UK Economy

Oxford Risk Say Investors Are Still Letting Heart Rule Head

Behavioural finance experts Oxford Risk say many of the investment decisions retail investors make are for emotional comfort, and it estimates that on an average year this typically costs them 3% in returns. However, given the increased level of market volatility during the […]

Global insurance trends

Allianz Report Highlights Post Covid-19 Insurance Trends

The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the largest economic loss events in history for companies and insurers alike. However, it’s not only the magnitude of the impact which is unprecedented. Claims trends and risk exposures […]

Opinion

Opinion: How To Ensure Continuity For E-Commerce Businesses

The global health crisis continues to disrupt pretty much every industry and its employees. From transitioning to a remote working setup to changing how they consume and spend their money, many have had to adapt […]

News

FinGo ID Could End The `Got Any ID On You Mate?’Conversation

The UK’s hospitality industry has become the first in the world to roll out a unique vein mapping technology for age verification. With the sector continuing to reopen, FinGo, a biometric identity solution, will enable registered establishments to […]

News

Virtus Partners Teams Up With Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), a leading global active asset manager, and Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS), which operates a multi-boutique asset management business, today announced they have agreed to a strategic partnership that will […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Opinion: Corona Will Change SME Commercial Insurance Forever

Straight from the Editor’s keyboard; I walked past a small hairdressing salon yesterday in Horwich on the way to the Co-Op. On the roller shutter a piece of A4 summed up broken dreams, financial distress […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Oscar’s Online Corona Test & GP Advice Blazes a Trail for the NHS

Last Friday, Oscar, an insurtech health insurance company based in the USA, launched the first testing center locator for COVID-19 in the U.S., featuring more than 100 centres where the public can get a Corona […]

Insurance claims

Can Facial Recognition CCTV Prevent Theft, Plus Fake Slip ‘n’ Trip Claims?

Any insurance company or broker active in commercial, property, shopping malls and many other specialised niches within insurance knows that theft is an ongoing issue. Not just the professional thieves, but sometimes there are bad […]