Telematics
Telematics Watch: The state of play for 2019
Post has teamed up with telematics broking specialist Igo4 for a new quarterly series looking at the growth and trends in this the sector. To kick things off its CEO Matt Munro looks at who is buying these policies and where they live.
Digital and Insurtech Awards 2018: Full list of winners
Aviva was declared the Digital Insurer of the Year at the 2018 Digital and Insurtech Awards on Friday 23 November.
Telematics insurance cuts younger drivers' claims losses by a third
Telematics insurance has helped insurers to curb on claims losses by a third among younger drivers, according to research.
Mike Brockman reveals plans for ‘next generation’ telematics
In his 38th year in the motor insurance market, former Insure the Box CEO Mike Brockman has global plans for his new “revolutionary” telematics and dash cam device. He met Post to reveal how Thingco’s ‘Theo’ works and how he’s determined to bring…
Q&A: Matthew Avery and Graham Gibson, Thatcham
As cars move towards automation, Jen Frost spoke to Graham Gibson, chairman of Thatcham Research and Allianz’s chief claims officer, and Matthew Avery, director of insurance research at Thatcham Research, about how the UK research centre is working with…
Blog: Big data killed niches
Big data has removed the concept of niche insurance, writes Stuart MacIntyre, chief underwriting officer at First Central Group, explaining how policyholders will benefit in the long run.
Number of insurtech patents has doubled in the last five years
The insurtech sector continues to grow, with a 40% increase in the number of insurance-related patents, research found.
Blog: Aspirational insurance – a new idea for the sector to consider
The current insurance model is 'failure' oriented - paying out on something negative happening. Should the industry reconsider this and reward 'success' instead, asks Geoff Knott, a director at Ninety Consulting
Telematics broker My Policy names Roger Ramsden as group CEO amid wider restructuring
Telematics motor insurance broker, My Policy Group has appointed Roger Ramsden as group CEO.
Ex-Ingenie CEO King reunites with Lineker to launch Munich Re-backed insurtech Ticker
Former Ingenie founder and CEO Richard King has teamed up with Munich Re Digital Partners to launch a new telematics motor provider Ticker in the new year.
Insurance Fraud Awards 2018 - full list of winners
Keoghs partner James Heath, pictured, was handed the achievement prize at the Fraud Awards last night in what proved to be a fruitful night for the law firm.
Interview: Geoff Carter and Trevor Webb, Sabre Insurance
A self proclaimed ‘little gem’, Sabre literally went public last year with a London Stock Exchange listing. Jonathan Swift caught up with the management team to get under the bonnet of the non-standard motor insurer
Analysis: Application interrogation
People who want to insure their home can’t always answer technical questions about their property. Insurers are calling on digital technologies to overhaul the whole application process
Rising star: Stephen Southern, Insure the Box
Southern cut his teeth in a sales role at the AA, now he is compliance monitoring officer at Insure the Box
QBE's Cecile Fresneau on why underwriters ask so many questions
Brokers should value the many in-depth questions asked by underwriters, writes Cecile Fresneau, executive director of the UK insurance division at QBE Insurance.
IoT provider eyes up global expansion following €100m funding
Pan-European growth investor Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in connected insurance provider Fair Connect.
Start up claims Aviva ‘ripped off’ its Dashcam app idea
Aviva has been accused by dashcam app and accident management platform Jolt, who have claimed that the insurer stole its app idea.
More Than telematics product fails to impress
Exclusive: RSA brand More Than’s ‘Smart Wheels’ telematics product has received just a 58% satisfaction rating on a financial services product review site, amid a growing consumer backlash against telematics.
Motor premiums in reverse as prices drop 5.5% in year
Car insurance premiums have dropped off 5.5% in the past 12 months.
Aviva's Maurice Tulloch on distracted driving becoming the new drink-driving
Drinking and driving is simply not acceptable to today's society. Why then, asks Maurice Tulloch, CEO Aviva International Insurance, is the same stigma not yet attached to using a phone will driving?
Rising star: Claire Tyler, Allianz
Claire Tyler cut her teeth in insurance during the management trainee graduate programme at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. From there, she entered the Allianz claims graduate scheme and worked her way up to become a senior claims handler
Blog: Internet of Things - How to realise its full potential
Insurance still lags behind other industry sectors when it comes to the internet of things. HPE Pointnext chief digital officer Mitchell Feldman explains why underwriters across all product lines should consider how it could help them price risks more…
Insure the Box tops 2500 employee learning hours in nine months
Insure the Box has delivered over 2500 hours of employee learning in just nine months.
One Call enters partnership with US connected homes start-up
One Call Insurance has partnered with US connected home start-up, Roost, in order to roll out IoT products across its home insurance product lines.