Opinion

Opinion: Lloyd’s Modernisation Process Needs to Address Three Key Issues

Tomorrow morning, Wednesday 1 May, John Neal, Chief Executive of Lloyd’s of London will outline plans to digitise and modernise processes. Ahead of the reveal Tony Tarquini, Director of Insurance, EMEA at Pegasystems, reveals three things […]

Insurance Brokers

Survey Finds 80 Percent of Brokers Don’t Have Adequate Digital Tools

According to new research by Novidea, the data-driven insurance distribution platform, 80% of the brokers, insurers and MGAs surveyed do not have effective business intelligence tools in place. One in five brokers (20%) are currently using […]

Insurance Regulation

Market Snapshot: South Africa is Ripe For Change Via PAYG Insurance Apps

In this series of features, Insurance Edge will be looking at different countries and trying to find out what the big trends are in local terms, the major companies active and the popular types of […]

Opinion

Opinion: Robust Inspections Needed to Assess Construction Site Fire Risk

In this article, Richard Forrest Smith, CEO, ECIC, takes a look at the fire risks inherent in the construction sector, the number of causes involved and how insurers can A recent report by Construction News[i] […]

Technology

Node4 Research Suggests One Third of Insurers Targeted by Cyber Criminals

Research conducted by Node4, the cloud, data centre and communications provider, revealed that security is a key concern for insurance firms, with just under a third (29%) of respondents admitting they were targeted by cyber […]

Global insurance trends

Developing Markets: 1.7 Billion Adults Have No Access to Financial Services

Some 1.7 billion adults worldwide still don’t have access to a bank account, according to data released by the World Bank. The situation is slowly improving, however, with 1.2 billion people getting access to proper banking since […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: Auger GDPR Warning to Companies Using Legacy Systems

Leading insurance tech specialist Auger is calling for increased protection of data across the industry almost a year after the introduction of GDPR. Neil Wilks, Head of Tech for Auger, said: “Customer data should be […]

Opinion

The Interview: Building Relationships Drives Cavere Group Expansion

Cavere Intermediary, officially launched in January.  Part of the Cavere Group, it’s growing rapidly, with a raft of new and innovative products and services, most recently a bespoke scheme with Age Partnership. Insurance Edge caught […]