Opinion

Opinion: Data Sharing Can Help Minimise Extreme Weather Risks, Reduce Claims

Jonathan Guard, Director, Commercial Markets, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, UK and Ireland looks at how data crunching can underpin more detailed, richer and ultimately more cost-effective risk analysis within the insurance sector. Extreme weather can cause […]

Insurance Regulation

Compliance News: Semafone Picks Up PCI Award for Excellence

 Semafone® patented Cardprotect™ solution has been recognised once again as the industry-leading solution for contact centre PCI DSS compliance and data protection at the PCI Awards for Excellence, run by AKJ Associates. The award was given to Semafone […]

Fraud

SAS Partners Up with IFB on Anti-Fraud Strategy

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has launched its new fraud prevention platform, powered by analytics leader SAS. Using advanced intelligent management capabilities the platform will allow insurance companies and authorities to safely and quickly share information […]

Emerging Risk

Allianz Pinpoints Risk Factors for 2019

Cyber threats and changes in legislation and regulation, including concerns around Brexit are considered the top risks by UK risk experts (joint #1 with 48% of responses), according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2019. Cyber incidents […]

Opinion

Opinion: Semafone Warns on Telephone Data Payments & Compliance

In this Opinion piece, Tim Critchley, CEO of Semafone takes a look at new guidance on telephone payments and calls on insurers to re-think security measures. The insurance industry: a servant of two masters Insurance […]

InsureTech

LexisNexis Invests in Data Modelling Graduate Training Project

Data is black gold, not oil. The modern insurance industry relies on ever-increasing amounts of data being harvested, analysed and extrapolated into tables that enable risks to be balanced against premium income. That sounds easy, […]

Emerging Risk

Companies Breaking GDPR Law by Forwarding Work Emails

A survey of 1,002 UK workers in full or part-time employment, carried out by technology services provider Probrand.co.uk, has revealed that an incredible 64% of people admitted to having forwarded a customer email to their personal […]

Insurance claims

Allianz Research Highlights the Costs of Fires & Explosions to Insurers

Cyber risks and the impact of new technologies will have an increasing influence on the corporate loss landscape in years to come. However, it is fire and explosion incidents that cause the largest claims for […]