InsureTech

`Alexa, Find Me The Cheapest Car Insurance,’ Is On Its Way

LV= General Insurance’s voice skill for Amazon Alexa and Google Home Assistant has passed 1000 questions successfully answered, with a number of these relating to the impact of Covid-19. Since its launch in January of […]

Fraud

Fancy Trying a Fake Personal Injury Claim? You May Get Jail Time

A fraudster who submitted a false £4,000 personal injury claim has been handed an immediate 12-month prison sentence with no suspension following a successful private prosecution by Allianz Insurance and defendant law firm,Keoghs. The hugely […]

InsureTech

CyberCube Partners With Woodruff Sawyer

We missed this one last week, so just ICYMI; US-based Insurance brokerage Woodruff Sawyer has partnered with CyberCube to become one of the first organizations to leverage CyberCube’s “Broking Manager” in its insurance advisory services. […]

Global insurance trends

Zurich Offers Insights Into a Post-Covid19 World

John Scott, Head of Sustainability Risk and Zurich Insurance comments in the WEF & Zurich Insurance Covid-19 Risk report: “Increasing inequality, dramatically shifting consumer behaviors and a lockdown that is having a significant toll on young people’s prospects, […]

Legal

ME Group Launches New Service for Law Firms Engaged in Mis-Selling Claims

ME Group, the LegalTech business that supports law firms handling complex financial disputes, has launched new services for lawyers working to help people who have been mis-sold many different types of financial products. The group, […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Offers Updated Guidance To Insurers on Covid-19

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today confirming guidance for insurance firms to consider the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) on the value of their insurance products. Sheldon Mills, Interim Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the […]

News

Covid HAS Changed The World of Work: WFH Replaces Commuter Hell

IE Comment; At the start of the lockdown many speculated that once employees – especially those based in London – tried working from home full-time, they would love it. Instead of spending three hours a […]

Insurance Brokers

Thorny Issue of Lost Holidays Could Cause a HR Headache This Summer

As employees return to work, UK businesses are likely to face a backlog of annual leave requests that could cost thousands of pounds.  By collecting data and analysing the average monthly salary at a baseline […]