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Post Office Chooses MiX Telematics For its Fleet Vehicles

MiX Telematics , a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions, has announced that Post Office, the well known UK retailer and banking services provider on the High Street, has renewed its […]

Global insurance trends

GlobalData Sees Tough Times Ahead for South Africa

South African insurance GWP is set to decline in 2020 as businesses shut up shop, and the country’s faltering economy will struggle to cope, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s revised […]

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Old Mutual Likely to Have a Tough 2020, As Corona Virus Spreads

Reuters is reporting that Old Mutual has issued a statement that highlights the effects of CoronaVirus on the insurance sector. Although the eventual claims bill is a matter of speculation right now, the one thing […]

InsureTech

10 Minute Catch-Up: Talking Snap, Crackle & App With Coert Knoetze

There are lots of big insurers with innovation labs, hubs and foundrys. Groovy baby. Then there are MGAs and brokers who have their own apps, platforms and partnerships with insurtech start-ups. Razzle dazzle. But it […]

Global insurance trends

South Korea Market Snapshot

A combination of factors including the country’s demographic crisis, a low-interest rate regime and slow economic growth are stifling the growth of South Korea’s life insurance industry, which registered a compound annual growth rate of […]

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Broker: Aston Lark Buys SW Based Isca Barum

Consolidation continues apace within the UK brokerage sector, as the effects of automated admin, claims handling and AI-assisted risk underwriting feeds through to the customer facing sales websites. In short, the timing is perfect for […]

Global insurance trends

Old Mutual Commits To Invest Long-Term in South Africa at Davos WEF

Insurer Old Mutual has been attending Davos, and issued a press release pledging its money and resources to develop the economy in South Africa. Here’s the latest; At the start of a new decade, the […]

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Global: Peru’s RIMAC Joins MAXIS Network

Peru’s largest insurance provider RIMAC (Rimac Seguros y Reaseguros), part of the Grupo BRECA conglomerate, is the latest insurance firm to become a member of MAXIS Global Benefits Network. RIMAC will provide medical and life cover […]