Internet of Things (IoT)
UK Insurtech investment brings in £218m in the first half of 2017
Investment in UK insurtech has increased to £218m in the first half of 2017 compared to £7.3m in the previous year.
Blog: Insurers must look beyond Brexit
From change management to cyber risk, Onno Bloemers, head of insurance at Delta Capita, explains why insurers need to look beyond Brexit to the wider challenges facing the industry.
Blog: A dozen UK and European insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond – part one
Almost $1bn ($985m) was invested in insurtech in the second quarter of 2017.
Interview: Anthony Baldwin, AIG
Eighteen months into his role, Anthony Baldwin, CEO of AIG Europe and AIG UK, talks to Stephanie Denton about restructuring, co-creating and being the first insurer to move to Luxembourg.
Ageas's Bart De Smet on why insurers don't need start-ups to innovate
The hype around insurtech start-ups should not overshadow the in-house innovations coming from incumbent insurance companies, writes Ageas’s CEO Bart De Smet, defending the ‘internal incubator’ model.
L&G to offer leak detector to home clients
Legal & General has partnered with Home Serve to offer Leak Bot to its home insurance customers.
Blog: Setting the pace for change
Technologies such as driverless cars, telematics and the connected home are changing the world of insurance, with the need for more modularisation of coverages, and components that can be used in different ways to suit particular niches and markets. Dean…
When cyber gets physical
Recent events such as the Wanna Cry ransomware attack and British Airways’ computer outage have helped to drive sales of cyber insurance, but there are concerns that a significant part of the risk is being overlooked
IBIS 2017: Connected cars will send first notice of loss 'as early as next year'
Connected cars will dispatch emergency services and send first notice of loss as early as next year, predicted Sean Carey, president of SCG Management Consultants.
Blog: Mobile apps for insurers, golden or poisoned chalice
Not every insurer needs an app. Antoine Hemon-Laurens, mobile consultant at GMC Software, lists the four questions you should ask yourself to decide whether it is the right tool for your company.
Aviva's Maurice Tulloch on all that insurtech hype
With technology reshaping the insurance industry, incumbents need to disrupt the very business models they helped create in order to meet fast-changing customer expectations, writes Maurice Tulloch, CEO, international insurance, Aviva.
Blog: Connected homes should get cheaper premiums
Connected devices could help household insurers offer cheaper premiums to responsible homeowners, says Craig Foster, managing director of Homeserve Labs.
BIBA 2017: The conference, as it happened
The British Insurance Brokers' Association held its 2017 conference in Manchester.
Blog: IoT 2017 - It's not all about data
As an insurer, understanding the Internet of Things and solutions it offers to our customers is one of our key priorities. But we also know that if we only think about IoT and insurance from one perspective, it can lead to the wrong answer. We need to…
How connectivity can improve our health
By 2020 it is estimated there could be 30 billion connected devices worldwide – more than four devices for every person alive.
CIBA: Insurers need to offer more comprehensive cyber policies in time for GDPR
New methods of hacking and types of cyber breach could lend themselves to greater fines following the incoming General Data Protection Regulation.
Brightside's Mark Cliff on becoming Mr Digital
I want to be Mr Digital. Frankly, this might be a step too far for many people who know me.
Claims Club blog: Shaping insurance through digital eyes
The first Claims Club 2017 focused very much on the changing face of insurance through the lens of a number of insurtech entrepreneurs.
Claims Club: Insurtech start-ups should partner with insurers
Insurtech start-ups should look to partner with major insurers rather than go it alone, start-up leaders have said.
Blog: Usage-based insurance, an untapped opportunity
The growing usage-based insurance market is an opportunity for insurers, but there are some barriers yet to overcome.
Personal insurers are not placing enough digital investment into claims process
Leading personal lines insurers are placing a bigger focus on digital investment for customer acquisition rather than retention, research shows.
Post Power List 2017: Colm Holmes
CEO, Aviva UK General Insurance
Marketing: Image is everything
Insurers must stand out from the competition to attract custom. What lessons can they learn from outside the sector?
Blog: The real opportunity with digital
Read any article on digital insurance and it seems to me that it's all about the insurers.