Insurtech
Blog: Overcoming inhibitors to product delivery
Many insurers are stuck trying to figure out how to get their digital initiatives off the ground and are overly focused on how to create the next Uber for their industry.
Digital Fineprint closes investment round with help from Twitter VP
Insurtech start-up Digital Fineprint has closed a $400k (£315k) seed investment round.
Blog: Building the business case for digital insurance
The ever-increasing range of digital applications in insurance drives a host of opportunities to provide products and services that are more useful, convenient and appealing to the individuals and businesses that the industry serves. Digital technologies…
Blog: Smart world - unlearning the past
We're living in an increasingly ‘smart' world. Smartphones have become indispensable to our day-to-day lives and the concept of smart homes and driverless cars is becoming reality.
Interview: Harsha Agadi, Crawford & Company
As Crawford ‘outperforms expectations’ in terms of growth, Michèle Bacchus speaks with CEO and president Harsha Agadi about his plans for the company
In Depth: Rise of the machines: How artificial intelligence will revolutionise insurance
The impact of artificial intelligence on underwriting, claims and fraud detection
Roundtable: How to connect with the Millennial market
Penetration into the under-30s market remains low despite new app-based products and innovative solutions. Post, in association with GMC software, hosted a roundtable to find out what more the industry can do to address this
Expertise from A-Z: 2016 Review: A year of change
A look at the tumultuous changes of 2016 – and a preview of what 2017 may have in store for the industry
Startup Bootcamp reveals 10 start-ups for insurtech acceleration programme
Startup Bootcamp has revealed the top 10 insurtech start-ups for its 2017 acceleration programme.
Neos enters partnership with Zoopla Property Group
Connected home insurance provider Neos has acquired investment as part of a new partnership with Zoopla Property Group.
Claims Club: Telematics data will reduce the number of claims
The data gleaned from telematics devices is continuing to help minimize risks on the roads and accidents are becoming easier to predict and prevent.
Industry welcomes £23bn investment in innovation in Autumn Statement
Plans by the government to contribute £23bn toward tech innovation have been welcomed by insurtech firms.
Aviva's Stephen Pond on why prevention is the best possible cure
Embracing technology is the way forward for insurance companies
Axa launches new on-demand insurance app in partnership with Trov
The UK’s first on-demand insurance cover has been launched today through the free mobile app Trov, with the insurance being underwritten by Axa Insurance.
Innovation in Insurance 2016: Insurtech start-ups are an opportunity, not a threat
Insurers should see insurtech start-ups as an opportunity rather than a threat, a conference heard.
Insurtech firm Wrisk signs deal with Munich Re
Insurtech start-up Wrisk will see capacity provided by Munich Re for business written in the UK, Europe and US.
Digital Insurance Awards 2016: Winners
The industry’s most digitally-savvy gathered at Post’s annual Digital Insurance Awards, where awards were handed out for technological triumphs.
Innovation in Insurance 2016: Insurers need to evolve to meet Millennial demands
Insurers have to evolve to meet the demands of the millennial market, Guidewire managing director Keith Stonell said today.
Dash cam app could help tackle motor fraud
Dash cam app Jolt, which records videos in the event of a crash via a driver’s smartphone, will launch next month.
Insurtech start-up targets barriers faced by Generation Rent
An insurtech start-up will enable tenants to take up a rental contract without putting down a deposit.
Blog: Insurers must watch how they use Big Data
The Financial Conduct Authority has found no pressing issue with the way insurers use Big Data but is still keeping an eye on it.
Insurance Fraud Summit 2016: Fraud officers will be the first to use Blockchain technology
Fraud officers are likely to be the first within the insurance industry to use Blockchain technology as this is the part of the insurance chain that is most used to collaboration.
RSA will cut costs by £250m by end of 2016
RSA will complete £250m worth of savings in the business by the end of the year, the company’s CFO said.
Post November 2016: Start-ups, autonomous cars, future claims, and broker gossip
They look like rock stars but they're insurtech entrepreneurs.