INSURANCE

2018 – more turbulence ahead for insurers?

2018 – more turbulence ahead for insurers?

After a significant year for insurers in 2017, with the Government making a swift U-..

Homelyfe opens up its technology stack with the launch of its Partner Platform to deliver its vision of a modern, connected insurance experience

Homelyfe opens up its technology stack with the launch of its Partner Platform to deliver its vision of a modern, connected insurance experience

Homelyfe, a new type of insurance company using technology to make buying and managi..

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

Friederike, Eleanor and Carmen, kill at least 20 people and cause widespread damage ..

Driverless cars are an opportunity which the insurance industry needs to embrace.

Driverless cars are an opportunity which the insurance industry needs to embrace.

The UK government has been vocal about its desire to be ‘at the forefront’ of self-d..

Embattled Insurance Industry Faces Extreme Challenge According To Extensive Global Report On Ifrs 17 Readiness

Embattled Insurance Industry Faces Extreme Challenge According To Extensive Global Report On Ifrs 17 Readiness

Data from 240 insurance companies reveal 92% of insurers have yet to put their IFRS ..

How can insurers help protect their customers online?

How can insurers help protect their customers online?

By Karen Wheeler, Country Manager and Vice-President, Affinion UK A week barely goes..

Insurtech: appealing to the Data Generation

Insurtech: appealing to the Data Generation

Paul Ridge, Banking & Insurance Specialist,  SAS UK & Ireland, discusses the..

Age of theInternet: ThreeWays to Attract Millennials as An Insurance Company For 2018

Age of theInternet: ThreeWays to Attract Millennials as An Insurance Company For 2018

In this post, Harris Balcombe discusses three tips insurance businesses need to adop..

Surviving the storm: how banks can overcome disruption with better customer communication

Surviving the storm: how banks can overcome disruption with better customer communication

Dave Webster, Financial Services Expert, Quadient The Competition and Marketing Auth..

Ultimate Guide: Home Insurance Tips for First Time Buyers

Ultimate Guide: Home Insurance Tips for First Time Buyers

In this post, Harris Balcombe share their expert advice on the importance of home in..

Tata Consultancy Services and Generali Switzerland launch new digital insurance platform

Tata Consultancy Services and Generali Switzerland launch new digital insurance platform

Strategic partnership will drive Generali’s digital transformation journey in Switz..

Survey shows 10% of small business owners get less than 4 hours sleep every night, worrying about business risks

Survey shows 10% of small business owners get less than 4 hours sleep every night, worrying about business risks

Bespoke Risk Solutions launches new insurance product to mitigate risk to SMEs Bespo..

How IoT is reducing insurance premiums for smart drivers

How IoT is reducing insurance premiums for smart drivers

The Internet of Things is only a few short steps away from being able to lower insur..

Aon to acquire Henderson Insurance Broking Group, leading UK insurance broking firm

Aon to acquire Henderson Insurance Broking Group, leading UK insurance broking firm

Aon plc (NYSE: AON), the leading global professional services firm providing a broad..

Domestic insurer turning into international super hero?

Domestic insurer turning into international super hero?

By Niels Zijderveld, regional sales director, Europe at Guidewire Niels ..

Finance And Insurance Sectors Have Below Average Absence Rates

Finance And Insurance Sectors Have Below Average Absence Rates

The finance and insurance sectors have one of the lowest rates of absenteeism, it ha..

Neos Selected For Silicon Valley Insurtech Trade Mission

Neos Selected For Silicon Valley Insurtech Trade Mission

Neos, the UK’s first smart home insurance provider, has been selected by the Departm..

Travel insurance lessons from the Ryanair cancellation issue

Travel insurance lessons from the Ryanair cancellation issue

Thousands of tourists have been left with cancelled flights, or stranded in airports..

Waiting for an Uber – Adapting insurance for the digital age

Waiting for an Uber – Adapting insurance for the digital age

By Tim Dimond-Brown, VP Sales and Operations at Quadient. After several years of, at..

Hurricane Harvey highlights magnitude of insurance protection gap, according to Aon outlook report

Hurricane Harvey highlights magnitude of insurance protection gap, according to Aon outlook report

Over-capitalized insurance industry at odds with environment of global under-insuran..

Record ILS figures highlight abundance of alternative capital, according to Aon ILS report

Record ILS figures highlight abundance of alternative capital, according to Aon ILS report

Annual catastrophe bond issuance 20 percent higher than previous record set in 2014 ..

Top claims company recovers £128m for UK customers 

Top claims company recovers £128m for UK customers 

First Target Recoveries (FTR), one of the UK’s leading financial solutions companies..

The New Normal: Cyber Security Insurance

The New Normal: Cyber Security Insurance

By Kevin Cunningham, president and founder at SailPoint You may not have realised it..

The future of insurance is data driven

The future of insurance is data driven

Dr. Richard Harmon, Director, EMEA Financial Services, Cloudera A perfect storm of r..

How to get insurance as a young / inexperienced driver

How to get insurance as a young / inexperienced driver

For young and experience drivers, your first car insurance policy can be expensive a..

On the road to success: technology changing motoring insurance

On the road to success: technology changing motoring insurance

By Paul Ridge, Banking & Insurance Specialist, SAS UK & Ireland Disruptor, i..

A quarter of UK consumers would trust a robot for some form of insurance advice

A quarter of UK consumers would trust a robot for some form of insurance advice

New research from CenturyLink EMEA, an IT Services company specialising in digital t..

Changes to the Insurance Model – Prevention and Cure?

Changes to the Insurance Model – Prevention and Cure?

What is Insurance? An old boss of mine articulated it nicely when he said it’s about..

Understanding the value of regtech

Understanding the value of regtech

Graham Elliott, CEO of Azur The insurance industry is behind the times when it comes..

Travel insurance small print – what you need to know Loopholes in policies that could cost you a packet

Travel insurance small print – what you need to know Loopholes in policies that could cost you a packet

According to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, last year, Brits made 65 million..

What does GDPR mean for insurers?-Magazine

What does GDPR mean for insurers?-Magazine

By Andrew Bridges, Data Quality and Governance Manager at REaD Group And..

FICO Survey: Nearly One-Third of UK Firms Don’t Have Cybersecurity Insurance

FICO Survey: Nearly One-Third of UK Firms Don’t Have Cybersecurity Insurance

Most UK firms in survey by FICO and Ovum say insurance industry should improve expla..

What digital means for the insurance sector-Magazine

What digital means for the insurance sector-Magazine

Mark Boulton, Insurance Sector Lead in UK & Ireland at Fujitsu Mark ..

Severe US weather expected to cost insurers more than $2bn in March, according to Aon catastrophe report

Severe US weather expected to cost insurers more than $2bn in March, according to Aon catastrophe report

Cyclone Debbie hits Australia resulting in minimal $310m insurance payout Impact For..

Why the insurance industry must tailor communications strategies

Why the insurance industry must tailor communications strategies

Sam Madden, Director at Wiraya, describes why insurance companies must move beyond b..

Early start to severe weather season takes its toll on US economy in February

Early start to severe weather season takes its toll on US economy in February

Insurers face USD1.0+ billion toll from severe weather events in Australia and the U..

How Artificial Intelligence is Simplifying Sanctions Screening for Insurers

How Artificial Intelligence is Simplifying Sanctions Screening for Insurers

By ComplyAdvantage Sanctions screening is one of the most time consuming and painful..