Insurtech
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.
Interview: Amanda Blanc, Zurich
Amanda Blanc’s move from Axa to Zurich 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
Loss adjusters team up with ex-Premier League player on well-being app
Exclusive: A pair of loss adjusters have teamed up with a former Premier League football player to target insurers, brokers and suppliers with a well-being app.
Editor's comment: Knowing what is good for you
My son is learning about healthy living at school and a recent exercise sent home was to spend a day eating according to the Eatwell Guide.
April Fool's: Minion launches 'social media influencer' cover
Exclusive: Social media influencers can now be insured against the risk of losing followers on Twitter or Instagram, under a newly-launched product.
Wrisk eyes £3m raise as it looks to launch car insurance
Exclusive: Insurtech Wrisk has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £750,000 as part of a series A round, as it gears up to begin offering car insurance.
This week: All change... please!
The more things change, the more they stay the same. So runs a French expression that feels apt in a week that saw Brexit delayed, leaving us all wondering whether we will be able to talk about anything else ever again.
Former Ageas CEO steps down from board of Neos
Former Ageas UK CEO Barry Smith and Ingenie founder Richard King have stepped down from the board of home insurtech Neos.
Blog: Consumers no longer 'feel epic' about price comparison
Technology continues to disrupt insurance but William Corke, founder and strategy director at Corke Wallis, argues this is the perfect time for insurers to wrestle control back from the price comparison websites.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 2 - The Debate
Now that the six contestants have been split into teams and decided on their names, it is time for the apprentices to tackle their first challenge.
Blockchain still requires ‘element of faith’ from industry
(Re)insurers and brokers should not expect blockchain investment to provide ‘instant gratification’, but should instead be looking five years’ into the future for tangible return on investment, a panel heard.
Insurtech saw ‘possible’ data breach earlier this year
Exclusive: Insurtech So-sure alerted its customers to a possible data breach in January.
So-sure plots home insurance launch early next year
Exclusive: Mobile phone insurance insurtech So-sure will look to branch out into home insurance early next year and is mulling international expansion.
Insurtech Kinsu hits pause over lack of funds
Exclusive: Millennial gadget and bike insurance provider Kinsu is no longer accepting new customers, which its CEO has said is due to a lack of investment.
Rising Star: Ally Redding, JDX Consulting
Having worked with several Lloyd's syndicates and managing agents, Ally Redding was recently made relationships manager at JDX Consulting.
Insurtech board creates legal roadmap for start-ups
A fintech trade body has launched a roadmap to aid new insurtech market entrants.
Blog: Getting Insurtech over the wall and up the hill
Agile is poorly understood by the UK insurance industry - and implemented even worse. That is the view of Oxbow Partners' Chris Sandiland, who offers his own take on how incumbents can best take advantage of an insurtech and innovation strategy
Ireland sets up insurtech hub to fuel growth
A government-backed insurtech centre has been set up in Ireland in a bid to boost the country's start-up scene.
Analysis: Why are insurers hiring in-house loss adjusters?
Insurers are increasingly hiring teams of loss adjusters to handle claims in-house, rather than outsourcing to a third-party firm. Post looks at this trend and whether it represents part of an established cycle
Lemonade rival Wefox gets $125m for Europe expansion
Berlin-based insurtech Wefox Group has raised $125m (£95m) in a series B funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company.
Generali Italia to invest €300m in growth
Generali Italia has launched a three-year growth strategy that will see the company invest €300m (£258m) in its own business, with a renewed focus on digital and tech-driven services and prevention.
Analysis: What do the millennials think of insurance?
Insurance has struggled to attract talent in recent years, finding itself competing with ‘sexier’ industries
Interview: Janet Connor, The AA
A lot has changed at the AA in the five years since Janet Connor, now director of insurance, joined the organisation. She explains to Jonathan Swift how an investment in data and technology – alongside the relaunch of its insurance company and board…
UK insurtechs among delegates on US trade mission
Flock and Digital Fineprint will join 11 other British fintech companies in a Department for International Trade delegation to Empire Fintech Week in New York.