Motor Insurance

Thatcham Research Launches Online Repair Tool

Thatcham Research, the leading provider of products and training to help facilitate the safe, efficient repair of modern vehicles, has today announced the launch of a new online technical awareness programme called ecademy. Businesses working […]

Insurance Regulation

Broker Update: IDD is Just Around the Corner

With the October deadline just days away, fresh research from specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has revealed that less than a third (31%) of brokers feel fully prepared to meet the requirements of the IDD (Insurance Distribution […]

Household Insurance

Landlord Insurance: Quick Checklist on Fire Safety for Property Owners

People who live in rented or shared accommodation are seven times more likely to experience a fire, according to research. So it’s vital for landlords to be aware of the dangers and be proactive in […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Broker News: Acord Streamlines Testing Process on Data Standards

ACORD, the global standards body for the insurance industry, is reducing the complexity of connecting trading partners as they use ACORD Standards for the first time, or upgrade to newer versions by enhancing the capabilities of […]

Insurance Regulation

Compliance Post-GDPR: Is Continuous Updating Via the Cloud The Answer?

GDPR was arguably the biggest change in regulation for the finance and insurance sector in the last decade. In this article Javid Khan, CTO at LayerV, a Pulsant company, argues that there is a need for continuous […]

Insurance Regulation

Compliance News: UK P&I Club Moves From Paper to Online Exams

Laura Grant, Claims Executive at UK P&I Club, discusses the recent changes to the P&IQ Exam and explains why it holds such merit for those entering the industry: “Speaking as a claims handler who did […]

Big Data

GDPR Clock is Ticking Says Beazley International – Fines Could Hit Hard

Raf Sanchez, Beazley International Breach Response Service Manager, comments ahead of the introduction of GDPR on 25 May: “Regulators and individuals are on the cusp of acquiring enhanced tools to hold organisations to account for poor […]

Big Data

SAS Survey Finds Insurance Sector Expects IFRS 17 To Increase Costs

Compliance is a very dull word – even duller than accountancy – but it gets interesting when any changes to the way insurers carry out day-to-day  business fundamentally changes. Usually that means extra costs, retraining […]