News

Broker: Aston Lark Announce Key Hires in Ireland

Aston Lark, the UK Chartered insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs, has announced the creation of two new Executive Board positions in Ireland, following the recent acquisition of Wright Insurance Brokers and the earlier acquisition […]

Insurance Brokers

Partnerships: Who, When and Why? The Nuts & Bolts of Product Development

In this first special feature of 2020, Insurance Edge looks at partnerships across the insurance sector. From insurtech start-ups teaming up with big GI players, to software developers working with breakdown or claims specialists to […]

Global insurance trends

New Report Looks at Reinsurance Market in 2020 & Beyond

The financial impact of a future global software failure could be so great that the (re)insurance industry is likely to require additional capacity from the capital markets. Since their birth in the 1990s, insurance-linked securities […]

Motor Insurance

Citroen Offers 12 Months Free Insurance on Its C1 City Car, Ts&Cs Apply

Citroën UK has announced one year’s free insurance on its popular C1 city car, for eligible retail customers from 19 years of age. Drivers must hold a full UK licence and there are limits on […]

News

Huge Costs to Insurers & Economy, As Australian Fires Continue to Spread

Insurance companies and other businesses are counting the cost of the Australian bushfires, with thousands of claims already in, and many more expected. It is one of the biggest natural catastrophe incidents to affect Australia […]

InsureTech

Will Wearable Tech Transform Life & Healthcare Insurance? Hell Yes.

Chronolife, an artificial intelligence company specializing in digital health, today announced the commercial launch of Nexkin™, a groundbreaking washable smart T-shirt that monitors six key physiological parameters to enable prevention, risk reduction, and remote monitoring. […]

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VW Plans Robot Charger Army, To Boldly Go & Seek Out Low Juice Vehicles

This is not a drill; VW plan to send out charging robots to help power up your electric car in the future. Seriously. Volkswagen say that this idea shortcuts the search for charging stations for […]