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. […]

News

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 […]

News

Allianz Deal Will Give LV= a New Greener Direction in the 2020s

One of the biggest consolidation deals in the UK insurance sector has reached its conclusion, as Allianz Holdings plc has completed the acquisition of the remaining 51 percent of the LV General Insurance Group (LV […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker: Rob Cockle Launches Business Insurance Partnership

Industry veteran Rob Cockle has struck out on his own and launched a bespoke brokerage, offering a range of services to busy SMEs. Rob worked for Govier and Ault Limited in Gloucester before spending 20 […]

InsureTech

Best Review Takes The Insurtech Temperature 2020

The January 2020 issue of Best’s Review features a special section on the insurtech sector. Insurtechs, which began to emerge about three years ago, leverage technology to achieve greater cost savings and a better customer experience […]