Global insurance trends

InsurTech News: Start-Ups, Sales and Bosch Bluetooth Telematics

Here’s a news round-up of investment fund and insurer activity in the InsurTech sector, including a very handy plug-n-play Telematics gadget from Bosch electronics; MetLife US insurer Metlife announced it is launching two Insurtech investment […]

Insurance Regulation

Millions of Holidaymakers Approached Over Bogus Travel Sickness Claims

As many as 9.5 million British adults have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on holiday, says ABTA – the travel industry trade association. ABTA carried out a YouGov survey […]

InsureTech

Laka Aim to Shake Up Bike Insurance Sector, Backed by Zurich

Laka, formerly Insure a Thing, is challenging the conventional insurance model by offering a truly disruptive bike insurance product, co-built and financially backed by Zurich. This really is cycle insurance with a difference, because Laka will only […]

Motor Insurance

Byton Showcase Electric Car with Driver Profiles, AI and Biometric ID Security

BYTON today debuted its first driveable concept car at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, U.S.A. With a unique digital design and innovative human-vehicle interaction, plus driver recognition features, the vehicle offers […]

Insurance claims

Natixis Chooses Guidewire Claims Management Software

Natixis Assurances, the insurance arm of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France, and Guidewire Software, a provider of software products to general insurers, today announced that Natixis Assurances has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter® as […]

Motor Insurance

Hundreds Of Insurance Claims Settled After Liverpool Car Park Fire

Will your insurance claim be settled quickly after the Liverpool car park fire? It seems likely that in most cases, it will. Here’s the latest updates: LV, Tesco, Admiral, Makerstudy, More Than and NFU have […]

Motor Insurance

Half of Drivers Who Put Wrong Fuel In Don’t Claim on Their Insurance

Some 150,000 UK drivers put the wrong fuel in their car during 2017, according to website Scrap Car Comparison. It’s all too easy to choose the wrong pump and it can cost between £500 and […]