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The Rise of Alexa/Cortana Also Means Increasing Voice-Related Fraud

We are all buying home gadgets that respond to voice activated commands, like the Google Mini, Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana. But could such devices be used to test the data security of insurance companies […]

Fraud

Fraud News: Kube Joins Guidewire PartnerConnect Network

Kube Partners (Kube), an international consultancy and software application company with a focus on the insurance and banking industries, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), provider of the industry platform general insurers rely upon, today announced […]

News

Partnerships: AXA Teams Up with RingCentral on Digital Platform

 RingCentral, Inc., a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions, today announced that, AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance providers, is using RingCentral Engage Digital, a platform that manages every digital interaction with customers, […]

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Proposed Hands Free Mobile Ban for Drivers – Comment & Reaction

The UK government’s Transport Committee has looked at the issue of drivers using hands-free mobile phones at the wheel. Current laws give the “misleading impression” that hands-free options are safe, MP’s warned. While it has […]

Emerging Risk

Call for Tighter Regulation of Comparison Websites in Construction Sector

Government officials have thanked an insurance industry leader for raising concerns about the effects of price comparison websites in the UK construction industry. But officials from HM Treasury stopped short of agreeing to Mark Herbert’s […]

Insurance Regulation

Millions of Holidaymakers Approached Over Bogus Travel Sickness Claims

As many as 9.5 million British adults have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on holiday, says ABTA – the travel industry trade association. ABTA carried out a YouGov survey […]