Insurtech
Eviid targets insurers with evidential video application
Insurers are being urged to consider an evidential video application as a firm successful in the third-party administrator and loss adjusting markets targets the sector.
Digital Insurance World 2017: Brexit will impact investment into UK insurtech
There are remaining uncertainties surrounding Brexit contingency plans and how a divorce from the European Union will affect investment into insurtech.
Spotlight: Drones: Taking flight
Fast food and parcel deliveries by drones seemed a fantasy just a couple of years ago but it is now close to reality. Wherever you look, they are in the air. They are being flown by leisure users, the French police, UK lifeboats, Indian railways, oil rig…
AIG renames Hamilton as Blackboard
International insurer AIG has decided to rename its newly acquired technology subsidiary Hamilton.
Buzzmove awarded $500,000 in Venture Clash competition
Buzzmove has been awarded $500,000 (£379,506) in the annual Connecticut County Venture Clash competition.
Wrisk crowdfunds half a million in under five days
Wrisk has hit its £500,000 crowdfunding target in under five days.
Asia usage-based insurance Q+A: Morten Gregersen, Scope Technology
Morten Gregersen, business development director Asia, Scope Technology, explains the opportunities for usage-based insurance in Asia-Pacific.
This week in Post: Mergers, Microbreweries and Millennials
This week, the cold has crept in and we are bringing back our winter coats while shoving on our summer clobber to one side.
Tractable launch automated damage estimating technology
Following its partnership with Ageas, Tractable has developed an artificial intelligence-driven damage repair estimation technology.
Homelyfe closes £2.4m funding round
Homelyfe has completed a £2.4m seed round led by Talis Capital and Peterson Ventures.
Roundtable: How new technologies can speed up motor claims
The motor space is under intense pressure in terms of costs. With margins tight, how can insurers handle claims efficiently while delivering good customer service? New technology may provide part of the answer
QBE Ventures invests into Risk Genius
QBE's insurtech investment fund QBE Ventures has invested in insurance policy machine learning firm Risk Genius.
Insurtech association established in Australia
An industry association has been created in Australia to help start-ups and insurance firms innovate within insurance.
Research: What brokers really think of insurers
Brokers share their views on their relationships with insurers, the impact of technology and their investment priorities, in this exclusive piece of research conducted by Post in association with WPA
Asia's multi-billion dollar insurtech opportunity
Insurtech will transform the Asian insurance industry in the next ten years with consumers likely to be the real winners of innovation, according to Nicky Burridge.
Start-up Wrisk launches £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign
Insutech start-up Wrisk today announced the launch of a £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.
Pet insurance market breaks £1bn mark in GWP
The UK pet insurance market has continued to see significant growth, breaking the £1bn mark in gross written premiums for the first time in 2016.
Policy Castle to offer discounts to customers using smart home devices
Digital insurance platform, Policy Castle will be offering discounted home insurance premiums if they have connected devices installed in their home.
Blog: How insurers can harness digital labour
Adam Woodhouse, director of the CIO Advisory at KPMG, explains how the insurance industry can speed up its march towards digital labour.
Markerstudy launches ‘life hack’ app Trice
Markerstudy has launched a “life hack” multi-lines direct app, in partnership with RDT.
Axa's Brendan McCafferty on AI and staff
Artificial intelligence is raising concerns among insurance staff but Brendan McCafferty, CEO of Axa Insurance, believes it opens up a range of possibilities.
Blog: Breaking the renewal cycle with subscription-based insurance
Nigel Phillips, commercial director at CDL, lists the advantages of insurance customers going monthly.
Lemonade develops API to sell insurance via online retailers
US insurtech firm Lemonade has developed its own application programme interface which will allow web developers to offer the firm’s policies via their own websites.
International: Escape to Canada
The Canadian market offers unique opportunities for UK brokers, explains Servca's managing director Nomaan Jamal.