Technology
More Than exploring pet telematics offering
More Than is considering a telematics-type offering for pets with a view to launching a product later this year.
Five trends for 2015: Looking to the future
With 2014 receding into the distance, Post took a moment to consider which – if any – of the trends that emerged in 2014 will reach fruition in the next 12 months. Will Back to the Future’s vision of streets awash with hover boards become a reality? Will…
Fraud Focus: The key issues on the horizon
What measures, technology and legal reforms will be changing the landscape of fraud in 2015?
Transactor launches MGA division
Software provider Transactor Global Solutions has established a division solely for managing general agents and underwriting agencies.
Transactor goes live with My Licence
Transactor Global Solutions is the latest software house to announce it has gone live with the My Licence service with clients expected to use it in the coming months.
Blog: how to find the balance between customer expectations and indemnity leakage
The key to handling claims effectively centres around people, processes and systems, according to Simon Penny, head of insurance, business process solutions, DST
Roundtable: Customer retention: How to use data to keep hold of customers
Can the way data is used and analysed in the insurance industry pave the way to customer loyalty?
UK insurers undeterred on sharing society progress despite international Uber concerns
The banning of Uber in several territories will not deter the UK insurance industry's engagement with sharing economy companies, according to commentators, with telematics providers tipped to help small car-sharing organisations obtain cover.
Be Wiser picks Open GI as commercial technology partner
Be Wiser has agreed a three-year deal for Open GI to be its commercial technology partner.
Confused targets ghost brokers in fraud project
Ghost brokers and organised fraud networks will be the initial focus of the Confused and Experian partnership to understand fraud at point of quote.
CMA takes Xchanging’s Agencyport purchase to in-depth probe
The Competition and Markets Authority has referred the acquisition of Agencyport by Xchanging for an in-depth investigation after the technology firm failed to respond to a request for reassurance.
C-Suite Insurer: Vive la revolution
Technological advances mean the insurance industry is on the cusp of something new and exciting
Average policy savings of £15 predicted following My Licence launch
Motor Insurers’ Bureau CEO Ashton West has set his sights on the “the holy grail” of delivering claims data at the point of quote by 2016, following the launch of the My Licence initiative, which is expected to spark customer savings.
My Licence officially launches
The My Licence initiative has officially been launched by the Motor Insurers' Bureau and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
Insurers challenge 'wait and see' image and take action on technology
Insurers are increasingly looking to invest in or acquire digital start-ups to provide the expertise they need to pursue their ambitions in this sector, according to market insiders.
Blog: Adding value through data
Historically, many businesses have looked to customer data to help build customer insight and shape their marketing activity
RSA named as insurer partner for Greenwich driverless cars pilot
RSA has been selected as the insurer partner for the Government-backed driverless cars project in Greenwich, London.
Axa picked as insurance expert for driverless cars project
Axa has been selected as part of two government-funded initiatives to pilot driverless cars in the UK.
Video: Combatting mobile and online insurance fraud, without disrupting the customer journey
It is currently estimated that there are over 5 billion connected devices in the world.
Octo adds services to CDL telematics hub
Octo Telematics has partnered with software provider CDL to combine its solutions with the CDL telematics hub and make them available to UK insurance retailers.
CMA threatens Xchanging with in-depth competition probe
The Competition and Markets Authority has pledged to undertake an in-depth investigation of Xchanging’s acquisition of Agencyport unless the firm can address concerns of the deal’s impact on competition.
Innovation Group inks £46m deal for motor service specialist as CEO departs
Innovation Group has revealed a deal to spend up to £46m on one of the UK’s leading motor service plan specialists, alongside announcing the departure of CEO Andy Roberts.
C-suite - Broker: A bright new age for forecasting
A new Met Office supercomputer could provide more accurate models for insurers
Legal Update: Autonomous Vehicles: Motor evolution is imminent
Nick Rogers explores the coming changes to insurance that driverless cars will bring