Technology
Blog: Is the insurance industry ready for usage-based pricing?
Mileage and car usage dropped significantly during the pandemic but insurers have faced a backlash after claims savings were not passed on to customers via reduced premiums. Callum Rimmer, founder of By Bits, asks why insurers aren't considering usage…
Briefing: Lemonade’s phrenology hangover
Jen Frost reflects on a staggering self-engineered series of events that saw insurtech Lemonade have to deny using outdated and disproven phrenology in its artificial intelligence claims system.
Google lays out scam advert counter measures
Google has detailed the steps it is taking to protect consumers and legitimate businesses in the financial sector after research by Post revealed that brokers are being targeted by claims management companies.
Spotlight: Technology – Working with human experts to empower D&I in insurance
Improving diversity and inclusion is a key objective across the insurance industry with initiatives such as the Women in Finance Charter, the Gender Inclusion Network and the Race at Work Charter helping to drive equality for employees and customers…
Spotlight: Technology – Embracing evergreen technology
Outdated legacy systems have haunted the insurance space for years, stifling innovation and pushing up development costs. Now, with pressures coming from new entrants and customer expectations increasing, Post looks at why insurers are looking to…
Insurtech Focus: Founders of the Future
Although cynics saw them as a fad, insurtechs are now very much part of the UK insurance scene. Indeed some have matured into sizable businesses that are proving attractive to employees who might have otherwise never though about a career in insurance…
Post LIVE Tech: External technology providers are here to stay
External technology solution providers are here to stay as insurers ramp up their digitisation agendas, representatives of two leading carriers said on Thursday.
Post LIVE Tech: Pandemic an 'impossibly hard time' for some insurtechs
While some insurtechs have shone through the pandemic, others have been faced with mammoth difficulties around changing customer priorities and restrictions, a conference heard.
Allianz launches recycled parts digital platform; Howden acquires Medical Professional Risk Solutions; and Zurich UK doubles apprenticeship places
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
Blog: Dealing with non-disclosure of delivery driving
Uptake in the gig economy has been significant due to the pandemic and helped keep many families solvent. Martin Williams, chief operating officer at Thing Co, investigates the hidden danger of people relying on their private motor insurance when using…
Post LIVE Tech: Future proofing systems
Change is business as normal and insurance companies should be designing IT systems with flexibility rather than built to last technology, experts said at Post’s LIVE Technology conference.
Under the Bonnet, driven by Haynes Pro: The role of the vehicle insurance group rating system
In the second of a quarterly series in association with Post, Haynes Pro assesses the influence of the vehicle insurance group rating on motor premiums, and asks whether it could be on the wane as connectivity increases
Post LIVE Tech: More work for brokers to do on digital advice for SMEs
Speaking at Post’s LIVE Technology conference, Aston Lark CEO Peter Blanc flagged that more work needs to be done on providing SMEs with advice in a digital environment.
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The Insurance Post LIVE Technology Conference brings you the latest innovation occurring in the UK insurance sector. Our unmissable two-day agenda features technology and digital experts from across the sector to offer their guidance and knowledge to…
Cytora adds former Aspen boss Karen Green to advisory board
Commercial lines focused insurtech Cytora has appointed ex-Aspen UK CEO Karen Green to its advisory board.
Intelligence: Insurtech and the missing women – time for an investigation
Insurance has long been thought of as a men’s game, although the sector is making some steps towards greater gender diversity. Post investigates whether – as new kids on the block with no legacy issues – insurtechs are doing a better job here
Lemonade refutes activist short seller’s ‘security flaw’ allegations
Lemonade has denied that its website has a vulnerability that could enable people to enter and edit its users’ accounts without providing credentials, as alleged by an activist short seller.
First insurance ESG Framework unveiled; Ardonagh acquires Usay Gp; James Hallam adds trio of buys; and Right Choice completes Bennetts deal
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
Insurtech sector faces diversity crisis unless action is taken
Women are seriously under-represented within the insurtech sector and more needs to be done to ensure female founders can launch through fair access to funding and that firms do more to boost recruitment, including making senior appointments.
Rising Star: Jordan Gregory-Wallis, Ignite Insurance Systems
Jordan Gregory-Wallis joined Manchester-based platform provider Ignite straight out of school as an apprentice, and has since become a developer at the software house.
Axa XL, Allianz and Covéa discussed how technical debt is holding the insurance industry back
Post hosted a live webinar in association with Duck Creek Technologies, where an expert panel discussed how evergreen technology can deliver better customer experiences and help insurers to differentiate themselves in the market.
Up to 115 people at risk as Aviva reveals IT restructure
Aviva has confirmed that up to 115 people could be hit by changes to its IT teams as it moves to automate certain processes and increase use of outsourcing.
Direct Line and More Than launch telematics products; Easy Jet adds Covid-19 cover; Sedgwick sells UK subsidiary; and Shift becomes latest European insurtech unicorn
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
Advertising feature: Giving the sales process the human touch is paramount post-Covid
When purchasing insurance, customers turn to brokers for support to ensure the product is suitable and meets their needs. Rob Saunders, ActiveQuote CEO, explains why when it comes to the sales process human touch and interaction cannot be replaced by the…