Technology
Blog: Rise of the robo-diagnosis
BLM partner Greg McEwen considers the liability implications of using artificial intelligence for medical diagnostics.
Hiscox's Tom Dixon on tactical litigation in tech
Tactical litigation is costly, underhand and rife within the technology sector, writes Tom Dixon, head of technology for Hiscox UK and Ireland, explaining how to help policyholders avoid it.
Roundtable: Digital innovation in commercial lines
The terms commercial lines and digital aren't often spoken together - is the problem that the industry doesn't talk about it or is it really not happening in the market?
This week in Post: GDP what?
My colleagues have come up with a creative idea to celebrate the General Data Protection Regulation. First you create a GDPR cocktail with gin, Drambuie, prosecco and rum. Then you take a sip every time you receive an email asking you to update your…
Industry slams Tesla’s ‘misleading’ autopilot feature
The insurance sector has called out Tesla for its “misleading” autopilot feature, with industry voices criticising the motor manufacture’s language as confusing for customers.
Electric, not autonomous vehicles keeping underwriters up at night
The impending presence of electric vehicles on UK roads is keeping underwriters awake at night, a conference has heard.
Uber to provide free insurance to drivers in Europe
Uber will provide free insurance to eligible drivers and couriers in Europe following a tie-up with Axa.
Blog: Internet of Things - How to realise its full potential
Insurance still lags behind other industry sectors when it comes to the internet of things. HPE Pointnext chief digital officer Mitchell Feldman explains why underwriters across all product lines should consider how it could help them price risks more…
Insurtech funding reaches record high
The volume of insurtech deals reached $724m in the first quarter of 2018, its highest ever level and 155% greater than the same period last year.
Interview: John Ludlow, Airmic
With business models facing increasing threats from more directions than ever before, John Ludlow, CEO of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers, spoke to Post weeks before its members gather in Liverpool and he warned risk managers need to be at…
Amazon put on 'beauty parade' to pitch as motor MGA
Exclusive: Amazon put on a ‘beauty parade’ to insurers last December with the intention of pitching itself as a motor managing general agent.
Insure the Box tops 2500 employee learning hours in nine months
Insure the Box has delivered over 2500 hours of employee learning in just nine months.
Video: HPE's Mark Tritton on the potential of IoT in the insurance sector
HPE Internet of Things and emerging technology practice director Mark Tritton explains the benefits of IoT.
Swinton's Gilles Normand on why brokers can be a guiding digital hand
Swinton CEO Gilles Normand believes brokers can be the Amazon of the insurance market.
Direct cyber market grew 32% last year
US property and casualty insurers wrote $1.8bn (£1.34bn) of direct cyber premium last year, a growth of 32% from the previous year.
Hastings staff to get instant customer feedback
Hastings Direct is rolling out a customer sentiment platform that will give its staff real-time access to their own customer feedback.
Lemonade to ditch traditional insurance policies
Lemonade has created an ‘open source’ insurance policy and will eventually stop offering traditional insurance policies to its customers.
Q&A: Alistair Hardie, Cega
Almost two years since it was acquired by Charles Taylor, Jonathan Swift spoke to Cega's CEO Alistair Hardie about what the deal has meant for the global assistance, travel risk and claims management services provider.
Ageas uses full weather reserves on 'Beast from the East'
Ageas used its full weather damage claims allowance for the year during Q1 2018 after the fallout experienced by the Beast from The East.
Nicky Morgan to take brokers’ regulatory concerns before FCA
Chair of the Treasury Select Committee, Nicky Morgan has agreed to take brokers’ regulatory concerns to the financial services watchdog.
Biba's Steve White slams watchdog in call for regulatory stability
Broker trade body calls for a period of regulatory stability as “burdensome and costly regulatory regimes” takes toll on the sector.
Interview: Ali Crossley, BGL
In less than a year in her new role as managing director for Junction and BGL Customer Services, Ali Crossley has helped implement more than 100 digital improvements across the group's brands.
One Call enters partnership with US connected homes start-up
One Call Insurance has partnered with US connected home start-up, Roost, in order to roll out IoT products across its home insurance product lines.
XL Catlin’s James Tuplin on the liability issues raised by PSD2 and open banking
Open banking throws up some liability questions, explains James Tuplin, head of cyber and technology, media and telecoms – International at XL Catlin.