Global insurance trends

Events: Capture The Flag Cyber Challenge at Dubai Hub Zero, Feb 22/23

Dozens of professional and amateur young people in the information technology, digital applications and programming field are poised to the launch of second version of the “Capture The Flag”, the cyber security challenge, to demonstrate […]

InsureTech

InsureTheBox Wins Business Award

Global pioneer of telematics-based car insurance, insurethebox, a brand of Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe (AND-E), has been named People Development Heroes of the Year in the 2019 North East Contact Centre Awards (NECCA). The NECCAs […]

HR & Employment

Healix Signs Up to UN Global Compact

Healix International, the global travel risk management and international medical and security assistance provider, has signed up to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC); a voluntary commitment from businesses to act in an environmentally and […]

Global insurance trends

New Survey Highlights Slow Change in Companies Customer Services

The UK lags behind international markets including Germany, Singapore and UAE in making it easy for customers to interact with large organisations. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of UK consumers have expressed frustration at how difficult it is, […]

Global insurance trends

Liberty Appoints Paolo Pitton to Head Italian Casualty Market Push

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has entered the casualty market in Italy for the first time, recruiting Paolo Pitton to lead the initiative. Based in Milan, Pitton joins from Chubb […]

Technology

Insurtech Events: Hacknext Munich Fast Approaching in March 2019

HACKNEXT, the annual hackathon on digitalisation in the insurance industry, will take place March 7-9, 2019, at the Kohlebunker in Munich, where seasoned professionals and insurance experts will meet at the three-day event to work […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Gauntlet Appoints New Sales Director

Ambitious Leeds-based commercial broker and Appointed Representative principal, Gauntlet Group, has signalled its intention to fast-track growth and reinforce its professionalism, through the appointment of well-connected and hugely experienced ex-Towergate director, Andy Parkin, to the […]

News

Brexit: Skiers Take Out Insurance as Project Fear Ramps Up

Nearly one in three skiing holidaymakers have bought insurance early to beat the risk of a Brexit fallout hitting their plans, new research from award-winning data analytics company Consumer Intelligence shows. Around 30% of regular […]