Insurtech
Post Power List 2018: Paul Jardine
UK CEO, XL Catlin
Post Power List 2018: Frank Buchsteiner
Managing director, Munich Re UK
Post Power List 2018: Amanda Blanc
UK Group CEO, Axa
Post Power List 2018: Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger
CEOs, Lemonade
Blog: What UK insurers can learn from US customer service
Nick Ashmore, head of marketing at Response Tap, reflects on what UK insurers can learn from US customer service.
Sure Thing to launch MGA in 2018
Sure Thing is preparing for future expansion and the launch of a managing general agent in 2018.
Axa Partners to roll out AI-driven concierge app across Europe
Axa Partners has entered into the concierge service market with the launch of its Artificial Intelligence-human hybrid app, Pleez.
Lemonade announces successful $120m funding round
On-demand insurer Lemonade has announced a $120m (£89.56m) funding round led by the Soft Bank Group and its existing investors.
Allianz invests $96.6m in emerging market insurtech
Allianz has invested $96.6m (£72.3m) in emerging market insurtech Bima.
Interview: John Eves, Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
John Eves has replaced Jonathan Clarke as president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters. Eves will balance his new responsibility alongside his role as managing director of Irish loss adjusting firm, Thornton & Partners. The new Cila president,…
Analysis: Mutual benefits
With four mutuals making the UK top 20 insurers rankings for 2017 and results outperforming the rest of the market, mutuality is a sector to watch, especially as it is easier to innovate without constant shareholder pressure
Policy Castle partners with smart home security system provider
Policy Castle has partnered with smart home security system provider, Cocoon, to provide its customers with discounted home insurance policy.
Davies Group boosts tech investment with innovation lab launch
Davies Group has launched an innovation lab to boost investment in technology and digital transformation.
Insurance firms listed in FCA sandbox
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced 18 firms will join its third regulatory sandbox cohort, including three working in the insurance sector.
Cytora secures £4.4m for expansion plans
London-headquartered artificial intelligence start-up Cytora has secured £4.4m from investors to help expand its service internationally.
Innovation in Insurance 2017: 'Most start-ups lack insurance know-how'
Insurtech start-ups need to consider having an advisory board of insurance experts, or risk failing due to a lack of knowledge and expertise, a conference heard.
Innovation in Insurance 2017: Allianz UK plans to become 'digital by default'
Allianz will look to introduce further use of portals and big data over the next year in order to become more digitally driven, a conference heard.
Innovation in Insurance 2017: Tech investment 'only set to grow'
Insurers are putting increasing capital into technology as a means of getting around the lack of agility in existing business models, a conference heard.
Rising Star: Richard Hartley, Cytora
Richard Hartley is CEO and co-founder at technology start-up Cytora
This Week in Post: Personal injuries and parenting fails
I felt very smug when my daughter tried on her first pair of slipper socks: she liked them! That meant I wouldn’t need to argue with her to keep her little feet warm – and she wouldn’t risk slipping on wooden floors. What I hadn’t foreseen though was…
Roundtable: Modernising the London market
For years, Lloyd’s of London has been grappling with the challenges of modernisation. As businesses within the London market come under increasing competition and margins are challenged, both Lloyd’s and the wider market are focusing greater energies on…
Gary Lineker-backed insurtech enters partnership with Arag
Neos will partner with Arag to provide home emergency and legal expenses cover for its connected home product.
Insurtech accelerator granted FCA approval
An insurance accelerator has been granted approval to launch up to 25 insurtech start-ups within the next five years.
Interview: Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber talks about the expansion plans of the US-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence to validate claims and donates profits to charities.