Insurtech
US insurer Slice to expand to UK
US on-demand insurer, Slice, has confirmed its plans to expand to the UK after expanding to 13 states across the US.
Five insurtech firms to begin testing in second round of FCA's sandbox
Five insurtech firms are set to begin testing in the second cohort of the Financial Conduct Authority’s sandbox after successful applications.
BGL establishes tech hub with plans to develop a series of customer apps and websites
BGL has opened a tech hub at the White Collar Factory on Sillicon Roundabout in London’s Shoreditch and is planning to develop a series of products.
Week in Post: Mayhem, Brexit and PR
It has been a year of political surprises, starting with Brexit, to Trump’s election and finally to today’s hung parliament.
Blog: How artificial intelligence will simplify insurance
While insurance is becoming ever more complex, insurers are being disrupted by digitally-led start-ups simplifying what insurers do for customers. Mike Downing, chief technology officer for the WPA Group, envisages long and complex policies with drawn…
Blog: The top 10 things insurers need to innovate
There is no single recipe for innovation but Carrie Robinson, head of innovation at Ageas, reveals her top 10 ingredients.
Interview: Robin Smith, We Go Look
Jonathan Swift speaks to We Go Look CEO and co-founder Robin Smith about building an on-demand business that handles insurance claims and why the Crawford & Co acquisition means she has more time now for the "fun stuff"
Calamp introduces automated accident response service to improve claims handling
Telematics software provider, Calamp, has developed a vehicle risk management service to provide insurers with automated accident reconstruction and predictive vehicle damage assessment.
Roundtable: Digital is an attitude
Being a digital insurer isn’t about the aptitude but the attitude. This was the conclusion of a roundtable I chaired recently for Post, in conjunction with SSP.
Q&A - SmartChoice.pk CEO and co-founder Sibtain Jiwani
Smart Choice CEO and co-founder Sibtain Jiwani tells Jonathan Swift about the challenges of building a Pakistan-based insurtech business in an immature, yet potentially lucrative market.
BLM Law to use machine learning and data analytics to predict outcome of claims litigation
BLM law firm has successfully put together a data analytics platform led by Artificial Intelligence in order to help predict the result of litigation that could arise from claims.
Caytons Law offers new service to assist with cyber claims
Caytons Law has developed a claims process service for its insurer clients that offer cyber policies in order to correctly map risk and settle claims appropriately.
Insurtech driving IT investment plans of European insurers
Insurers in Europe are looking to insurtech acquisition and innovation in order to grow their businesses.
Lemonade increases customer base by 43% eight months after its launch
Lemonade has grown its customer base by 43%, eight months since its launch in America, beating its annual target.
Blog: Empowering customers through digitisation
Insurtech has arrived. There are daily headlines speculating how the technological revolution will impact the insurance industry and there’s no question that it will. In the second blog of this four-part series, Rachel Riley, managing director of global…
In Depth: The GDPR time bomb
The implementation date of the General Data Protection Regulation is less than a year off but the industry’s attention is elsewhere, with issues like Brexit, the General Election and the discount rate looming large on the horizon
Roundtable: Digital: Brokers - Surviving the digital age
At a time when regulation and taxes are weighing heavily on their operations, brokers find they have to adapt to the digital age. At a Post roundtable, in association with SSP, they discussed how they can leverage new technologies to better serve their…
Neos investment will not disrupt partnership with Homeserve, Aviva says
Aviva Ventures’ latest investment into Neos will not affect its standing relationship with emergency repairs service Homeserve.
Insurercore set to launch broking social media platform after fixing technical glitches
Insurercore is set to launch its broker social media platform within the next month after fixing technical glitches.
This Week in Post: Manchester in our thoughts
The Manchester attack touched us all this week. Because we might live or work in the city. Because we might have visited recently. Or because we have, you know, a heart.
Blog: Using robots to build trust
Headlines on the impact of artificial intelligence have ranged from predicting a doomsday where the robots take control to, more recently, exploring scenarios where humans and robots live together in harmony. Harry Clarke, head of research at Tällt…
Neos secures £5m Series A investment led by Aviva Ventures
Connected home Insurtech startup Neos has secured a £5m series A investment led by Aviva Ventures.
Blog: From Noddy to Sweep, kids TV has been helping insurers sell products since 1985
Post content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the relationship between children's television and insurance over the last four decades.
