Technology
Willis Towers Watson’s Alastair Swift on Blockchain, smart contracts and transactional efficiency
Blockchain and smart contracts could help the insurance industry increase the efficiency of its transactions and data analysis, explains Alastair Swift, head of corporate risk and broking, GB, Willis Towers Watson.
Davies Group acquires Service Tick
Acquisitive insurance service provider Davies Group has acquired analytics firm Service Tick.
Tractable launch automated damage estimating technology
Following its partnership with Ageas, Tractable has developed an artificial intelligence-driven damage repair estimation technology.
Homelyfe closes £2.4m funding round
Homelyfe has completed a £2.4m seed round led by Talis Capital and Peterson Ventures.
Roundtable: How new technologies can speed up motor claims
The motor space is under intense pressure in terms of costs. With margins tight, how can insurers handle claims efficiently while delivering good customer service? New technology may provide part of the answer
QBE Ventures invests into Risk Genius
QBE's insurtech investment fund QBE Ventures has invested in insurance policy machine learning firm Risk Genius.
Insurtech association established in Australia
An industry association has been created in Australia to help start-ups and insurance firms innovate within insurance.
Research: What brokers really think of insurers
Brokers share their views on their relationships with insurers, the impact of technology and their investment priorities, in this exclusive piece of research conducted by Post in association with WPA
Asia's multi-billion dollar insurtech opportunity
Insurtech will transform the Asian insurance industry in the next ten years with consumers likely to be the real winners of innovation, according to Nicky Burridge.
Social engineering causing nine times more data breaches in 2017
Insurance customers reported nine times more cases of social engineering as the major causes of data breaches in 2017 than in the previous year.
ADVERTISING FEATURE: NTT Communications
8 steps to a smooth SD-WAN transition by Ivano Rondelli, Director, Global Presales and Marketing, Network Services at NTT Communications.
Start-up Insurdata raises over $1m in seed financing
Insurtech start-up Insurdata has raised over $1m (£0.76m) in seed financing from investors including Menlo Ventures, Anthemis Baloise Strategic Ventures and Plug and Play.
AIG's Spaan: "It only gets faster from here"
Speaking at Hong Kong Fintech Week, Rudi Spaan, president and CEO, Hong Kong and head of country for Greater China and Australasia, at AIG said "don't wait" to innovate.
Aviva's Wei: "The only way to win is to disrupt with innovation"
Chris Wei, chairman of Aviva Asia and Aviva Digital, has given his views on innovation in insurance at Hong Kong Fintech Week.
Start-up Wrisk launches £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign
Insutech start-up Wrisk today announced the launch of a £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.
CILA's Malcolm Hyde on communicating with Millenials
If progess in technology and society continues at its current rate Malcolm Hyde, executive director of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, believes the ability to learn from the past, be adaptable, reliable and professional will bemore important…
This Week in Post: Red suns and robots
A Blade Runner mist engulfed London on Monday as storm Ophelia blew Saharan sand into the capital. Struck by the eerie atmosphere, City workers tweeted pictures of the yellow sky, which an Irish commentator promised to look at “as soon as our houses land…
Insurance industry 'one of main influences' of UK cyber resilience, minister says
The insurance industry is at the forefront of helping to increase cyber resilience among businesses in the UK, the minister for digital, Matthew Hancock has said.
Blog: The three ways data will change insurance
The data revolution will lead to a shift in the very business model of insurance, warns Rob Cushen, digital leader at Virtusa.
Government pushes for collaboration with insurers on cyber security
Both the government and insurers share a join responsibility in setting a standard for cyber security and protecting businesses, the government has said.
FERMA 2017: Risk managers warned cyber is a business risk with no boundaries
Sabine Coessens, operational risk manager, Proximus, urged risk managers to return to their offices, check all their policies for cyber cover and get a standalone policy.
Policy Castle to offer discounts to customers using smart home devices
Digital insurance platform, Policy Castle will be offering discounted home insurance premiums if they have connected devices installed in their home.
Blog: How insurers can harness digital labour
Adam Woodhouse, director of the CIO Advisory at KPMG, explains how the insurance industry can speed up its march towards digital labour.
FERMA 2017: Risk managers ‘frustrated’ that insurance isn’t evolving fast enough
The president of the Federation of European Risk Managers Associations has voiced members' feelings of dissatisfaction that their insurers are not keeping up with the fourth industrial revolution.