Automation
Watch Aviva, Policy Expert and others discuss how insurers ‘level up’ to respond to market challenges and the pressure to drive profitable growth at a lower cost
Climate change. Inflation. demanding consumers. regulation. M&A activity. Insurance looks nothing like it did a decade – or even five years ago.
Claims Apprentice 2022: Episode two – Claims handling challenge
Now that our final six contestants have been put into teams and decided upon names, it is time for the apprentices to tackle their first task.
Aviva wins TSB tender; Gallagher Re to recruit 40; Pine Walk Capital launches MGA; and Beazley launches Crypto Guard
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
David Williams joins Humn as NED
David Williams has joined insurtech company Humn as non-executive director to assist the company as it continues its growth and investment in autonomous vehicle products and begins international expansion.
Webinar: Watch Aviva, RSA and others discuss how to optimize hybrid workforces - and avoid the great resignation
Most insurance businesses have effectively been operating in a hybrid manner since Covid-19 restrictions required most employees to work from home.
Vast majority of public would not drive a fully automated vehicle
Most people would not be happy to drive a fully autonomous vehicle, a survey commissioned by Post has found.
Data Analysis: Awareness campaign needed for drivers before accelerating introduction of AVs
Exclusive: A survey commissioned by Post found there are significant gaps in knowledge when it comes to self-driving vehicles, prompting calls for more education of drivers on the distinction between driver assistance and self driving.
Q&A: Vincent Belloc, PayPal UK
Insurance Post recently spoke with Vincent Belloc, PayPal UK’s vice-president, about the firm’s entry into the insurance market. Izabela Chmielewska discovers more about the PayPal proposition, its perspective on omnichannel experiences, and how payments…
Musk predicts superhuman safety levels in driverless car AI ‘this year’
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has predicted that the manufacturer will achieve autonomous car artificial intelligence ‘far in excess of the safety level of a human’ within the year.
Webinar: Last chance to sign up to watch Allianz, Chaucer and WTW discuss how technology can help insurers meet customer expectations in the digital age
There has been a lot of discussion around digital acceleration over recent years, with the pandemic playing an undoubted role in escalating customer expectations as to how businesses engage and service them. Although often described as a “distressed…
Highway Code updated for self-driving vehicles as education concerns persist
The government has confirmed changes to the Highway Code to ensure the first self-driving vehicles are introduced safely on roads.
Price walking ban pushes motor premiums up; Zurich opens branch; Handl acquires IPRS; Mason Owen MBO; and under 30s telematics sales rise
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Clyde & Co merges with BLM; Beazley unveils underwriting structure; KGM buys Eridge Underwriting Agency; Blanc becomes WWF ambassador; and Swiss Re warns of global protection gap
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Video Q&A: Paul Ridge, SAS – How is hyperautomation transforming insurance?
Many insurers are currently reviewing their digital transformation journeys and the way in which they are approaching it. In this Q&A video, SAS's head of insurance UK and Ireland Paul Ridge discusses why and how hyper automation will deliver digital…
Thatcham hails Mercedes’ move as 'milestone' in automated driving; Admiral strikes ADR deal; Marsh launches ESG rating; and MS Amlin commits to Net Zero
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva in Zego tie-up; Ecclesiastical Insurance Group renamed Benefact; Mosaic to acquire Sirius Point Lloyd's arm; and Sedgwick buys UKA247
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Self-driving vehicle data sharing rules must be right from day one, insurers urge
Insurers have warned that any duty to disclose data in an Automated Vehicles Act must be right from "day one" to avoid lengthy litigation.
Marsh/Volante launch shareholder activism product; insurance sector launches flood directory; GRP buys Hamilton Fraser; Liberty rolls out real-time flood warning solution
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva's Karen Jackman on retaining talent in the ‘great resignation’
Karen Jackman explains how the talent scarcity equation, which is hitting the insurance sector hard, can be turned around to transform the workforce for the future
Webinar: Do believe the hype - how insurance hyperautomation will unleash your pricing, marketing and sales strategies
In recent years, traditional carriers have begun the transition from human-intensive tasks to a degree of automation using tools such as RPAs to reduce costs and increase the speed of delivery.
Spotlight: Motor trends - the use of data in claims and underwriting
Post and Verisk undertook a survey of the motor market to understand how both underwriting and claims teams are evolving in their use of data and new technology. Padraig Floyd dissects the results and speaks to the market about the findings
Spotlight: Data transformation - What gets measured, gets improved when it comes to customer experience
Building better and more measurable data represents the surest foundation for innovation and improving the customer journey, according to Scott Field, head of international product at Duck Creek Technologies.
Spotlight: Data transformation – The fuel that drives digital transformation success
Data should not be seen as an afterthought when a business is undergoing digital transformation. Instead, as Eleanore Robinson finds out, it is very much the key to any project delivering true value to customers
Lloyd's to see Blueprint Two drive a 'fundamental difference' by 2024: Neal
Lloyd’s has set its sights on the second quarter of 2024 as the date at which the market will fully adopt a raft of digital solutions it is building to move away from paper-based trading and cut costs.