Conference report

BIBA and World Broker Network Partnership on Brexit Solutions

Some good news on the Brexit front, just in from BIBA: The British Insurance Brokers’ Association  (BIBA)  has reached an agreement with the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) which will facilitate the introduction of BIBA member […]

Fraud

GBG Acquires Image Checking Specialist Verifeyed

Identity data specialist GBG has acquired Verifeyed, whose award-winning technology can detect images that have been photoshopped or manipulated. As part of the deal, Verifeyed founder Dr Babak Mahdian, a world-leading researcher in machine-based image […]

Insurance Brokers

MCE Insurance Pulls Out of Ireland, Blaming Brexit – Will Others Follow?

One of the bigger names in motorcycle insurance, MCE, has announced that it intends to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland market, at the end of this month. In a statement on the MCE website […]

InsureTech

MetLife’s Lumen Lab Launches $100K Innovation Challenge

MetLife, today launched “collab 3.0 EMEA,” a global open innovation platform inviting entrepreneurs and insurtechs to scale their business with MetLife, while solving some of the insurer’s biggest innovation challenges across its business in Europe, […]

Business

BGL Launches Academy for Apprentices and Graduates

BGL Group, a leading digital distributor of insurance and household financial services, has today (5 March) announced the launch of the new BGL Academy. The academy will offer high-quality specialised career development, ranging from entry-level […]

Business

Liberty Streamlines Operational Structure

Latest news from Liberty: Liberty Mutual’s recently formed Global Risk Solutions business has announced its operating structure, which will consist of: National Insurance, its US large commercial lines and middle market business North America Specialty, […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Irish Court Appoints Administrator for CBL Insurance Europe

Reuters is reporting that an Irish court has appointed an administrator to CBL Insurance Europe (CBLIE), a wholly owned subsidiary of New Zealand’s CBL Corp Ltd, to avoid the risk of a “disorderly failure”, the […]

Insurance Brokers

Jelf Launches New Site Targeting Business Professionals

Jelf, one of the UK’s leading advisers in Insurance, Risk Management and Employee Benefits, has launched a new website as part of longer-term steps to enhance customer experience and digital delivery of services. Bluefin is […]