Household Insurance

abode Teams Up With Hiro on Home Cover

abode UK, leader in smart home technology, has teamed up with insurtech startup Hiro to combine our smart home security technology with access to specialist smart home insurance cover to protect your home, and reward you with […]

News

Will The End of Lockdown Spark a Rise in Burglaries?

Figures show that a 20% reduction in house burglaries during 2020 has led to criminal ‘takings’ falling by £103 million in this period, equating to individual losses for burglars and thieves of £12,954 –  prompting […]

Insurance claims

Smarter Homes Means Fewer Claims

Homeowners that use smart tech, including devices designed to prevent fire, theft and floods in their properties, are less likely to make large home insurance claims, according to new research released recently. Insurtech firm Hiro […]

Opinion

A Cosy Fireside Chat With Pro MGA Solutions & Hiro

Insurance Edge was invited to a cosy fireside chat with Danny Maleary from Pro MGA Solutions, Krystian Zajac, founder and CEO of Hiro, plus Adam Whistler, Marketing Consultant at Hiro. For health and safety reasons […]

News

Confused.com Joins the Alexa Voice Search Revolution

Confused.com is once again revolutionising comparison, this time using voice activation, social media and app technology. As part of the move, Confused.com has launched the first-ever Alexa Skill and Facebook Messenger tool for comparing car […]

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 […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

The Future of Driving?`OK Honda, Find Me Some Yorkshire Tea!’

Honda are keen to embrace the new world of totally connected cars, and so have announced today that all forthcoming models will feature advanced connectivity technologies.  There’s in-car WiFi, simpler touchscreen dashboards, EV charging status […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Some Insurtech Investment Is Vanity, But Ultimately Profit Is Sanity

Here is a little Q&A with AXA Partners UK&I Sales, Marketing & Innovation Director, Kelly Ward, looking at the UK insurtech landscape. How successful has the investment in insurtech been in recent years? There have […]