Global insurance trends

Insurtech Investment Still Booming, Says Willis Towers Watson Report

InsurTech investors worldwide executed the highest number of transactions, the highest number of property/casualty transactions, and the highest volume of Series B and Series C funding rounds during the first three months of 2019, according […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: LexisNexis Identifies Cancellation Patterns & Risk Factors

Continuing its track record of delivering insurance industry insights, so providers can make better decisions, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions has uncovered the scale and impact of policy cancellations on the sector. New analysis of the data […]

Legal

Opinion: Driverless Tech Will Turn Car Insurance Market On Its Head

In this piece Heidi Lawson and Michael Coburn from law firm, Cooley, take a look at how disruptive driverless vehicles will be for insurers and brokers. How will risk be assessed, fault attached after an […]

InsureTech

The Interview: Talking Brokers, BIBA & Cyber Attacks with Mike Smart at BAE Systems

With BIBA 2019 just around the corner, it’s a good time to look at the ever-changing threat posed by cyber-attacks on insurers, brokers and MGAs. Not only because insurance companies themselves are often targets, but […]

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] […]