Articles by Rosie Quigley
Confused announces Louise O'Shea as CEO following Coriat's departure
Confused has hired Louise O’Shea as its new CEO, taking over from Martin Coriat following his departure from the company in July this year.
Home and motor insurers face £100m bill from GDPR
Home and motor insurers are facing an estimated bill of £100m due to not being able to contact historic customers after the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect next year.
Legal & General partners with SSP to provide quoting platform for home insurance
Legal & General has partnered with SSP to develop a quoting process which uses big data to provide customers with a home insurance quote in 90 seconds.
Connected and autonomous vehicle testing hub receives £100m government investment
A co-ordination hub for connected autonomous vehicle testing has gained £100m in financial backing from the government's Connected Autonomous Vehicle investment programme in order to develop technology.
Neos to provide home insurance quotes in under 30 seconds
Insurtech start-up Neos has introduced a propositions which it claims will provide customers with a home insurance quote in under 30 seconds.
Fintech continues to grow despite worries over attracting talent
Half of UK fintech firms are expecting revenue growth to more than double in the next year, with some expecting their next fund raising round to exceed £2.5bn.
Fixed costs for deafness claims proposed
The Civil Justice Council has published recommendations for fixed costs applying to noise induced hearing loss cases.
Law firms warned over handling of holiday sickness claims
Solicitors have been slapped with a warning over the handling of holiday sickness claims following evidence of rising fraud.
Munich Re Digital Partners to roll out ride-sharing digital platform
Munich Re Digital Partners has entered a partnership with ride-sharing platform Drover in order to provide fleet owners and ride sharing drivers with personalised policies.
Rising Star: Lauren Peel, Aviva UK digital
Lauren joined Aviva through a graduate scheme and she has gone from strength to strength in its digital arm
Ransomware attacks account for 25% of all hacks across UK businesses
Ransomware hacks now account for 25% of cyber attacks in the UK, according to research.
Dive In Festival: Insurers taking the plunge
Every year, insurers pledge their commitments to the drive towards diversity in the annual Dive In Festival. But is this empty talk?
Charlotte Halkett moves to BuzzMove sister company as it looks to move into household insurance
Ex-Insure The Box communications general manager, Charlotte Halkett, has been appointed as managing director of insurtech company BuzzVault as it looks to expand into household insurance.
Worry+Peace enters partnership with SchemeServe
Cloud-based insurance software provider SchemeServe has entered a partnership with insurtech start-up, Worry+Peace, to provide brokers access to distribution channels.
UK Insurtech investment brings in £218m in the first half of 2017
Investment in UK insurtech has increased to £218m in the first half of 2017 compared to £7.3m in the previous year.
Mike Reeves joins Vericlaim's international business development board
Mike Reeves, has joined the international business development team of Vericlaim’s parent company, Sedgwick, after spending 40 years at Crawfords.
Quiz of the week: Old school insurance
Can you recognise these insurance industry figures in those old school pictures?
CMC has license revoked by Claims Management Regulator
A holiday-sickness firm has had its license revoked by the Claims Management Regulator after it had encouraged holiday goers to fabricate gastric illness claims.
NFU Mutual ranks lowest for digital services in home and motor lines
Just 4% of leading insurers are providing digital services in their claims process within home and motor lines of business.
Jabsheh moves to London to take on role as IGI UK executive director
International General Insurance Holdings has appointed Waleed Jabsheh as executive director of its UK board.
Sherpa raises $2.3m during seed funding round prior to UK expansion
Insurtech start-up Sherpa has raised $2.3 million in funding from angel investors prior to its launch in the UK later this year.
Vnuk ruling could lead to next hunting ground for CMCs, ABI warns
The Association of British Insurers has warned that the Vnuk ruling could lead to the next ‘lucrative hunting ground’ for claims management companies due to the vagueness of implications.
MIB urges European Commission to take action against consequences of Vnuk ruling
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau has urged the European Commission to take action against the unmitigated consequences of the Vnuk ruling.
Aviva Ventures invests in US connected homes start-up
Aviva Ventures marks its first investment in the US market by leading a $10.4m series B investment into telematics company Roost.