News

Fitbit; One Small Step for Mankind, One Big Leap for Yulife

Yulife, the wellbeing life insurance company, has some big news. The employee wellbeing specialist has announced the launch of a new partnership with the activity tracker giant Fitbit. The new venture pairs Yulife’s activity-based app […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Opinion: Insurtech Isn’t a Magic Bullet for Legacy System Users

This week is European InsurTech Week, bringing together over 1,000 senior decision-makers from leading insurance companies to discuss the critical issues affecting the industry and the future of insurance. No doubt legacy players are on […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

AIG Reveal Customers Choosing Online GP Appointments

Customers are turning to a virtual GP to diagnose cough, cold, flu and fever from the comfort of their own home rather than attending their local surgery, data from AIG Life Limited has revealed. As […]

News

ABI Issues Advice on CoronaVirus and Travel Insurance Cover

The ABI (Association of British Insurers) is reassuring people that its member travel insurers are offering enhanced help and support to all their customers who may be understandably concerned about travelling overseas due to the Coronavirus. The […]

InsureTech

iGO4 Launches Real Time, Rich Data & Personalised, Motor Pricing Product

Everyone in the motor insurance sector realises that the old TPF&T and Fully Comp options are looking increasingly old hat to many consumers. PAYG, pay-per-mile, multi-driver use, multi-vehicle usage, are becoming more important as ride-sharing […]

Business

Budget 2020: Ecclesiastical Calls For Charity Exemption on IPT

Ahead of next Wednesday’s Budget (11 March), specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has joined forces with the Charity Finance Group (CFG) to urge the Chancellor to make charities exempt from paying Insurance Premium Tax (IPT). Ecclesiastical – […]

Conference report

BIBA 2020 Will Go Ahead – Extra CoronaVirus Checks Possible

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has today (5 March) opened delegate registration for its 2020 conference and exhibition – The Year to Pioneer which takes place in Manchester on May 13 and 14. The […]

Insurance Brokers

UK Insurance Broker News: GRP Still Buying Brokerages

Here’s news on the latest GRP acquisition; GRP’s Sagar Insurance [Sagars] has acquired Anderson Ashcroft Insurance Brokers Ltd, a Preston-based commercial insurance broker. John Meadows, chief executive of Sagars, confirmed the purchase of the business […]