Technology
Who is liable if AI in healthcare fails and causes harm?
Law firm DAC Beachcroft’s Simon Perkins and Stuart Wallace reveal what could happen if a claim is made against a healthcare provider that relies on artificial intelligence to spot diseases.
Diary of an Insurer: Peppercorn AI's Nigel Lombard
Nigel Lombard, CEO and founder of insurtech Peppercorn AI, shares a week in the life of a start-up, which includes remote working, investor meetings and gaining B Corp status.
Axa and Zego reject generative AI for pricing
Axa and Zego have ruled out using generative artificial intelligence for pricing due to compliance concerns.
Three key takeaways from ITC DIA Europe 2024
Artificial intelligence can be used to close the digital gap in insurance; meanwhile, some feel that generative AI is just a temporary hot topic, according to experts gathered at ITC DIA Europe, which took place in Amsterdam this week.
Q&A: Paul Stanley, 360Globalnet
Paul Stanley, CEO & founder of 360Globalnet, speaks to Insurance Post about the software firm’s growth, digital claims, and the benefits of no-code systems.
Video Q&A: Mind Foundry’s Selim Cavanagh
Mind Foundry director of insurance Selim Cavanagh recently caught up with Insurance Post content director Jonathan Swift to discuss the use of generative AI within the insurance space.
Contractual requirements boost cyber insurance adoption
A cyber expert at Marsh has warned contractual obligations driving businesses to purchase cyber insurance could be a double-edged sword.
Q&A: Richard Clarkson, WTW
Richard Clarkson, global market leader, global specialty for insurance consulting and technology at WTW, explains how the business is working to help global specialty carriers reduce costs across underwriting, trading, and technical actuarial processes.
NHS cyber attack highlights dangers of underinsurance
Hospitals across the capital have declared a critical incident after a cyber attack caused operational havoc to medical services.
Big Interview: Cécile Fresneau, QBE
Cécile Fresneau, managing director of the insurance division of QBE’s European Operations, reveals her growth plans, hopes for generative artificial intelligence and her efforts to boost the number of female senior underwriters.
How AI can place insurers in the green lane
Bill Brower, senior vice-president of global industry relations and claims sales at Solera, explains how artificial intelligence will be pivotal in moving the needle on insurer's environmental, social and governance goals.
Applied building momentum as it enters pilot with Aviva
After increasing the number of brokers on its Epic platform in 2023, Applied Systems Europe CEO Tom Needs said he expects to match that growth again this year.
How Labour could reduce the cost of motor insurance
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes examines efforts by the industry to push down motor insurance premiums and whether politicians could force providers to take more extreme action.
Overcoming the challenge of insuring self-driving vehicles
Andrew Ballard, product principal for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Insurance, explains how the Automated Vehicles Bill could help ensure insurers have access to the data needed to insure self-driving vehicles.
Diary of an Insurer: Claims Consortium Group’s Jeremy Hyams
Jeremy Hyams, founder of Claims Consortium Group and Synergy Cloud, spends his week looking for missing school shoes, cooking up a storm, talking high-level strategy, exploring international opportunities and new predictive insurance tools.
Industry told not to worry about AI job losses
A panel on artificial intelligence held at the British Insurance Broker’s Association conference in Manchester assured the audience that they won’t be “replaced by robots”.
Electric opportunities for total loss claims
Collaborative partnerships between insurers and replacement vehicle suppliers can help smooth the transition to zero emissions, as James Roberts, head of insurance sales for Europcar explains.
Q&A: Daniel Grimwood-Bird, McKenzie Intelligence Services
Daniel Grimwood-Bird, head of sales and marketing at McKenzie Intelligence Services, shares how the provider of geospatial data and analytics plans to insurance industry plans to make it big in the UK and US.
Nigel Walsh, Google Cloud
The number of deals insurers have been making with Google Cloud to finally deliver that seamless, personalised insurance experience that customers used to shopping via Amazon and streaming films via Netflix is ramping up.
What it takes to be a Power List player in 2024
Insurance Post’s Power List reveals today’s leading lights in the industry, the demise of big name digital disruptors plus who has shaken up the market in the last 12 months.
Insurance influencer argues AI scares the ‘antiquated’ industry
The insurance industry is terrified of AI, which could delay its adoption in the insurance industry, according to Instagram insurance influencer TheHardMarket.
Insurtechs outpacing large insurers in using cloud cyber risk data
Big insurers in the cyber insurance space need to emulate insurtechs in adopting technology that can integrate cybersecurity-enhancing data from cloud providers, according to Monica Shokrai, Google Cloud’s head of business risk and insurance.
Q&A: Matt Hicks, Recorder
Matt Hicks, chief commercial officer and co-founder of Recorder, a new London-based insurtech from the creators of Codat, explains how he has built a platform and artificial intelligence co-pilot for brokers.
EV manufacturers to face competition from China
Allianz chief claims officer Graham Gibson has told Insurance Post that electric vehicle OEMs "have their work cut out for them" ahead of stiff competition from Chinese firms entering the market.