Global insurance trends

Insurance Market Trends: Five Predictions for 2018

It’s almost December, so let’s start with some predictions for the insurance sector in 2018. Here are some thoughts from Tony Tarquini, European Insurance Director at Pegasystems, with his personal top five insurance tech trends expected […]

InsureTech

InsureTech: Driverless Car Showcased at 10 Downing Street

On Wednesday 15th November, the DRIVEN consortium was given the chance to showcase its ground-breaking technology for the benefit of the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer at Number 10 Downing Street. This was […]

Administration

German Research Suggests Online Pensions Could Provide Better Returns

In a test by independent rating agency Morgen & Morgen, the online pension provider My Pension came out top in terms of financial performance, according to a German finance website. The research compared a total […]

Household Insurance

Industry Moves: Charles Foster Appointed CEO of Lycetts

Lycetts, one of the UK’s leading insurance brokers and financial services providers, has appointed Charles Foster as its new Chief Executive, subject to regulatory approval. Charles has headed up Lycetts’ rural division for the past […]

Insurance claims

Over 40s Adopting Telematics in Big Numbers

Traditionally favoured by younger drivers, blackbox (or telematics) insurance is now becoming increasingly popular across all demographics, especially with the over 40s. New customer research from blackbox insurance leaders, Coverbox, shows how much the demographic […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Prudential Say New Business Life Profits Up by 17%

Prudential issued a statement to investors today that life insurance new business profit rose 17% in the first nine months of the year, reflecting higher sales and more favourable economic conditions. In a statement via the London […]

Insurance Brokers

Ascentric Upgrades Bespoke Software for Insurance & Investment Advisers

Ascentric, part of the Royal London group, is offering advisers a new enhanced client reporting service which enables advisers to create bespoke, branded client reports using detailed transactional data feeds from the Ascentric platform. Partnering […]