Opinion

Cybercriminals are Finding Nascent Ways to Attack the Insurance Industry: How Can it Protect Itself?

Matt Dowson, cyber security lead at iomart takes a look at cyber security, ransomware and other threats facing insurance brands. Despite a relatively slow start, the insurance industry’s race towards digital transformation has picked up […]

Insurance claims

ABI Says Industry is Committed to Fighting Insurance Fraud

Insurance fraud is always a risk during times of economic downturn, since the temptation is there to acquire some `easy money.’ But there is a more pervasive tendency towards fraud now in the UK, as […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Markel Launches New Product Suite For Construction Sector

Markel, a leading insurance, tax and legal services provider, has developed a new product for the UK construction sector that combines over 30 years of construction PI experience with its highly specialist ECIC capability, delivering […]

Insurance Brokers

Wide Range of Fees Charged by Insurance Brands, Says NFU Mutual

NFU Mutual has been crunching some numbers and found that many insurance brands have various fees baked into their product mix. MTAs, cancellation, direct debit charges and more. The “Telematics missed appointment fee” was a […]

Opinion

An Evolving Motor Market Means Investing in Smarter Data

It’s been a super busy 2023 for fast growing insurance data intelligence provider, Percayso Inform. After completing a £2.7m fundraising round, led by industry veteran, Neil Utley, alongside Praetura Ventures, IE wanted to catch up […]

Insurance Brokers

Extreme Travel Cover Is a Wide Open Space For Brokers

There are thousands of extreme adventure holidays and experiences that you can try out now, as the Travel sector develops, especially at the top end of the market. From Space travel (OK technically the upper […]

News

Spared Jail: Ghost Broker & Money Launderer Accomplice Convicted

As many people in the insurance sector know, ghost broking is still around and in many parts of the UK, thriving quite nicely. The temptation, especially for younger and high risk drivers like delivery operatives, […]