Artificial Intelligence

Hastings Direct Chooses BAE Systems NetReveal Anti-Fraud Software

BAE Systems has won a new contract with Hastings Direct, a fast growing general insurance provider to the UK market. The deal will see BAE Systems deploy its fraud detection solution NetReveal to help the […]

Household Insurance

Pacifica Partners With Allianz on Boiler Breakdown Cover

Pacifica Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of home appliance, gas heating, inspection, repair and replacement services, is launching its 0800 REPAIR domestic boiler breakdown service on a nationwide scale, as a result of […]

Insurance Brokers

Bradford Based Church Insurer Looks at Potential Job Cuts

Bradford based Congregational Insurance is looking to slim down its workforce of between 60 and 70 people work at the company, which provides insurance for churches and church- owned properties. A source told the local […]

InsureTech

Guidewire Joins Plug & Play InsurTech Ecosystem

Guidewire Software, Inc, a provider of software products to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers, today announced it has joined Plug and Play’s ecosystem to advance P&C insurance innovation and collaboration. Plug and Play is a […]

InsureTech

Marsh and Marshmallow Trademark Row Rumbles On

New insurance start-up Marshmallow thought they had a catchy and unique name when they founded their company back in 2016. But despite checking with lawyers, the brothers who founded Marshmallow – Oliver and Alex Kent-Braham […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Opinion: LV Warning to Double Income Households – Be Prepared

Over three million working couples are classed as ‘double income, no option’ (DINOs), which means they are vulnerable to financial ruin if one of the two loses their earnings. Head of Life Marketing, Justin Harper […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News; Erskine Murray Buys Asciak Holdaway Merritt

Independent insurance broker, Erskine Murray, today announced that it has acquired Essex-based brokerage Asciak Holdaway Merritt Ltd. This is the company’s second deal in the last six months having recently acquired Offley Insurance Ltd, a […]

Business

ECIC Warning on Carillion Debts to Smaller Suppliers

ECIC, the specialist insurer for the mid-size construction and associated trades is warning regional brokers that many of their customers could be facing financial difficulties and possibly failure as part of the fall-out from the […]