Fraud

Stolen Porsche Recovered Using Covert Tracker Device

Theft of prestige vehicles is on the rise across the UK. Some drivers have their keys stolen, others find that complex electronic locking and engine activation codes can be hacked. Either way, many high performance […]

Business

Swinton Launch New Quote System for Self-Employed & Small Biz

National insurance broker, Swinton Group, is launching a new online ā€˜quote and buy’ system aimed at speeding up business insurance quotes for tradesmen, who are self-employed or run small businesses. The system which has been […]

Emerging Risk

LV Warning on Internet of Things Fraud

The internet of things brings new opportunities for the insurance industry to assess risk, price more accurately and detect more fraud, but it also gives fraudsters new creative ways to commit fraud against us. Leading […]

Investment

Aviva Acquires Friends First Life in £116m Deal

The latest news from Aviva; Aviva plc announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire Irish insurer Friends First Life Assurance Company dac (ā€œFriends Firstā€) for a cash consideration of €130m (Ā£116m). As a […]

Investment

Zurich Completes Transformation Project with CapGemini

The insurance industry is changing at a rapid pace and those companies who don’t integrate and modernise their software systems risk being left behind. IT isn’t something that the customer can see, but it is […]

Insurance Brokers

Monday Briefing 13.11.17. £2000 Diesel Car Tax, Ripe Broker Expands & More

Here is your essential start-the-week round up; Insurance-Edge has learned from a source inside a leading BMW dealership that the Chancelleor is likely to introduce a new set of VED tax bands for diesel cars, […]

Household Insurance

Editorial: Can Amazon Really Disrupt the UK Insurance Market?

Last week Insurance-Edge received an interesting press release from Global Data, which highlighted the advantages Amazon has in launching a range of insurance products, in the USA, Europe and elsewhere. According to a Global Data […]