Motor
Blog: Personal and cyber - connecting the dots
James Tucker, smart technology manager at Allianz, explains why insurers should consider creating an all-encompassing personal cyber cover.
Ghost brokers defraud public of £631,000 over three years
Ghost brokers have defrauded the public of £631,000 over the past three years.
Analysis: Product recalls: Bringing it back
Whether it’s a tumble dryer that catches fire or baby milk that’s contaminated with salmonella, an increase in safety concerns is putting product recall insurance in the spotlight. With the frequency and severity of claims on the up, there are concerns…
Driverless car data access a 'big priority' for ABI
Insurers need to have access to the accident data produced by connected cars, a conference heard.
Clearer definition of autonomous driving needed: Thatcham
The government needs to clearly define what constitutes autonomous driving in order that insurers can properly determine liability, a conference heard.
MIB could help OEMs share accident data with insurers
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau could act as a platform for car manufacturers to share with insurers accident data generated by autonomous vehicles, a conference heard.
Axa's Williams warns motor insurers against becoming obsolete
Motor insurance is going to be "massively impacted” by the advent of autonomous vehicles, a senior Axa executive has warned.
Volvo to launch autonomous cars in 2021
Volvo is “fairly confident” it can start selling autonomous vehicles to individual drivers in 2021, a conference heard.
Interview: ABC Investors - Bunker, Cassidy, Castle, Horton and O’Roarke
With their restrictive covenants expiring at the end of 2017, the former LV general insurance management are now free to re-enter the market. Jonathan Swift speaks to the quintet about their new consortium ABC Investors, digital innovation and what it…
Liverpool fire response 'sets a dangerous precedent', says Axa's Blanc
Exclusive: Insurers who have waived the excess of policyholders affected by the Liverpool car park fire are setting "a dangerous precedent”, Axa UK and Ireland CEO Amanda Blanc has said.
MIB issues warning over scam callers
Motorists are being bombarded with calls from scam artists pretending to be the Motor Insurers' Bureau.
LV's Martin Milliner on delivering the insurance promise
Some insurers waited until their policyholders' frustration made the headlines to give some comfort after the Liverpool car park fire, regrets Martin Milliner, director of claims at LV, urging the profession to deliver on its promises in order to build…
Alibaba invests in safe driving app start-up
Tel Aviv-headquartered motor technology firm Nexar has closed a $30m (£21.4m) round of financing.
Ten insurtech start-ups to watch in 2018 - part one
There does not appear to be any slowdown in the number of insurtech start-ups that are aiming to mark their mark on the insurance sector.
Volante launches first London Market MGA
Volante has launched Edison Motor, its first London Market-based managing general agent.
Connected cars pose terror risk, conference hears
Connected cars are vulnerable to hacking and therefore pose a terror risk, a conference in Budapest heard.
Blog: Brexit could leave motor insurers without room for manoeuvre
British drivers who have a car accident in the European Union can currently seek redress through UK courts but Brexit could change that. Mark Hemsted, partner at Clyde & Co, lists the points to keep an eye on.
P2P insurer Insure Pal in talks with UK carriers over white label plans
Insure Pal is in capacity talks with three major UK insurers over a H1 entry into the motor market, its CEO said.
Start-up P2P insurer to enter UK motor in H1
A peer-to-peer insurer has raised £15m in an initial coin offering to fund its UK motor launch in H1 2018.
Thailand insurtech start-up Roojai reaches $5m GWP
Two year old Thailand digital broker Roojai had signed up over 15,500 vehicles by the end of 2017.
Justice Select Committee needs to prove its mettle over personal injury reforms
As the Justice Select Committee prepares to hear oral evidence about the government's personal injury proposals, Carpenters director Donna Scully bemoans the unrepresentative makeup of those giving evidence at a time when those in power need to be held…
Russia: Rosgosstrakh debacle sees increased government involvement in insurance
Government involvement in the Russian insurance sector is increasing as the country's largest private bank was placed under administration after acquiring failing insurer Rosgosstrakh.
Revealed: National epidemic of 2.2bn nuisance calls
Customers were bombarded with 2.2 billion nuisance phone calls related to personal injury, PPI or other insurance matter in 2017.
Aviva settles almost half of claims from Liverpool car park fire
Aviva has settled almost half of the 123 claims it had received from the Liverpool car park fire, and the firm also moved to waive the excess on customers’ policies.