Opinion

Opinion: Fake Data is Bad For Business, Says InsurTech Specialist Buzzvault

In this Opinion piece, Charlotte Halkett from buzzvault looks at how valuable data has become, and how skewed, or fake data, can sometimes be bad for business. How the insurance industry gathers, sifts and acts […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Mergers & Acquisitions Drop in EU, But Accelerate Across Rest of World

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2018 with 186 completed deals worldwide, up from 180 in the second half of 2017, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance […]

Insurance Regulation

Opinion: Stop Misleading Drivers Over Autonomous Vehicle Capability

Driverless cars is one of those buzzword phrases which domiates the automotive media right now – but how close are we to truly autonomous cars? Not very, according to Thatcham Research, and we have posted […]

Emerging Risk

Allianz Publish Report on Environmental Risks for Companies

Natural resources such as clean air and fresh water are vital for businesses – and at the same time massively at risk across many industry sectors today. Failure to manage the earth’s natural resources or […]

InsureTech

Talking Telematics: Savings Ahead for Drivers and Car Insurers

Telematics is rapidly changing from being a basic black box tracking device, to something altogether more versatile. The extra functions that new AI-powered tech offers is also broadening the appeal of the black box from […]

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 […]

News

Co-op Says Majority of Staycationers Travel Without Insurance

Stay at home holidaymakers are three times more likely to risk going away without insurance than those travelling to Europe, according to a new study released today by Co-op Insurance. Co-op’s new study highlights the current risks […]