Technology
Briefing: Is the idea of driverless cars just a dream?
With the lack of any real progress on automated vehicles, senior reporter Pamela Kokoszka asks will we see driverless cars on UK roads this decade, or is it just a pipedream with no real place in society.
Q&A: Oleg Zadalia, LexisNexis Risk Solutions - What steps are insurers taking to tackle fraud?
Insurance Post surveyed counter-fraud specialists to understand the changing nature of insurance fraud and how fraud prevention strategies are evolving.
The competitive difference in digital adoption
In this article, Vincent Belloc, vice president, PayPal UK highlights why payments are a critical step in the insurance customer journey and, when done well, can create new opportunities for customer acquisition, increase customer loyalty and drive…
Tech trends #15: Web3
From "smart contracts" to compelling new forms of coverage, Web3 is already having a profound impact on P&C insurance. Watch this short video to discover where it's heading next.
Claims decisioning - the missing ingredient for P&C insurers
Insurers have invested millions in automation technologies, yet OCR and RPA still don’t deliver much in the way of expense reduction.
Analysts report decrease in cyber attacks so far in 2022
Cyber analysts have reported seeing both the number of significant cyber attacks and the value extracted through ransomware attacks fall this year.
Top trends in property and casualty insurance 2023
In 2023 and into the foreseeable future, P&C insurers will strategically prioritise digital transformation initiatives to strengthen their capabilities and navigate challenging macroeconomic volatility.
Other industries are investing heavily in AI - what can insurers learn from them?
In 2022, 25% of insurers will report widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. This blog highlights what insurers can learn about AI adoption from the automotive, retail and pharmaceutical sectors.
Removing the friction from insurance payments
The payment process in insurance has been a point of friction for customers throughout their digital journeys.
Digital Bar Quarterly: Revealed, the insurer brands driving standards in usability
This month benchmarking service Digital Bar launched usability assessments for UK direct insurer brands alongside its latest digital capability rankings. Simon Fenn, co-founder of its partner Pancentric, gives a high-level view of usability standards…
Blog: Cutting delivery driver claims with behavioural insight-led insurance
With the growing demand for online shopping, and the pressure on courier services to keep up with this growing demand, Don McCormack, managing director of B2B at Zego, considers how behavioural insight-led insurance can help to lower the number of claims…
Tech trends #14: Deepfakes
Digital fraud is a growing challenge for property and casualty insurers, and the proliferation of deepfake technology is taking this challenge to a whole new level.
Tryg's transformation journey building the largest P&C insurance company in Scandinavia
The Danish insurer Tryg became the largest P&C insurance company in Scandinavia on June 1, 2021, after closing the acquisition of the British insurer RSA Insurance Group plc.
Infographic: Any data, any form
With Shift, insurers never overlook a single piece of data, no matter what form it takes.
Top 10 criteria for selecting a modern core system vendor
Insurance companies are looking to respond rapidly to changes in business strategy by developing and deploying products at scale, across all lines of business.
Axa’s Tara Foley says insurers need to embrace a disruptor mindset to deliver more for their customers
Tara Foley, CEO of Axa UK & Ireland’s retail business, looks at why insurers need to learn from the best in class in other industries, and adapt their customer journeys in just a matter of hours rather than weeks to stay competitive.
SME perspectives: How fraudsters create fake identities
Insurers work hard to make sure they don’t write policies for individuals with fake identities, but bad actors work just as hard to avoid detection.
Driverless cars: How close are we?
UK roads could see self-driving vehicles rolled out by 2025 following the announcement of new government plans which will prioritise safety through new laws.
How UK insurers are making customers, not sales
Insurance businesses are actively exploring how to use cutting edge technology to make the entire experience of buying relevant insurance products a much easier one.
Ex-Esure CEO Peter Graham seeks partners for insurtech Kudo
Kudo, the insurtech motor start-up set up by former Esure CEO and Legal & General MD Peter Graham, is seeking partners in the open banking, insurer and aggregator space after falling short in a crowdfunding round.
Market update: Using technology to empower growth for Nordic and Scandinavian insurers
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are host to large insurance companies that have until now been underserved from a technology perspective.
2022 European Insurance Technology Awards - winners announced
Today Insurance Post is delighted to announce the winners of first ever European Insurance Technology Awards.
Case study: Centralising reinsurance programs for greater efficiency, simplicity & ownership
Sapiens ReinsurancePro automates the underwriting and administration of reinsurance, including treaty and facultative, ceded, assumed, and retroceded reinsurance.
The future of rating is in the cloud
The next step in the evolution of rating is Guidewire's new collaborative and centralised Rating Workbench. Watch this video to learn about the future of rating on Guidewire Cloud and the value it can bring to insurance companies.