News

New Research; Insurance Sector is WORST For Corona Communication

New research from data insight specialist Consumer Intelligence reveals people are more likely to have heard from fast food companies and their gym than their insurance company. Banks were almost twice as likely to have […]

Opinion

Forrester Looks at Coronavirus Impact on Insurers, Suggests Way Ahead

Coronavirus has changed everything. Fewer insurance conferences and shows, home-working as the default setting for many companies and much more use of technology to understand risk, develop new products, sell cover, update customer details and […]

Insurance Brokers

Corona: Brightside Switches Completely to Home Working Operation

Brightside Group is in the final stages of moving the vast majority of its 500-strong team to a home working operation in order to stay open for personal and commercial business, according to chief operating […]

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 claims

IFB Warning on Fake Google Ads for Insurance Claims

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), alongside the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI), are warning the public to take caution when looking up their insurer’s […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker: Twilio & Cover Partnership Boosts Response Times By 57%

Twilio, the leading cloud communications platform, today announced that Cover has selected Twilio Flex to power its customer communications. Twilio Flex, a programmable contact center platform, gave Cover the control to build a customized contact center that delivers […]

News

Could LV= Alexa Assistance Signal The End for Call Centres?

More UK consumers are installing voice-activated gadgets in their homes, with Amazon’s Alexa being the most popular. Although some people have data privacy concerns, most of us seem to feel comfortable shouting instructions and questions […]

Opinion

Opinion: Failing to Help Vulnerable Customers Could Be The Next PPI

In this Opinion piece, Martin Ellingham, business leader, Aptean Respond, asks whether the issue of customer vulnerability has the potential to become the next consumer mis-selling scandal in the UK. With new FCA rules on […]