InsureTech

Latest Insurtech Funding News; Investment Still Pouring In

Insurance is changing rapidly, so here is a quick round up of the latest investment capital and VC funding for various insurtech projects around the world; BOLDER PENGUINS SPOTTED IN OHIO Bold Penguin, a Columbus […]

News

Pension Sale Regulation: FCA Dishes Out £23m Fine to The Pru

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (Prudential) £23,875,000 for failures related to non-advised sales of annuities. Between July 2008 and September 2017, Prudential’s non-advised annuity business focused on […]

InsureTech

Partnerships: Freedom Joins With ThingCo to Launch Pukka Tech

Freedom Services Group (FSG) is joining forces with leading InsurTech firm, ThingCo, to create the latest business within the group, Pukka Tech.  The joint venture is the collective brainchild of FSG Founder and Chief Executive […]

News

Broker: Lancaster Continues Support for NEC Classic Motor Show

If you have a reputation within a niche insurance sector, like classic cars or motorcycles, then it makes sense to sponsor events and meet enthusiasts on the ground. Training staff in the arcane world of […]

Global insurance trends

German Market: ERGO Offers Smarter Claims Tracking Option on Motor Cover

German insurance specialist, ERGO, has unveiled a new motor insurance product, branded Smart and Best. The new products are customer-friendly and clearly structured, ensuring no nasty surprises for policyholders should they need to claim. Claims […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Dead Happy Raises An Extra £4.5m in Funding Round

Death is a taboo subject most of the time. But DeadHappy wants to change that, and our attitudes towards the deadly dull topic of life insurance. Back in March 2019 Dead Happy told IE magazine that things […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker: Gallagher’s George Burrows Retains Police Federation Contract

Police insurance specialist George Burrows, wholly owned as part of the Gallagher group, has won a competitive tender for an exclusive partnership with the Metropolitan Police Federation to provide a suite of personal insurance covers […]