claims Club Blog: Service, travellers, and the new British export
BLM's Terry Renouf sums up the last Claims Club meeting where tackling supply chain issues, talking about artificial intelligence and applying gig economy opportunities made the headlines.
Aviva plans to tackle dual pricing with Ask It Never service
Aviva is planning to tackle the issue of dual pricing with its Big Data-driven Ask It Never service and offer customers a fixed level pricing when they renew their policy.
Blog: From Noddy to Sweep, kids TV has been helping insurers sell products since 1985
Post content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the relationship between children's television and insurance over the last four decades.
ABI in talks with the ICO to set up anonymised cyber incident platform
In response to the Wanna Cry ransomware attack, the Association of British Insurers has reiterated its calls for an anonymised cyber incident database once the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect.
Blog: Diary of an insurtech start-up, episode 3: The quickening
Start-ups have to go to great lengths to attract business, both literally and figuratively, writes James Stuart Clarke, head of sales and partnerships at Digital Fineprint.
Aon's Rory Moloney on why tackling risk takes the whole company
Rory Moloney, CEO of Aon Global Risk Consulting, explains why helping a company tackle risk in today’s world requires a new way of thinking.
PWC brings in reg tech start-up to help clients with GDPR compliance
PWC has added a "reg-tech" start-up to its Reference Architecture list of companies that can help clients with General Data Protection Regulation compliance.
Blog: Connected homes should get cheaper premiums
Connected devices could help household insurers offer cheaper premiums to responsible homeowners, says Craig Foster, managing director of Homeserve Labs.
Insurtech guru to stand as MP to protect start-ups
A senior insurtech boss will stand as an independent MP in the next election, as part of a mission to safeguard the economic environment for insurance start-ups.
Blog: Driverless cars are just three chicanes away
Before driverless cars take to the road, the public needs to be reassured about their safety and cyber risks need to be mitigated, write Deloitte partners Gurpreet Johal and Nigel Walsh. But once liability is clarified, insurers stand to benefit.
Lexis Nexis brings motor claims loss predictor to market
Data analytics firm Lexis Nexis have developed a new predictor of motor claims loss.
Fraud, corruption and poor governance risks are top future business concern
Boardroom risks, defined as fraud, corruption and poor governance, is the top concern for UK businesses, according to CNA Hardy.
CGI recruits former LV digital head Paul Wishman as global insurance VP
Former LV e-commerce director Paul Wishman has been appointed vice-president of global insurance at CGI.
Ageas to use AI tech in motor claims handling
Ageas will use Artificial Intelligence in its motor claims handling, using software to assess damage based on pictures.
Aviva lifts email block after being on cyber lock down
Aviva has taken precautionary measures against the Wanna Cry ransomware attack which happened last week by going into cyber lockdown.
SSP: Normal service resumes after latest outage
Brokers faced a day of intermittent service on the SSP platform yesterday, in a fault which the software house says has now been fixed.