Technology
How to build an insurer that’s ready for 2030
View from the Top: Carys Lawton-Bryce, chief operations officer at Markel International, explores how insurers can navigate an evolving landscape shaped by shifting market cycles, AI-driven transformation and the growing imperative of resilience.
NormanMax set to acquire FloodFlash
Floodflash has agreed terms to be acquired by US parametric firm NormanMax, subject to FCA approval.
Beyond bundles: How packaged insurance and AI are speeding up the pace of progress
Packaged insurance is transforming the insurance landscape, delivering convenience, cost-effectiveness, and comprehensive protection to consumers and businesses.
AI in insurance: Revolutionising risk and reward
While it’s clear that AI offers remarkable benefits in processing claims, predicting risks, assessing damage, underwriting and more, it also raises critical ethical questions.
Tokio Marine warns against over-reliance on cloud providers
Incidents like the CrowdStrike outage and supply chain attacks in 2024 have highlighted the vulnerabilities of over-reliance on cloud providers and single-point solutions, according to Tokio Marine.
Diary of an Insurer: Parametrix’s Yulia Brod
Yulia Brod, head of monitoring, data and analytics at Parametrix, oversees a team of programmers and data scientists who monitor and analyse interruption events in downtime policies, deals with a major cloud service outage, and her working week kicks off…
UK pet insurance shifts from sales to process focus
August Von Sydow, chief commercial officer at pet claims automation insurtech Wisentic has said the UK pet insurance market has shifted from being sales-focused to process-focused due to increased adoption.
Why technology is making the human touch in claims more important than ever
View from the Top: Technology is transforming insurance, but claims handling still depends on expertise and empathy. Margaret Murphy, claims director at CFC, discusses the balance between digital tools and human insight.
Throwback Thursday: Polaris on target and Sedgwick’s growth plans
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to February 1995 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when electronic point-of-sale technology began and Sedgwick’s CEO looks to the future.
Nigel Walsh reveals next move following Google exit
Nigel Walsh, who revealed he was stepping down as Google Cloud’s global head of insurance, has announced his next move.
Atrium CIO backs AI for broker submission insights
The ability of generative artificial intelligence to provide insight from unstructured data in broker submissions is a key use case for underwriters, according to Atrium chief information officer Justin Emrich, who is soon retiring after 41 years in the…
The GenAI revolution: Transforming insurance for 2025 and beyond
In the high-stakes, high-volume world of insurance, every second counts, and speed of performance is the name of the game.
Blockchain insurtech wins Norton Rose Fulbright accelerator
Blockchain insurtech Opencover has won £50,000 of investment and legal advice at the Norton Rose Fulbright 2025 Insurathon.
60 Seconds With... Capco’s Matt Hutchins
Matt Hutchins, global and UK head of insurance at Capco, would like to have a license to kill, would like to go back to Ancient Greece, and hopes to learn more about generative artificial intelligence coding and prompting.
Revolutionising insurance: The imperative of data-driven decisions in a dynamic market
In today's rapidly evolving insurance landscape, the strategic adoption of data-driven decisions is imperative.
Webinar: Turn change into opportunity with a digital-first transformation strategy
With evolving regulation, changing customer needs and ongoing management of legacy systems, insurers face a dynamic landscape that demands agility and innovation.
How AI is transforming everyday tasks at Axa
View from the Top: As artificial intelligence reshapes the insurance industry, Axa Commercial’s Sarah Mallaby discusses its benefits, challenges, and why personal service remains vital.
Big Interview: Freddy Macnamara, Cuvva
Freddy Macnamara, Cuvva CEO and founder, explores with Damisola Sulaiman how the insurtech’s app has been key to its direct customer acquisition and why price comparison sites may soon be a thing of the past.
Top five problems SMEs face when getting insurance and how insurtech can help solve them
The complexity and variety of insurance products can be overwhelming for price sensitive SMEs, leading to confusion and the potential for underinsurance.
Cyber attacks to be given hurricane-like categorisations
The Cyber Monitoring Centre has announced that it will categorise cyber events affecting UK businesses with immediate effect, giving insurers a potential means of managing their exposure to systemic losses.
What NatWest was doing while Amazon’s efforts crashed and burned
Editor’s View: At the end of 2022 all eyes were on Amazon’s Insurance Store, but Emma Ann Hughes observes perhaps more attention should have been paid to what NatWest was quietly doing with technology and financial services distribution.
Tackling flood risk: Expert insights to protect your future
In this podcast, Dr.
Cuvva ‘eyeing’ annual motor insurance
Short-term car motor insurance firm Cuvva “has its eye on” annual motor insurance, according to CEO and founder Freddy Macnamara.
Government releases AI security code
The UK government has released an artificial intelligence cyber security code of practice aimed at helping organisations secure their AI systems.