Mobile
Post Blog: Upwardly Mobile
How can insurers make the most of mobile technology? Sachin Khatri explains.
Affinity Partnerships: Finding the perfect fit
To achieve success in the affinity market, insurers must be careful to foster mutually beneficial relationships with the right partners and ensure they select relevant products
Comment: Power struggle
CEOs and CIOs are often at loggerheads when it comes to investing in new software, but this must change, says Andrew Binns.
Crawford launches smartphone app
Crawford Global Technical Services has launched a mobile app that enables insurers, reinsurers, brokers and corporates to search for and appoint the loss adjuster of their choice.
GWP for mobile goods will be worth $14.6bn by 2016
The global market for extended warranties and insurance for mobile goods is expected to surge 46.3% from $10bn to $14.6bn by 2016.
New MD for renamed Citymain Group
SPB has renamed its insurance administrator Citymain Group as SPB UK and appointed Colin Whitehair as managing director of the newly named division.
Penny speed meets... Anthony Borgman, business development leader, Lifestyle Services Group
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Lifestyle Services fraud boss joins Cifas
Fraud prevention service Cifas has appointed the head of fraud investigations at mobile phone insurance provider Lifestyle Services Group as chairman of its insurance sector working party.
Telematics: Revolution on the roads?
Telematics has finally arrived, and most insurers and large brokers announced pilots or launches this year. Yet insurers are still only dipping their toes in the water.
Mobile technology approach must be modified by insurers
Insurers have been urged to rethink their approach to mobile technology, following accusations that claims apps have proved to be a "waste of time and money".
Allianz to underwrite 'superfast' mobile network EE
Allianz and mobile phone insurance provider Lifestyle Services Group have signed a contract to provide mobile device insurance services to 4G network provider EE.
AHA teams up with DiGi to launch mobile phone cover in Malaysia
American Home Assurance Company Malaysia has teamed up with mobile phone network operator DiGi to promote an insurance scheme for handsets in Malaysia.
Post Blog: Keeping up with customers
Policyholders are au fait with the world of real-time publishing, so isn't it time the insurance industry caught up? James Mullarney explains.
Confused launches 'Motor Mate' app in bid to boost telematics sales
Bosses at Confused hope to drive up interest in telematics technology among young motorists, following the launch of a smartphone app which rewards good driving with cash back prizes.
Social media: Facebook is your friend
Social media has allowed insurers to learn more about the risk profiles of their policyholders, but could, and should, this information be used to compile quotes?
Aviva bullish 'take-two' on telematics will put consumer take-up woes to bed
Aviva has defended its decision to re-enter the private car telematics space, four years after pulling out of a market it helped pioneer only to suffer poor take-up, stressing that consumers are now ready to embrace a less intrusive form of the 'black…
Affinity 2012: Flexibility fundamental to future affinity wins not size and scale
The winners in the affinity space of the future are not necessarily going to be the traditional big players, but those that can best adapt to the changing buying patterns of consumers.
Mobile phone insurance 'unnecessary', says Virgin Media survey
Virgin Media director of mobile Jamie Heywood has challenged the mobile industry to highlight the importance of insurance following a "shocking" survey which found that 72% of those polled are not insuring their phones.
Mobile Phones: Success with smartphones
The development of mobile network technology combined with the increasing sophistication of smartphones has fundamentally changed the £620m mobile phone insurance market.
Countdown to ISA: Q&A with KPMG's Martin Noble
As part of a series counting down to Insurance Strategy Asia, Insurance Insight spoke to Martin Noble about his views on the Asian insurance market.
Insurance the micro way
Much of the world's population has now moved out of extreme poverty and into the lower middle class. Francesca Nyman examines whether there is a market for micro-insurance in this demographic.
Your say: Death by data or real opportunity?
The insurance industry has struggled to exploit the true value of data, says Vince Chaney.
Are you listening to your customer?
The perception in the insurance market is that all customers care about is price but, as Geoffrey Godding and John Cooper reveal, a recent survey highlighted that brand, financial security and insurer interaction are just as important.
Digital Insurance Stategies: Industry-wide smartphone claims app is way forward
Technology-savvy experts believe the introduction of an industry-wide smartphone claims app could improve take-up.