HR & Employment

Digital Insurance Is The Answer for Professionals Working Abroad

Digital health solutions are tipped to revolutionise iPMI policies after a poll of HR professionals revealed more than two-thirds already see tech-based services as an important part of their duty of care to staff working abroad. Sixty-seven […]

Motor Insurance

Lost Your Car Keys? That’ll be £176 for a Replacement Set

New research suggests that while millions of drivers waste hours every year searching for missing keys, those unfortunate enough to lose them for good have spent an eye-watering £181m replacing them. An RAC survey found […]

News on travel insurance UK rules set to change soon
Fraud

Computer Says No: Over 2,000 Fake Holiday Sickness Claims Thrown Out

A few years ago crash-for-cash seemed to be the scam of choice, but as technology like dashcams, telematics and automated scanning of people’s social media and Google history has become the norm, many dubious claimants […]

Insurance claims

Industry Stats Show £5 Billion Worth of Protection Claims Paid in 2017

New figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk Development (GRiD) show that the insurance industry paid out a record £5 billion in protection claims in 2017 – representing an increase […]

Insurance Brokers

Genasys Team Up with Hitachi on Insurance-in-a-Box for Brokers

Genasys Technologies are working closely with Hitachi Consulting on its Insurance in a Box solution. Genasys will be providing the core policy administration system that has been combined with Hitachi Consulting’s integration accelerator framework and […]

historic buildings costing more to repair, due to materials costs
Insurance Brokers

Ecclesiastical Launches Historic Buildings Index

The UK’s leading insurer of Grade I listed buildings, Ecclesiastical, has launched the first buildings index specifically designed to track the costs associated with the reconstruction and repair of Britain’s traditional properties. The specialist insurer, […]

Fraud

Friends: The One Where They Staged a Crash For Cash

The rise of “Crash for Cash” scams has been a growing problem over the past few years. Criminals orchestrating accidents, in order to fraudulently claim, cost the car insurance industry £336 million pounds each year, […]

Insurance claims

Average Cost of Motor Insurance Claim Continues to Rise

Figures published today by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) highlight that the average cost of a motor insurance claim has risen to the highest level on record. ABI’s latest motor insurance claims statistics for […]