InsureTech

IoT Partnership Allows Global Asset Monitoring

Everynet BV has recently partnered with Actility, global leader in IoT connectivity, to provide seamless network integration between Everynet’s carrier-grade national networks and Actility’s IoT platforms around the world. The collaboration aims at broadening accessibility […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Corona: Will Virtual PMI GP Appointments Become the New Normal?

ActiveQuote, the UK’s leading protection insurance comparison website and broker, has seen a sharp rise in the number of people with Private Medical Insurance (PMI) accessing virtual GP services in recent weeks. The number looking […]

News

Drone Insurance; Test Areas Urgently Needed, Says Industry Group

One of the UK’s leading drone experts today urged British property owners and business leaders to leverage the opportunity of their under-used land for drone testing, to help accelerate the rate of growth of the […]

Insurance claims

Meerkats Choose Leakbot; Home Monitoring Gets You Cheaper Insurance

comparethemarket.com has launched an exclusive partnership with digital insurance provider iGO4 and LeakBot, the smart water leak detection system. comparethemarket.com customers will benefit from a lower priced iGO4 home insurance policy and will receive a […]

Technology

SDH Services Launches Comms & Pipes Monitoring Product

Internet connections and data security are vital for any insurer, MGA or broker and with this reliance comes the ever-increasing threat of disruption caused by terrorist activity, sabotage, theft, material failure or accidental damage. Using […]

InsureTech

Insurtech: Does Sweepr App Point The Way Ahead for Home Insurers?

Sweepr, the Customer Care platform for the Connected Home, recently announced that the Amazon Alexa Fund joined its recently completed $9M series A round as a strategic investor. Interesting news, as it shows that Amazon […]

InsureTech

Deals: Volvo and REIN Partner Up on Commercial Transport Insurtech

Just in case you missed it – as we did – here’s an interesting snippet of news from the USA, which was released mid-December; Volvo Financial Services has invested in REIN, a leading insurtech start-up company, to […]

Insurance Brokers

Hi-Tech Sensors Can Help Insurers Manage Historic Building Risks

Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is working with English Heritage to pilot cutting edge technology to monitor and manage building services at 18th century Kenwood House. In the first scheme of its kind, Ecclesiastical and English Heritage, […]