Insurtech
Aviva ventures into partnership with Silicon Valley start-up Plug and Play
Aviva has partnered with global digital start-up accelerator Plug and Play in order to develop digital products and services.
Global insurtech attracts £1bn of venture investment in the first half of 2016
Over £1bn in venture capital has been invested in global insurtech in the first half of the year, according to a report.
Week in Post: Amazon Echo; pills that make you hard; CMC scourge and elderly drivers
This week Post reporter Rosie Quigley and I were given a tour around the Accenture Innovation Lab at Plantation Place in the City.
Zurich relaunches SME platform following negative feeback
Zurich has carried out a major refresh on its SME insurance platform Ztrade, in response to negative broker feedback following the platform’s original launch.
Bermudian insurance giant behind largest UK insurtech start-up investment
Insurtech start-up Buzzmove has closed a £6m super-seed round led by Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group.
Blog: How to sell insurance to Generation Y
What's all the fuss about Generation Y? Many people in our industry will be thinking ‘why does this all sound so complicated and why does it matter to me'? The good news is this: like all things in insurance, the core issue boils down to a small number…
Norfolk insurance broker Hugh J Boswell becomes latest to suffer a cyber-attack
Norfolk insurance broker Hugh J Boswell has become the latest insurance firm to suffer a cyber-attack, Post can reveal.
Autonet uses data cracker to inform pricing
Van insurance broker Autonet has gone live with a software solution that tracks customer data to inform pricing.
Insurtech start-up launches with new telematics offering
An insurtech start-up has launched a mobile phone-based telematics app that will be sold to insurers as a licensed product.
Week in Post: Softball, Millennials, results season, beards, Beale and Jason Bourne
This week the Post editorial team, alongside their colleagues from Insurance Age, sales, events and subscriptions took part in the annual Incisive Insurance softball showdown.
Blog: How to ensure outsourcing to the cloud meets data protection standards
Insurers that want to outsource to the cloud need to make sure their service providers meet data protection standards.
So Sure to launch 'revolutionary' social peer-to-peer mobile insurance app
Managing general agent So Sure, which specialises in insuring mobile phones, is about to launch a new model of “social insurance” via an app-based peer-to-peer product.
Ageas launches app-based millennial insurer Back Me Up with monthly fee
A new app-based insurance start-up aimed at millennials has launched this week targeting the millions of 18 to 34-year-olds who do not currently buy contents, travel or device cover.
Interview: Inga Beale, Lloyd's of London
Lloyd’s of London CEO Inga Beale sits down with Jonathan Swift to talk about Brexit, diversity and the need to modernise the market
Director of Content’s Comment: Are beards a threat to insurtech?
I recently sat down with the ‘poster girl for diversity’ Inga Beale for this month’s cover interview. The Lloyd’s CEO covered a lot of ground, including the topic for which she has become a figurehead, as well as the modernisation of Lloyd’s – two…
Law Superstore CEO Matthew Briggs hails legal aggregator as transparency game changer
A new aggregator offering legal services - including public injury and road traffic accident options - is poised to launch next week with its boss boasting that Law Superstore could hail a new era of transparency in the sector.
Axa ties up partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba
Axa has signed a deal with Alibaba to jointly explore opportunities to distribute insurance products and services through the Chinese e-commerce giant’s platforms including Ant Financial Services.
Standards could play key role in accelerating fintech and insurtech
Standards could play a key role in helping to strengthen and accelerate fintech’s development in the UK, research from BSI has suggested.
Expertise from A-Z: Sharing economy: Collaborate, insure and prosper
The sharing economy is booming, with new businesses constantly bringing new offerings to market and insurance is playing a major role in supporting such innovation
Blog: Blockchain, from industry loss warranties to original insureds
Blockchain could revolutionise the insurance and reinsurance industry.
Blog to the future: One day, more than 10 customer interactions – could this be an insurer reality by 2030
The alarm goes, it is 6:45am on 25 July 2030; and the first thing you do is check your Healthcare Insurer-provided wearable tech-band to see how your sleep rated.
Rise of big data may lead to 'uninsurable underclass', says new research
The growth of Fintech and the wider use of big data may create an uninsurable ‘underclass’, according to new research.
Insurtech start-ups will change industry says PwC report
A PwC trend report has revealed that insurtech start-ups have the potential to reduce costs across the insurance industry and improve the customer service given to policy holders.
On Demand Webinar: Ageas, Guidewire and Zurich discuss the path to digital insurance nirvana
So much has been written and spoken about the need to "go digital", but what does that actually mean?