Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Ecclesiastical Launches Cyber Scenario Planner

Ecclesiastical has responded to brokers who called for more help selling cyber cover by creating a new Cyber Scenario Planner. In June 2019, research undertaken by the specialist insurer revealed that more than a third […]

Opinion

Opinion: Will GDPR Will Make Life Easier For Insurance Fraudsters?

The latest from the Editor’s keyboard, on the law of unintended consequences after the introduction of GDPR. The recent announcement by the Irish government that a proposed database of insurance claimants is shelved is another […]

News

Brexit: Research Suggests Stockpiling is Declining – Few Believe We’re Leaving

New research reveals the rate at which UK businesses and households are stockpiling goods in preparation for Brexit has fallen, as it has adversely affected cash flows and household incomes. The findings, which are from […]

News

As Auto Admin Becomes The Norm, Why Are Consumers Being Charged £30 a Time?

Every week Insurance Edge receives another batch of press releases announcing insurtech partnerships, AI claims settlement, plus automated admin and chatbots. So why are brokers, MGAs and insurers busily hiking their policy admin charges, when […]

News

Tech: Will Face Recognition Software Lead to False Arrests?

South Wales Police have confirmed their intention to use facial recognition technology – rolling the application out to 50 police officers for an initial three-month trial. This will enable them to take a snapshot and […]

Opinion

Opinion: Digital Insurance Race Will Decide Who Survives & Who Fails

This latest article is by Richard Stewart,CEO and co-founder of Untangl, and it looks at the slow pace of transformation within the insurance sector. The companies that are likely to survive, and thrive,in the long term […]

Household Insurance

Greenlight Re Makes Investment in Handdii Property Claims

Greenlight Re Innovations (“GRI”), part of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (“Greenlight Re” or the “Company”), a specialist property and casualty reinsurance company headquartered in the Cayman Islands, announced it has made a strategic investment in […]