Business

Next Insurance Raises $83m to Fund US Expansion

Next Insurance, announced today that it has raised $83 Million in a Series B Round. Led by Redpoint Ventures, this funding will enable Next Insurance to continue its expansion throughout the US as a full service insurance […]

Global insurance trends

Insurers Not Keeping US Customers Happy, Says J.D. Power Survey

Because insurance is usually a distress purchase, or perhaps a legal requirement, it doesn’t have the feelgood factor that say a superb Swiss watch, a new car or perhaps an exotic holiday bestows upon the […]

Household Insurance

buzzvault Picks up DIAmond Award at Amsterdam Insurtech Event

buzzvault, the world’s first digital asset vault to be built on the blockchain has won the highly prestigious DIAmond Award at the Digital Insurance Agenda in Amsterdam this week. The award came after Becky Downing, CEO […]

Big Data

Opinion: In a Digital World Customer Engagement is Crucial for Brokers

In this Opinion piece, Vijaykumar Mahendrakar, (pictured) Vice President, Insurance Solutions, UK & EMEA at Mphasis, takes a look at how our digital economy is transforming the broker business. Online competition is driving down commissions […]

Opinion

Opinion: Connected Communications Add Value and Profitability

Jonathan Sharp from Britannic Technologies, takes a look at the importance of the customer experience when it comes to marketing insurance. The switch to online transactions and the rise of social media has transformed the […]

Insurance claims

Allianz Adds On-Scene Digital Imagery to Speed Up The Claims Process

More insurance companies are switching to digital photos as the primary means of assessing damage, and establishing a certain level of evidence as regards blame, following an accident. Some do this via telematics, with the […]

Household Insurance

Buzzvault Partnership with Munich Re on Home Insurance App

The rise of devices like smart fridges, TVs, cheap tablets, web-enabled security cameras, plus personal assistant gadgets like Amazon Echo and Google Home is bringing the Internet of Things to many homes across the UK. […]

Global insurance trends

InsurTech News: Start-Ups, Sales and Bosch Bluetooth Telematics

Here’s a news round-up of investment fund and insurer activity in the InsurTech sector, including a very handy plug-n-play Telematics gadget from Bosch electronics; MetLife US insurer Metlife announced it is launching two Insurtech investment […]