Pet insurance
Aviva and LV join Ebay green parts push; Davies buys Asta; Marshmallow becomes latest UK insurtech unicorn; and Covea backs new pet insurance alternative Animor
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Spotlight on digital claims: Where next for digital claims?
A recent survey carried out by Post, in association with 360Globalnet, found that the straight through processing of personal lines claims is still not a reality for most insurance customers. However, as Sam Barrett discovers, that number is increasing,…
WH Smith to launch ‘digital first’ insurance lines; WTW lines up first acquisition after Aon merger collapse; Converys Europe strikes fourth deal and Higos buys in Cornwall
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
View from the Top video: Bought By Many CEO and founder Steven Mendel
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 Bought By Many founder and CEO Steven Mendel discusses how data and technology are the backbone of global expansion.
Boardroom video: Is the customer always right? – strengthening bonds and responding to policyholder needs post-lockdown
In this video sponsored by Salesforce and recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 an expert panel discuss:
Post LIVE: Insurance needs to get rid of 'Shakespearean language' to build back trust
The key for the insurance sector to build back trust with consumers is ensuring wordings are clear and make sense, George Beattie, head of incubation underwriting at Beazley told viewers of the Post LIVE annual conference today.
EY: motor market to return to loss in 2021; Canopius unveils algorithmic MGA; Kitsune sold to XS Direct
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
RSA targeting motor and SME, says CEO Scott Egan as takeover completes
RSA is in a “cracking place” and ahead of where it would expect to be, according to Scott Egan CEO for the UK and international.
Bought By Many to launch in all 50 US states after $350m raise
Bought By Many has raised $350m (£247m) and secured a valuation of over $2bn, with CEO Steven Mendel telling Post that the pet insurtech aims to launch in all 50 US states by “this time next year”.
Insurtech Focus: Founders of the Future
Although cynics saw them as a fad, insurtechs are now very much part of the UK insurance scene. Indeed some have matured into sizable businesses that are proving attractive to employees who might have otherwise never though about a career in insurance…
Intelligence: Insurtech focus - The insurtechs taking over Europe and beyond
While insurtechs start-ups might start off small, their growth ambitions are anything but. Incumbents are well known for adopting a merger and acquisition approach while insurtechs have a less uniform method to overseas expansion.
Analysis: Could pet damage insurance soften landlords' 'no pets' stance?
With pet ownership on the rise, could pet damage insurance persuade more landlords to allow their tenants to keep an animal companion?
Aviva completes 'refocus' with sale to Allianz; Axa and Tesco join forces; Chubb takeover rebuffed and Bought By Many enters US
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
Clear buys Luker Rowe and HIA International
Clear Group has bought Brokerbility members HIA International and Luker Rowe, Post can reveal.
Bought By Many adds ex MTV HR specialist Julia Ingall as chief people officer
Pet insurance insurtech Bought By Many has appointed Julia Ingall as its first global chief people officer ahead of a recruitment drive to help international expansion.
Advertising feature: Are pet insurers doing enough to support pre-existing conditions?
Pre-existing medical conditions have long made the process of shopping around for pet insurance an often challenging endeavour. Ian Howie, managing director, life, health and travel at Verisk Underwriting, UK & Europe, asks how can insurers offer…
Insurer satisfaction unaffected by Covid-19 despite record policyholder problems, says Institute of Customer Service
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have not had a detrimental impact on the insurance sector’s overall customer satisfaction - despite the number of people experiencing problems hitting an historic high, according to the latest report by the…
For the record: The week in deals featuring Aviva, Brit, Cazoo, CFC, Co-op Insurance and GRP
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
Bought by Many confirms name change outside of the UK
Pet insurance provider Bought by Many will be changing its branding to Many Pets in markets outside of the UK, chief financial officer Luisa Barile told Post.
Insurtech Rnwl aimed at reducing dual pricing 'pain point' announces pre-seed raise
The founder of equity crowd-funding platform Syndicate Room is looking for individual investors on Seedrs for his latest venture, insurtech start-up Rnwl, that is targeting the 'pain point' of dual pricing.
Insurer home and motor pledges to continue until end of October
Home and motor insurance pledges made by the Association of British Insurers to support customers during the Covid-19 crisis will remain in place until at least 31 October following an extension.
Direct Line acquires insurtech Brolly
Direct Line Group has agreed to acquire personal lines insurtech firm Brolly in a conditional transaction expected to close during the third quarter of 2020.
Briefing: Lemonade’s IPO plans – losses, lines, Lloyd's and 'love'
Lemonade will seek to raise up to $100m (£78.5m) via an initial public offering, with its prospectus shedding snippets of insight into its past, present and future.