Telematics
PE house takes 50% stake in telematics firm
New private equity firm Beech Tree Private Equity has agreed to take a 50% stake in RS Fleet Installations, the West- Midlands based telematics device installation firm.
Europe: Brokers in Northern Ireland - challenges & opportunities
Recent M&A activity in Northern Ireland has shaken up the region's insurance industry, bringing the future of high street brokers in the province under the microscope.
Career File: Richard King to leave Ingenie
Ingenie co-founder and CEO Richard King will step down in June, following a transition process that will see chief operating officer Chris McKee take over the controls at the telematics firm.
Ingenie COO McKee to become CEO as King departs
Ingenie co-founder and CEO Richard King will step down in June following a transition process that will see chief operating officer Chris McKee take over the controls at the telematics firm.
C-Suite - Insurer: Reducing risk, increasing safety
Telematics can bring down premiums for young drivers, but also alter behaviour in all segments.
Claims Awards 2015: shortlist revealed
Today Post is pleased to reveal the shortlist for the 2015 Claims Awards.
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Jonathan Hewett
Jonathan Hewett is chief marketing officer, Octo Telematics.
Big data tipped to impact insurers' credit ratings
Harnessing big data will be key to insurers' profitability, competitiveness and, in the long term, credit ratings, according to a Fitch Ratings report.
Motor insurers: An uncertain future
Car manufacturers may be about to muscle in on motor insurers business, but it might not be all bad news for the sector
DfT urged to harness insurer data to inform transport policy
A Transport Select Committee report has recommended the Department for Transport works with the insurance industry to see how it can use anonymised vehicle data to inform policy.
Geddes rules out further disposals or large acquisitions for DLG
Direct Line Group's CEO Paul Geddes has told the market not to expect anymore disposals or large-scale acquisitions in the foreseeable future.
Roundtable: How to keep ‘Generation Digital’ satisfied
Consumers that have grown up in the digital era are becoming more demanding. How can insurers keep up with technological advances to keep them happy?
TSC report expected to call for greater focus on telematics
The drive to improve road safety is in danger of running off course as a result of the government’s failure to introduce a strategic plan to exploit emerging technologies, a parliamentary report will warn this week.
Driverless cars: Driving change
Rapid advances in automotive technology mean that, within a generation, the future of autonomous vehicles and driverless cars could become a reality. What will that mean for the insurance industry?
Editor's comment: It’s time to seize the day
Insurance is traditionally known for being a slow moving market, which takes its time and waits to be issued with regulation and guidelines.
Motor: The sharks are circling
A number of threats to the UK motor market are currently occuring – driverless cars, motor manufacturers muscling into the sector, the competitiveness of pricing. But can these challenges be turned into opportunities?
Video: RSA's Kenny Leitch on driverless cars
Last week government ministers launched the UK’s driverless car trials in the Royal Borough of Greenwich - the location of one of the government backed projects which RSA is the insurance partner for.
Insurers urged to seize 'opportunity' as driverless cars hit UK roads
The emergence of driverless car technology should be viewed as an “opportunity not a threat” by motor insurers, despite prospective further reductions in premiums.
Catlin sees 2014 profits jump 13% to £320m
Catlin has reported a 13% increase in profit before tax to $488m (£320m) for the year ended 31 December 2014 (2013: $432m).
RSA holds motor event at the House of Commons
MPs, transport officials, road safety and telematics specialists met in the House of Commons today (3 February) to discuss how government and businesses can work together to ensure emerging technologies benefits drivers.
Lexham enters car market with telematics offering
Moped and scooter broker Lexham is to expand into the car insurance market as part of a partnership with telematics firm Tracker.
Safe driving app well received in Australia
Several thousand customers have already downloaded a safe driving app in Australia recording 20,000km of data.
Digital Insurance Strategies: Q&A: Ian Hood: Harnessing digital potential
Ian Hood, chief digital officer at RSA, discusses the future for the digital landscape, how the insurance industry is adapting to changes in technology and the explosion in the use of social media
Carrot teams up with Fiat to launch young drivers product
Telematics provider Carrot Car Insurance product director Ed Rochfort believes the convergence between manufacturers and the provision of insurance “will continue to gather pace” after unveiling a new product alongside Fiat.