Technology
Blog: Why mediocrity shouldn’t be accepted
Would you give a contract to a software firm that says it will be complacent with your business? Why accept it when it happens then, argues André Symes, chief operating officer of Genasys Technologies.
Blog: Why perfection is unobtainable for driverless cars
Trials for driverless cars are moving up in the UK, while they have stalled in some parts of the US due to reported deaths. Mark Hemsted, partner at Clyde & Co, argues that the public looking for perfection in this area could be misguided.
Spotlight: Data - Ordering data in
Insurers continue to hang their success on the quality and use of data, with businesses continually reviewing how to gain a commercial advantage. Edward Murray looks at the benefits of using external data providers and why some peril risks have proven…
Spotlight: Data - Why are insurers ignoring data for escape of water claims?
Don’t blame the rain for the growing number of water-related claims in the UK, blame the plumbing
Analysis: What do Tesla’s insurance ambitions mean for its partners?
Exclusive: Tesla’s plan to launch its own insurance for customers within a month has raised questions over how it will affect its current affinity deals with insurers.
Blog: Shaping the future of urban mobility
There is no question that the UK is on the brink of big change in urban mobility and that it is set to transform the motor insurance landscape, says James Roberts, business development director for insurance at Europcar Mobility Group UK.
I work in insurance: Dene Rowe, innovation director, Keoghs
Working as innovation director at Keoghs Dene Rowe has been at the forefront of introducing artificial intelligence into the legal firm
Blog: Claim sharing – the insurance alternative that cuts out the regulator
Despite a number of technological revolutions, general insurance hasn’t altered much since it was first conceived centuries ago in City of London coffee shops. You Do Pet founder Paul Dennis argues 'claim sharing' might be about to change that.
Machine learning insurtech raises £4.2m in seed investment round
London-based insurtech Artificial Labs has announced it has raised £4.2m in a seed round to scale up its team, product offering and geographic reach.
This week: Easter egg-citement
As we head towards a welcome four-day weekend, the insurance world has been getting in the spirit for Easter in the only natural way: smashing chocolate eggs.
Blog: Aquiline's recommitment to ERS highlights turnaround success after dark days of IAG
Jonathan Swift reflects on the turnaround at ERS and why Aquiline might have decided to wait to sell the motor insuer
Cytora becomes UK's best funded insurtech with £25m Series B raise
Cytora, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered solutions for the commercial insurance sector, today announced the largest funding round by a UK-based insurtech in 2019 as it looks to expand its product suite and enter new territories including the…
Analysis: Joining forces on Adas: How motor manufacturers are looking to work with insurers on driver safety
As insurers complain of double-digit increases in repair costs as a result of advanced driver assistance systems, Edward Murray spoke to motor manufacturers about why the underwriting focus needs to move from the driver to the vehicle.
Analysis: How can insurers offset the increased repairer costs associated with Adas?
For all the work has been done by the insurance industry to contain and control personal injury costs, many are seeing repair claims increasing as a result of a wider use of advanced driver-assistance systems. Edward Murray looks at what the sector can…
Insurtech start-up Insurdata raises $3m in seed round
Insurtech Insurdata has secured $3m (£2.29m) in seed funding from a group of investors led by Anthemis and Menlo Ventures.
This week in Post: Funds, loyalty and crime
Gift cards may not be very personal, but they are perfect when you are not sure what to get someone. However, if you are anything like me you put them away in a “safe” place and forget to use them in time.
Lemonade raises $300m in latest funding round
US-based insurtech Lemonade has raised $300m in a Series D round, bringing its total funding to date to $480m.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 5 - Tech and Innovation
With Discovery taking a two-one advantage following the Talent Recruitment challenge, the apprentices now move onto their fourth and final task in their respective teams.
Blog: Rethinking underwriting in mobile device insurance
A new folding-screen smartphone is launching in the UK in May and will be the most expensive ever at £1800, but Ross Sinclair, CEO of EIP Insurance Services, says this has huge ramifications for those in the mobile device insurance sector and may prompt…
Insurance Hound: Most downloaded content by insurers in March
Four of the five articles downloaded most by Post’s sister title Insurance Hound’s insurer audience during March explicitly addressed ways in which technology has changed the insurance landscape.
RSA's David Germain on keeping up with technology
Insurance has a long history but as David Germain, chief technology officer for RSA, explains, the sector still needs to keep up with technology.
Neos partners with American Family Insurance to launch smart home protection service in US
US-based insurer American Family Insurance will deploy Neos smart home technology and related products and services to launch smart home protection service in the US.
Blog: How insurers can maximise the value of data
Data is now in vogue for the insurance industry and Mike Smart, business development director at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, explains why data scientists are going to be much sought out in the future.
This Month: Figures, finalists and fools
Our cover interview for April features Amanda Blanc’s move from Axa to Zurich which was perhaps the most talked about people move of 2018. The Association of British Insurers' chair spoke to Jen Frost about her plans for the business in the coming year.