Articles by Rosie Quigley
Businesses to face bigger costs for ransomware attacks
Businesses are being warned that they could face greater financial fall-out if they become victim to a cyber or ransomware attacks, following the Petya attack on Tuesday.
FCA seeks input on how to help vulnerable insurance customers
Insurance customers are increasingly finding it difficult to navigate the market, the Financial Conduct Authority has warned.
New solution to allow customers to buy additional policies through Amazon Echo
Software provider CDL has integrated its retail solution, Strata, with Amazon Echo's Alexa bot to allow customers to change and check their insurance policies via a conversation with the robot.
Data analytics will impact property underwriting but could lead to 'uninsurable' properties
Increased analytics and data capturing will be integral to the future of underwriting global property but could lead to uninsurable properties, insurers have said.
Effective use of Big Data is growing challenge for insurers, ABI warns
Using Big Data will be the biggest challenge to insurers James Dalton, director of general insurance policy at the Association of British Insurers has said.
Live: Industry reacts to Queen's Speech
Latest commentary from the industry regarding the Queen's Speech.
Maurice Tulloch appointed to executive board position at Aviva
Aviva’s CEO of international insurance, Maurice Tulloch, has been appointed as an executive director of the company.
Maas Global receives financial backing from Toyota Financial Services and Aioi Nissay Dowa
Finnish company, Maas Global has received investment from Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance and Toyota Financial Services.
AIG partners to deliver Blockchain-driven policy
AIG has partnered with IBM and Standard Chartered to deliver the first multinational insurance policy using Blockchain.
US insurer Slice to expand to UK
US on-demand insurer, Slice, has confirmed its plans to expand to the UK after expanding to 13 states across the US.
UK General to launch 'cyber bullying' personal lines product
UK General is developing a personal cyber policy to cover against cyber bullying and social media hacking.
ABI updates Salvage Code after two year review
The Association of British Insurers has updated the Salvage Code to include the complexity of newer vehicles.
Wedding insurance: A promising market
The UK wedding market is worth £10bn and growing exponentially, but the wedding insurance market is comparatively less fruitful
One third of TT Club's business at stake from hard Brexit
TT Club has said it will be monitoring Brexit discussions to ensure that it can still do business in the European Union.
BGL establishes tech hub with plans to develop a series of customer apps and websites
BGL has opened a tech hub at the White Collar Factory on Sillicon Roundabout in London’s Shoreditch and is planning to develop a series of products.
Cyber MGA joins Charles Taylor's incubator to offer SMEs cyber insurance
Cyber MGA, Node International has chosen Charles Taylor as its management service and will benefit from its MGA and broker incubator service.
GDPR could stall insurers' efforts to use data analytics and machine learning
The General Data Protection Regulation could stall the industry’s efforts to use artificial intelligence and Big Data to enhance their propositions.
Compre snaps up Equinox CA Europe
Independent insurance and reinsurance legacy specialist, Compre, has acquired global engineering and construction conglomerate, Equinox CA Europe.
Post people: 12 - 16 June
The latest people moves from the insurance industry.
Helios acquires Nottus for £964,500
Helios has acquired Lloyd’s limited liability member, Nottus, as part of its strategy to increase underwriting capacity.
CNA Hardy to set up post-Brexit hub in Luxembourg
CNA Hardy will establish a new office in Luxembourg in preparation for Brexit, with the process set to be completed in early 2019.
Calamp introduces automated accident response service to improve claims handling
Telematics software provider, Calamp, has developed a vehicle risk management service to provide insurers with automated accident reconstruction and predictive vehicle damage assessment.
BLM Law to use machine learning and data analytics to predict outcome of claims litigation
BLM law firm has successfully put together a data analytics platform led by Artificial Intelligence in order to help predict the result of litigation that could arise from claims.
Caytons Law offers new service to assist with cyber claims
Caytons Law has developed a claims process service for its insurer clients that offer cyber policies in order to correctly map risk and settle claims appropriately.