News

Deals: Royal London Buys Wealth Wizards

Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, today announces the purchase, subject to regulatory approval, of Wealth Wizards, a market leading fintech business. The acquisition reinforces our commitment to financial advisers […]

Technology

Employee Benefits: Yulife Teams Up With Havas Group

YuLife, the tech-driven insurance company on a mission to inspire life, today announced a new strategic partnership with advertising and communications business Havas Group UK. The partnership forms part of Havas’ strategic objective of creating a differentiated workplace […]

InsureTech

$556bn of GWP Will Go Through Insurtech Platforms by 2025

A new study by Juniper Research has found that the total value of premiums generated by insurtech platforms – platforms with technology supporting insurance at the heart of their design – will exceed $556 billion in […]

Underwriting transformation

Helvetia Partners With Munich Re on Digital Underwriting

Helvetia Seguros has partnered with Munich Re to implement a practical and innovative digital underwriting solution for the Spanish life insurance market. The technology has been developed by Munich Re Automation Solutions, the world leading provider of digital new […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

FCA Launches Consultation on Funeral Plans Regulation

The FCA has launched a consultation on how it plans to regulate the pre-paid funeral plans sector. In January, the Treasury made legislation bringing the sale and administration of funeral plans within the FCA’s remit, following […]

Insurance Brokers

Online Broking? It’s A Wrap

Insurance specialist John Garrard has launched Wrapper Insure, a niche personal lines broker operating on a fully online, self-service, digital-only basis.   Focusing on leisure and lifestyle products, Wrapper will mark a complete step away from the traditional call […]