Emerging Risk

Cyber Attacks in Finance and Insurance Sector Rise by 80%

The number of cyber-attacks against financial services companies reported to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has risen by more than 80 per cent in the last year. In 2017, 69 material cyber incidents were reported […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Royal London Launches `Run For Cover’ Insurance Game

Life insurance isn’t an exciting topic of conversation, especially for younger people. Companies in the sector need to think of new ways to reach customers, rather than the traditional touch points of house buying or […]

Business

ANDIE Moves to Leadenhall Offices as European Operations Expand

Top 50 UK insurer Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company of Europe Limited (ANDIE) announced its relocation to offices in Leadenhall Street this week, as the company continues to grow and develop mobility solutions of the […]

Motor Insurance

Will the New MoT Rules Lead to More Complex Accident Claims?

A new set of EU directives regarding the vehicle MoT test comes into force in May, which will add new categories for passing or failing, with fault severity being defined by the tester. The move […]

Insurance Regulation

Opinion: Streamlined Solution to GDPR Needed for the Insurance Industry

What is GDPR and why does it matter? Good question. General Data Protection Regulation is another piece of law from the EU, and it seeks to offer individuals extra privacy and rights over their personal […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Life Cover Start-Up Anorak Secures £4m Funding From Kamet Ventures/AXA

It seems almost every week there’s another twenty million or so being put into InsurTech projects, which shows the overall strength of the insurance industry sector, and its rapid transformation. InsurTech start-up Anorak has secured […]

Insurance Brokers

LexisNexis Rolls-Out Telematics App Platform for Insurers & Brokers

In a major development for the global telematics market, insurance providers building their own customer facing websites, apps and notifications for telematics programmes can now simply and cost-effectively plug into the LexisNexis® Global Telematics Platform […]