Insurtech
Nexus Group's Colin Thompson on the evolution of MGAs
With more than 300 UK-based managing general agents underwriting roughly £5bn - circa 10% of the UK general insurance market - the MGA is already firmly established within the London market providing a key access point to local markets and the ability to…
AI is strong driving force behind Allianz claims restructure
Allianz is set to make way for the use of artificial intelligence in its motor claims business following its decision to restructure.
Insurtech firm Risk Solved secures Ezee director investment
Specialist insurtech firm Risk Solved has secured investment from Nikki Daniels, director of Ezee Insurance Solutions.
Post Power List 2017: Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger
Co-founders, Lemonade
Post Power List 2017: IBM Watson
IBM's AI computer
Post Power List 2017: Colm Holmes
CEO, Aviva UK General Insurance
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
JLT's Mark Wood on why brokers must keep up with insurtech
‘Insurtech´ has been a buzzword in the insurance sector for a few years now, but how many of us have truly woken up to the opportunities that exist for the insurance market within the technology sector?
DWF saves Triton on day of administration
Law firm DWF acquired Triton on the day that the multidisciplinary organisation went into administration.
Start-up broker Cuvva launches pay-as-you-go motor insurance
Pay-as-you-go broker, Cuvva is to launch a car insurance product for people who use their vehicles infrequently.
Founder of failed broker re-enters market with on-demand start-up
Founder of failed company Belong Safe, Humphrey Bowles, has launched a new on-demand insurance start-up Guardhog with hopes of competing in the sharing economy.
Blockchain could 'reshape' London market, report finds
Blockchain technology is a viable option for the London market, a report has found.
This Week in Post: Trump, restructuring and asparagus
One of the silver linings of my job is the fact I receive emails about a wide range of subjects, most relevant, some less so.
Quiz of the week – 20 January
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Watchstone set to make loss of £14.9m
Watchstone is expected to make a loss of £14.9m in its full year results.
Lemonade drops 'peer to peer' label just months after launching
Lemonade has said that it no longer classes itself as a peer to peer insurer just months after launching.
French app-based start-up joins insurtech incubator programme
App-based insurtech start-up Cbien has joined as one of the 10 firms on Startupbootcamp’s 2017 programme.
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.
Blog: Pop goes the bad rep - How Lemonade and AI are putting the fizz in insurance claims
In the first weeks of 2017 two stories have really caught the imagination of the insurance claims community.
Half of insurers to make digitally-driven acquisition in next three years
Almost half of insurers expect to make an acquisition over the next three years in order to acquire digital technologies.
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.
Go Compare success owing to opera singing advert, CEO says
The success of Go Compare's opera singing advert, Gio Compario, and low operating costs were factors behind the price comparison site's success, says Matthew Crummack, Go Compare CEO.
SchemeServe makes two senior appointments to its board
John Price and Colin Kippin have been appointed to SchemeServe's board at chief operating officer and director, respectively.