Technology
In Series: Windstorms: Hindcast is a wonderful thing
Use of the right meteorological data is vital for insurers.
In Series: Windstorms: Be prepared
Insurers can make sure they’re ready to hit the ground running once a windstorm has passed by studying weather data before the storm hits.
Editor's comment: Join the digital revolution
It’s fair to say that most people wouldn’t describe the current UK insurance industry as digitally innovative.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Driving the industry forward
As the State of the Insurer Nation report comes to an end, what can the industry expect in the future and how can it move forward?
Digital Insurance Collective: Hack to the Future: The Digital Activists taking disruption in their stride
There is a lot of talk about the need for the sector to adapt to changing consumer demands but are tensions between the anti-risk culture of insurance companies and the nature of digital transformation holding back progress? The newly launched Digital…
#Wakeupinsurance: What is the Post Digital Insurance Collective?
This week Post launches a new exciting initiative, backed by a host of major players in the digital insurance space from start-ups, brokers and forward thinking composites.
Innovation Group rebrands software products
Outsourcing provider Innovation Group has rebranded its suite of software products as 1 Insurer.
State of Insurer Nation Blog: Understanding risks and improving operating results in the digital era
The digital age is truly upon us, with consumers looking to both research and purchase products using a wide range of devices, wherever and whenever it suits them.
FCA paves way for insurers to take advantage of cloud services
The Financial Conduct Authority says there is no "fundamental reason" why cloud computing cannot be used by financial services companies in a manner that complies with its rules.
Transactor joins MGAA as supplier member
Software provider Transactor has become a supplier member of the Managing General Agents' Association.
Blog: What the Data & Tech Awards entries reveal about the state of the insurance sector
I was thrilled to be invited by Post to help judge the Data, Analytics and Technology Awards for Insurance 2015. The process provided a welcome opportunity to broadly assess how the insurance has adopted new technology and to review a number of best-in…
In Series: Windstorms: Postcode lottery
The nature of windstorms requires a different, broader approach to underwriting.
Smartphones equal to black boxes if data quality is high, Wunelli says
Smartphone telematics data can be of an equal quality to black box data so long as companies are aware which data is not good enough to be used, according to telematics provider Wunelli.
State of the Insurer Nation Blog: Extracting value from data through robust policies and expertise
One of the key drivers of innovation in today's insurance market is the ever increasing volume and diversity of data available to insurers, and their ability to apply insight drawn from this data to provide competitive advantage.
Xchanging pens three year deal with Lloyd's Asia platform
From 1 January 2016 Xchanging will provide technology to the Lloyd's Asia platform in Singapore.
Self-Driving Vehicles: Key to success
It is only a matter of time before fully automated vehicles start appearing on our streets. How can insurers help manage the transition with liability products?
Blog: How insurers can harness 'Big Data'
The amount of data out there is astronomical, with as many digital bits as there are stars in our universe - and it's rapidly expanding.
Roundtable: Technology: Are insurers ready for the next technology revolution?
What are the forthcoming trends insurers are likely to face?
In Series: Windstorms: Lessons from history
Debate over how European windstorms are evolving can be fierce, with data available to prove virtually every possible variation. But, with this weather phenomenon seriously battering Europe and its insurers’ claims funds, a greater understanding of what…
Insurers urged to step up pace of innovation with low-cost experiments
Tech giants Amazon and Google have warned insurers must increase their digital innovation with low-cost experimentation and that senior executives must recognise the need for dedicated digital investment to achieve this.
State of the Insurer Nation Blog: Working in unison to combat insurance risks
Government and insurers need to cooperate against cyber crime as they already do against traditional risks.
Survey shows insurance firms increasing cloud penetration
Insurance companies are increasingly harnessing the power of the cloud according to Post's research.
Editor's comment: Great Scott!
Last week was Back to the Future day – 21 October 2015 – the date film character Marty McFly travels to in the second instalment of the sci-fi trilogy.
Rival propositions expected as mass-market telematics app goes live
Telematics providers and insurers are backing a mass-market motor offering fronted by black box company Carrot amid suggestions other companies - including mobile phone networks - could follow suit.