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AIG Research Finds New GDPR Rules May Cause Spike in Cyber Claims

AIG Europe research found that a further surge in data breach and other security failure insurance claims is expected after the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force this week. A record breaking year […]

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GDPR Clock is Ticking Says Beazley International – Fines Could Hit Hard

Raf Sanchez, Beazley International Breach Response Service Manager, comments ahead of the introduction of GDPR on 25 May: “Regulators and individuals are on the cusp of acquiring enhanced tools to hold organisations to account for poor […]

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SAS Survey Finds Insurance Sector Expects IFRS 17 To Increase Costs

Compliance is a very dull word – even duller than accountancy – but it gets interesting when any changes to the way insurers carry out day-to-day  business fundamentally changes. Usually that means extra costs, retraining […]

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TIA Launches AI Program to Predict Churn Within Insurance Sector

Churn is one of those words which insurers and brokers alike dread. Basically come renewal time, many UK policyholders have a check on price comparison websites, use an app to search for cheaper car cover, […]

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Sopra Steria Sign Software Deal with Co-op Insurance

Sopra Steria has today announced a new application management contract with Co-op Insurance. The master service agreement (MSA) provides not just Co-op Insurance, but all members of the wider Co-op business, one of the world’s […]

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Lloyds Report on Sharing Economy is a Wake-Up for Insurance Industry

A few days ago, Lloyd’s, published a report called, “Sharing risks, sharing rewards: who should bear the risk in the sharing economy?”, analysing risk perceptions in a booming industry sector, which has seen the rise […]

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AON Risk Report Looks at Potential Threats Around the World

Risk is a notoriously difficult thing to calculate accurately. As the insurance industry changes and Artificial Intelligence is used to assess consumers, businesses and nations, it will be interesting to see how much weight AI […]