Data analytics
Junction’s Gary Duggan on how the data revolution can benefit consumers
The vast amount of data available to insurance providers in an increasingly digital world offers extraordinary potential for our industry, allowing us to understand our customers better, to refine our pricing and to improve and personalise the…
Uninsured drivers: clamping down
Large numbers of uninsured cars have been seized but many vehicles continue to drive around uncovered
Hiscox backs cyber capacity for Towergate MGA Fusion
Towergate-backed managing general agent Fusion has launched a cyber and data product offering limits of up to £5m.
Blog: How telematics can help buck winter claims trends
Telematics data shows young drivers drive more carefully in winter than in summer. This type of insight can help insurers develop new rating factors.
Post Power List 2017: IBM Watson
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RSA makes first fintech venture with pet wearable investment
RSA has made its first external fintech venture with a cash for shares investment in app-based pet specialist Pitpatpet.
Roundtable: Talking marketing tactics
With the industry seeking to find out just how a single view of the customer can be achieved, Post, in association with Visionware, brought together specialists in a roundtable to discuss how digital is driving business
Motor fraud: Reaching critical mass
Although the adoption of My Licence has been slow to date, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau has predicted an increase in uptake to 50% this year. Will 2017 see the service reach critical mass?
Blockchain could 'reshape' London market, report finds
Blockchain technology is a viable option for the London market, a report has found.
Blog: The real opportunity with digital
Read any article on digital insurance and it seems to me that it's all about the insurers.
Digital Fineprint to join Accenture's fintech incubator
Insurtech start-up Digital Fineprint has been chosen to take part in Accenture’s Fintech Innovation lab.
Digital motor insurance policies worth €15bn by 2020
Digitally-enabled motor insurance policies in Europe could potentially be valued at €15bn (£13bn) by 2020, according to Deloitte.
AI start-up looks towards data collection to help insurers identify emerging risks
Artificial intelligence start-up, Cytora, will soon be partnering with insurers with ‘big innovation teams’ to deliver a new system aimed at informing decisions around risk pricing.
Insuring the future: 10 tech gadgets
Innovations are bringing new technology into our lives at an almost frightening pace. Whether we want to control our central heating from our smartphones or check on our home security, appliances that can be controlled remotely are giving us greater…
Spotlight: Motor data: Taking today's customers into the fast lane
Having grown up in the internet age, Millennials have very different expectations to previous generations. Young people are getting into the driver’s seat and motor insurers need to understand how to build a relationship with them
Blog: Drone regulation
Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are now being used across a range of sectors and usage gives rise to some issues.
EU data regulations 'inevitable' in UK despite Brexit
The UK could adopt a similar regulatory framework as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation even after Brexit, say industry lawyers.
Cyber insurance market has 'hit a fork in the road' in 2016
Cyber policy writing has reached a ‘fork in the road’ as the industry is pulling in different directions when it comes to policy cover.
Blog: Building the business case for digital insurance
The ever-increasing range of digital applications in insurance drives a host of opportunities to provide products and services that are more useful, convenient and appealing to the individuals and businesses that the industry serves. Digital technologies…
Roundtable: How to connect with the Millennial market
Penetration into the under-30s market remains low despite new app-based products and innovative solutions. Post, in association with GMC software, hosted a roundtable to find out what more the industry can do to address this
In Depth: How Facebook unfriended Admiral
Where do insurers stand now on the use of social media data?
This Week in Post: claims, cold-calling and commercial vans
As the frost closes in and warns us of winter, my thoughts turn to safety and vehicles, especially as I found myself slipping over due to the black ice on the roads.
JLT's Hamish Robert's on why insurers should beware 'The Spinning Jenny'
One of the biggest changes I've seen in the insurance market over the years has been the increased relevance of facilities, managing general agents and portfolio trades, and for many large brokers and insurers this is now commonplace and a core focus…
Spotlight: Motor Data: Get ready for the full impact
Data can bring benefits and early adopters of digital technologies are already seeing a return on investment. What will the full impact of digital and data enrichment be on the motor sector?