Articles by Jen Frost
Less than a third of Lloyd’s brokers using PPL
Exclusive: Fewer than a third of the brokers that operate through Lloyd’s are signed up for Placing Platform Limited.
Travelers partners with Amazon on smart homes
Travelers will offer smart home kits, insurance and risk management services through Amazon.
B3I CMO: GDPR is ‘wrong’
General data protection regulation is not fit for purpose, the chief marketing officer for industry-wide blockchain initiative B3I told attendees of Post’s Digital Insurance World conference.
Amazon-backed Acko targets 50m customers
Amazon-backed Indian insurtech Acko has ambitions to pick up between 30m and 50m customers over the next two years.
Theresa May pledges to take action against dual pricing
Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to take action against companies that impose a “loyalty penalty” on customers.
Aviva small broker community not ‘anti-network’
Aviva's small broker community is not a threat to networks or spurred on by consolidation in the regional market, said the company's managing director of intermediaries Phil Bayles.
Aviva launches community to boost ‘overlooked and isolated’ small brokers
Aviva will furnish smaller broker members with same-day response times, discounted compliance packages and free learning and development tools as part of its new community initiative.
17 insurtech start-ups picked for Plug and Play Europe accelerator
Plug and Play has chosen 17 start-ups to join batch one of its European accelerator, in collaboration with Play Insurtech and Insurtech Hub Munich.
Spotify exec jumps ship for Lemonade
Jorge Espinel, former global head of business development at Spotify, has joined New York-based insurtech Lemonade.
B2B insurtech Hokodo raises €1.9m
Insurtech Hokodo has raised €1.9m (£1.7m) in a seed round led by fintech and insurtech venture capital investor Anthemis.
Bruce Stevenson steams past £30m GWP, acquires regional broker
Independent Scottish broker Bruce Stevenson has bought Turiff-based Youngson Insurance Consultants.
More hires expected as MGA Ascent plucks cyber head from Brit
Cyber and specialty lines managing general agent Ascent Underwriting has appointed Caspar Stops as head of cyber.
Brokerbility targets younger brokers to boost membership numbers
Independent broking network Brokerbility is targeting brokers with younger management teams in a bid to avoid clashing with consolidators, managing director Ian Stutz told Post.
Scottish broker becomes latest Brokerbility member
Glasgow-based broker CCRS becomes the 27th current Brokerbility member.
Markerstudy picks up 10,700 policies from collapsed Alpha
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has signed off on a deal that will see 10,700 customers of failed Danish insurer Alpha have their policies moved to Markerstudy.
County Group expects to close more deals after swooping for Derby-based broker
The County Group has made its second acquisition of the year, having acquired Derby-based broker Rahon Insurance.
Analysis: Chatbots – Where is the love?
‘Chatbot’ has long-become an insurance industry buzzword, but penetration remains low and firms are still grappling with how to use early iterations of the technology. Elsewhere, some chatbot pilots have failed.
Brit executive chairman Mark Cloutier departs for Aspen
Brit executive chairman Mark Cloutier is leaving the Lloyd’s insurer, to become CEO and chairman of Aspen
Rental market disruptor Canopy hits 10,000 users, poaches Chubb digital lead
Chubb’s former head of SME and digital, Ruth Polyblank has joined rental market disruptor Canopy, which now boasts over 10,000 users.
Allianz partners with ‘game changer’ car sharing marketplace Turo
Exclusive: Car sharing marketplace Turo has credited the unique insurance product for its successful UK launch last Tuesday.
Bupa fined £175,000 for data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Bupa £175,000 for “systemic data protection failures”.
This week in Post: Swipe right for Swinton
As Swinton meets its match in Ardonagh, the insurance courtship game has continued to hit headlines.
Consumer 'super complaint' forces investigation into dual pricing
Consumer champion Citizens Advice has submitted a super complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority over the “loyalty penalty” in insurance, forcing an investigation.
Honcho backed by start-up fund
Aggregator disruptor Honcho has been backed £50,000 by an SME fund from Barclays.