InsureTech

US News: FVS Selects Top Six Start-Ups, Including Agentero Insurtech

The Financial Venture Studio (FVS) today announced the six companies that comprise its next cohort of the nation’s premier program dedicated to seed-stage fintech startups. Following an application and rigorous vetting process, these companies have received an […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

CFC Appoints Shannon Groeber as Exec Cyber VP in NYC

CFC, the specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, today announced the appointment of Shannon Groeber to the newly created role of Executive Vice President. Working from CFC’s office in New York, Shannon will […]

Insurance Brokers

LV= Paid Out on 94% on Life/Critical & Income Protection Claims in 2019

New stats from the LV= Press Office reveal that protection specialist LV= paid record individual protection claims totalling £100 million during 2019. LV= supported more than 8,100 claimants and their families paying 94% of all […]

News

L&G Makes Key Investment in Over 60s Luxury Living Project

Legal & General has made an invesrtment in the growing Over 65s Living market, which is seeing more and more luxury lifestyle village-type environments being created for wealthier middle-aged and older people. Often located near […]

News

Markel Posts a $1bn Loss in First Quarter of 2020, After Corona Impact

Markel Corporation reported first quarter results yesterday in the USA showing how quickly Coronavirus affected insurance companies, given that the pandemic didn’t really affect the USA, Europe and many other nations until mid-March. The insurance […]

Insurance Brokers

Will Drones Provide a New Opportunity for Insurers in the 2020s?

We have all seen the sci-fi future, where drones deliver food, deter crime and er…fight wars using lasers. But let’s not go there. Let’s think of drones that gauge flood damage, help with major construction […]

News

Men Still Pay More Than Women for Car Insurance, But Men Are Risk-Takers

Men pay £121 more than women on average to insure their car – a 26% difference – according to new research by MoneySuperMarket. The analysis of nearly 15 million car insurance enquiries on MoneySuperMarket, reveals that men pay £581 on average, compared to women who pay £460.   You may ask why this is? […]