INSURANCE

It is time insurers act smart, by making legacy systems a thing of the past

It is time insurers act smart, by making legacy systems a thing of the past

By Vijayamohan Keshav, Senior Principal Business Consultant, Expleo  Insurance providers have found themselves at the forefront of the..

What is All About Insurance?

What is All About Insurance?

Insurance is an economic way of protecting one’s assets against financial loss. It is basically a form of financial risk managem..

INSURANCE

What is All About Insurance

What is All About Insurance

Insurance is an economic way of protecting one’s assets against financial loss. It is basically a form of financial risk management, mainly used..

What is American Income Life Insurance

What is American Income Life Insurance

American Income Life, a large life insurance company, is a privately held insurance company that offers supplemental health insurance ..

What Is Coinsurance

What Is Coinsurance

What is a copayment and coinsurance? A copayment is the portion of the medical expenses that you are responsible for paying after you ..

Covid-19 – Insurance Related Litigation Deluge

Covid-19 – Insurance Related Litigation Deluge

By Akber Datoo, CEO, D2 Legal Technology,  Insurance companies believe they have limited exposure to Covid-19 claims. Yet the vast maj..

IoT: the tech that’s transforming the insurance industry

IoT: the tech that’s transforming the insurance industry

By Phil Skipper, Head of Business Development at Vodafone Business The term ‘digital disruption’ is everywhere and considering the rap..

Getting the most out of cyber risk insurance

Getting the most out of cyber risk insurance

Garry Sidaway, SVP Security Strategy & Alliances at NTT Security Garry sidaway The number of insurers now offering cyb..

Power Out: How to Prevent your Supply Chain from Diving

Power Out: How to Prevent your Supply Chain from Diving

By Alex Balcombe at Harris Balcombe Flights grounded. Trains cancelled. Internet down. Power out. From floods, fires and acts of God ..

Driving out Silent Cyber Losses and Risks for Insurers and the Insured

Driving out Silent Cyber Losses and Risks for Insurers and the Insured

Cyberattacks still make headlines even as they become more regular. One reason is that the damage from an attack extends beyond inflic..

Digital claims management: Five key considerations for insurers

Digital claims management: Five key considerations for insurers

Matt Hooper, SVP Global Marketing & Alliances at IMImobile It’s a challenging time to be an established insurance provider. As dig..

Stemming the flood of escape of water claims

Stemming the flood of escape of water claims

By Rik Temmink, Chief Product Officer, geo After accidental damage, escape of water is the most common claim on home insurance policie..

How security ratings can contribute to delivering a suitable cyber liability policy

How security ratings can contribute to delivering a suitable cyber liability policy

Matthew Mckenna Vice President EMEA at SecurityScorecard Cyber insurance is growing in popularity because of the increasing number of ..

As big data floods the insurance sector, marketing teams need new kinds of experts, more than ever

As big data floods the insurance sector, marketing teams need new kinds of experts, more than ever

Mark South, Managing Director, MSQ Partners The world of insurance is evolving rapidly. Technologies such as connected autonomous vehi..

Mobile phone insurance brand, loveitcoverit, launches in Ireland

Mobile phone insurance brand, loveitcoverit, launches in Ireland

loveitcoverit, one of the market’s leading specialist mobile phone and gadget insurers, are launching in Ireland, with the arrival of ..

Global natural disaster losses reach $45bn during 1H 2018; insurance payouts estimated at $21bn, according to Aon catastrophe report

Global natural disaster losses reach $45bn during 1H 2018; insurance payouts estimated at $21bn, according to Aon catastrophe report

Cost of natural disasters nearly half of 18-year average for first half of the year Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model developm..

Swiss insurance company Helvetia uses Squirro to deliver better search results to its five million customers

Swiss insurance company Helvetia uses Squirro to deliver better search results to its five million customers

The Squirro Cognitive Search solution replaces Google Search Appliance as Helvetia Insurance overhauls its website search function, ad..

Insuring a brighter future with AI

Insuring a brighter future with AI

By Iain Brown, Senior Data Scientist, SAS UK & Ireland How ready is your insurance organisation for the advent of AI? In the summe..

Where does your travel policy end and gadget insurance begin?

Where does your travel policy end and gadget insurance begin?

When two worlds collide: Insuring your home-based devices when you’re travelling abroad Holiday luggage today is less about clothing a..

AI-driven insights can re-energise the insurance sector

AI-driven insights can re-energise the insurance sector

The insurance industry has come under real pressure over the past decade or so. The fintech revolution has meant that smaller and more..

5 digital marketing tips to keep insurance companies competitive

5 digital marketing tips to keep insurance companies competitive

Operating in a highly disrupted sector, all successful insurance companies must engage and retain customers – more effectively and red..

It’s (still) not fair

It’s (still) not fair

Colin Gray, principal consultant SAS UK & Ireland As we progress into 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is loomi..

Evergreen Launches New Electronic Documentation Function In Partnership With Bolero International

Evergreen Launches New Electronic Documentation Function In Partnership With Bolero International

Evergreen Line introduces paperless Bill of Lading (B/L) and dispatch documentation via its ShipmentLink digital portal, enhancing con..

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-turn on proposals to recalculate discount rates, m..

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 managing insurance easier for consumers, today announces..

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 Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrop..

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-driving cars and is spending unprecedented amounts ..

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 17 solutions in place and 88% recognise they need ..

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 by when we don’t hear news of another cyber attac..

Insurtech: appealing to the Data Generation

Insurtech: appealing to the Data Generation

Paul Ridge, Banking & Insurance Specialist,  SAS UK & Ireland, discusses the new trend of insurtech and how incumbent players ..

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 adopt, in order to reach the millennial mindset that w..

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 Authority (CMA)’s “Open Banking Revolution”<https:/..

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 insurance for first time home-buyers. It seems obvio..

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 Switzerland with TCS delivering expanded digital custom..

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 Bespoke Risk Solutions (‘BRS’) today announced the laun..

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 insurance premiums, says Roger Haenni, CEO and Co-found..

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 range of risk, retirement and health solutions, i..