Technology
Chubb's Jeremy Miles on the battle between algorithms and service
Last month, The Economist magazine featured a provocative article on disruption of the insurance sector that examined how businesses are using technology to re-engineer the underwriting model.
Blog: Whiplash, discount rate, Vnuk and driverless cars on the road ahead
The Association of British Insurers’ announcement that motor insurance premiums hit their highest recorded levels at the end of last year is another reminder that change is long overdue in the personal motor market. That’s coming but will it be enough?
Blog: How to destroy data securely
As an insurance company, it is absolutely essential to take extra care when destroying documents or materials containing any sort of personal or financial information.
Blog: IoT 2017 - It's not all about data
As an insurer, understanding the Internet of Things and solutions it offers to our customers is one of our key priorities. But we also know that if we only think about IoT and insurance from one perspective, it can lead to the wrong answer. We need to…
Blog: Take part in IMIA photo competition
Can advances in imaging technology really help engineering risk underwriting? Richard Radevsky, executive committee member of International Association of Engineering Insurers, believes they can.
British Insurance Awards: 2017 shortlist revealed
Today we reveal the companies that will be in the running for the 23rd British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall.
Q&A: David Nayler, British Insurance Law Association
David Nayler took the chair of British Insurance Law Association in October last year, a body whose membership derives from brokers, insurers and legal firms. He has worked at Aon for 11 years, most recently as head of financial and professional, legal…
Blog: Next Gen Claims - a perfect storm is looming
Why insurers that recognise and understand the implications of the digital and data revolution will lead the way in building new claims capabilities, stealing a march on competitors.
This Month in Post: Rates, start-ups and fraud
Spring is in the air and it's a time well-known for cleaning out the old and starting anew. As I continue to unpack boxes and work out where to put all of the fairly useless things I have collected over the decades, the industry has been taking its own…
Tech-driven commercial insurance broker Konsileo enters market
Tech-driven commercial insurance broker Konsileo has entered the market and is in the process of recruiting mid-market brokers.
How connectivity can improve our health
By 2020 it is estimated there could be 30 billion connected devices worldwide – more than four devices for every person alive.
Startup Trov secures $45m for expansion efforts
On-demand insurance provider Trov has secured $45m (£36m) of investment for its global expansion efforts.
RMS expands cyber risk models to include physical damage
RMS has expanded its range of cyber models to include cyber physical models to help insurers weigh up the cost of risk.
Plum high net worth home insurance to include cyber cover
Plum underwriting has included cyber and data risks cover into its high net worth and mid net worth home insurance products.
RSA takes part in study of autonomous vehicle prototype
RSA is taking part in a study of prototype autonomous vehicles as driverless shuttlebuses take to London roads.
Interview: John Nelson, Lloyd’s of London
It is the most prestigious chairmanship in UK insurance. But next month, John Nelson will step down after six years in the role of Lloyd’s chairman. He talks to Ryan Hewlett about steering the market through one of its most turbulent periods
Willis Towers Watson and AIG launch cyber cover for global airlines
Willis Towers Watson and AIG have created a cyber insurance product designed to combat the emerging risks facing global airlines.
FM Global launches interactive global flood map
FM Global has launched its interactive global flood map for executives and risk managers.
Roundtable: Tackling the start-ups
As traditional insurers partner with start-up tech companies, the landscape of insurance is changing. Start-ups pose less as threats hellbent on disrupting the industry and more as an opportunity waiting to happen. Post, in association with Mendix,…
In Depth: Using lie detectors to root out fraud
How broker Only Young Drivers is taking a novel approach to application fraud
Lemonade expands to Illinois six months after New York launch
Lemonade has expanded to Illinois as part of its plans to expand nationwide and reach 97% of the US population by 2017.
Open GI completes Biba software house review
Open GI is the first software house to complete an independent review by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association.
Insurtech start-ups graduate from Accenture incubator
A series of insurtech start-ups have completed the Accenture Innovation Lab programme and are set to begin their seed funding rounds.
Blog: Engaging tomorrow's customers today
Insurance has traditionally been considered a grudge purchase, driven by the legal requirements for cover and a desire for financial protection. Indeed, 41% of respondents in a Consumer Intelligence poll said they thought of insurance as "a necessary…