Technology
Webinar: Watch Aviva, RSA and others discuss how to optimize hybrid workforces - and avoid the great resignation
Most insurance businesses have effectively been operating in a hybrid manner since Covid-19 restrictions required most employees to work from home.
Vast majority of public would not drive a fully automated vehicle
Most people would not be happy to drive a fully autonomous vehicle, a survey commissioned by Post has found.
Insurance Post launches VRM data accuracy tool for the motor insurance industry
Insurance Post subscribers can now benefit from our Vehicle Data Check tool to help validate VRM data.
Editor's comment: Back to the motor future
I recently visited London’s West End to see the musical of Back to the Future and was amused to see how much the world has changed since the film was aired.
Cyber Cube inks deal with Kroll to access 'frontline intelligence' during cyber catastrophes
Cyber Cube has struck a deal with risk consultancy Kroll that will give it access to “frontline intelligence” during unfolding cyber catastrophes.
Results-led approach to AI could “take the fear away” for sceptical parties
A results-led approach to using artificial intelligence in traditional human-led areas of insurance could help smooth implementation, an insurance expert has explained.
Data Analysis: Awareness campaign needed for drivers before accelerating introduction of AVs
Exclusive: A survey commissioned by Post found there are significant gaps in knowledge when it comes to self-driving vehicles, prompting calls for more education of drivers on the distinction between driver assistance and self driving.
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Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Blog: Using sentiment analytics to measure reputational risk
While sentiment analytics is not a new concept, its adoption by insurers has not yet been fully realised. Arguably, its biggest potential is in the area of reputational risk, writes Karim Derrick, product and innovation director at Kennedys IQ.
Getsafe adds buildings insurance in the UK as it targets the top digital spot
Insurtech firm Getsafe is aiming to be one of Europe’s leading digital insurers as it launches buildings insurance to complete its home insurance proposition in the UK.
Blog: Why diversity matters in digital insurance innovation
Rocio Garcia, user interface lead at Instanda, explains the importance of diversity in digital insurance innovation.
Customers young and old expect frictionless digital insurance products, says Axa Partners’ Ward
The assumption that innovation in digital insurance need only be in service of younger customers has been proven false, Axa Partners chief sales and distribution officer for the UK and Ireland Kelly Ward has told Post.
Interview: James Blackham, By Miles
James Blackham, CEO of By Miles, talks to Jen Frost about why the regulator had to step in over dual pricing and why usage-based insurance is the future
Motor semiconductor chip shortage crisis expected to be solved in the second half of the year
Volvo CEO Jim Rowan expects the semiconductor chip shortage crisis facing the motor manufacturing market to be solved in the second half of the year.
Prestige-owned broker Stroll launches with £5m investment
Prestige Insurance Holdings invest a further £2m in new digital broker platform emphasising ‘slick’ user experience.
Highway Code updated for self-driving vehicles as education concerns persist
The government has confirmed changes to the Highway Code to ensure the first self-driving vehicles are introduced safely on roads.
Digital Bar Quarterly: What does it take to be ‘The Insurer of the Future?’
Having attended Insurtech Insights Europe 2022 last month, Altus Consulting business executive Mike Daly shares some thoughts including the possibility we are at a ‘tipping point’ in terms of someone creating ‘the Netflix of Insurance’.
LV, Axa and Keoghs smash fraud ring; Flood Re launches Build Back Better; Howden buys SPF; Go Insur backs start-up Insuristic
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Mark Bower-Dyke and Crescens George, Wiser Academy
Insurance specialist learning provider Wiser Academy recently gained an ‘Outstanding’ award from Ofsted. Crescens George, CEO, and Mark Bower-Dyke, chairman, tell Post about the importance of formal qualifications to gain entry to the industry, and their…
IBM ordered to pay another £80m after it unlawfully breached Co-op IT contract
The Court of Appeal has found that IBM must pay another £80.6m to the owner of Co-operative insurance due to breach of an IT contract in 2017.
Interview: Kelly Ogley, A-Plan
Four months after stepping up to the role of CEO at A-Plan, Kelly Ogley tells Pamela Kokoszka about her three passions, discusses the growth plans for the broker, and reveals how it has managed to remain relevant for the past 58 years
Clyde & Co merges with BLM; Beazley unveils underwriting structure; KGM buys Eridge Underwriting Agency; Blanc becomes WWF ambassador; and Swiss Re warns of global protection gap
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
APRIL FOOLS' DAY: Qumble in 'unbrielievable' industry first with parametric dairy product
Exclusive: Insurtech Qumble is set to bring its innovative parametric cheese cover to the mass market – both on earth and the moon – over the next quarter.