Global insurance trends

Insurance Market Trends: Five Predictions for 2018

It’s almost December, so let’s start with some predictions for the insurance sector in 2018. Here are some thoughts from Tony Tarquini, European Insurance Director at Pegasystems, with his personal top five insurance tech trends expected […]

Administration

German Research Suggests Online Pensions Could Provide Better Returns

In a test by independent rating agency Morgen & Morgen, the online pension provider My Pension came out top in terms of financial performance, according to a German finance website. The research compared a total […]

Insurance claims

Over 40s Adopting Telematics in Big Numbers

Traditionally favoured by younger drivers, blackbox (or telematics) insurance is now becoming increasingly popular across all demographics, especially with the over 40s. New customer research from blackbox insurance leaders, Coverbox, shows how much the demographic […]

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 (“Friends First”) for a cash consideration of €130m (£116m). As a […]

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 […]

Big Data

DXC Enhances IT Admin Presence in London Insurance Market

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, today announced that it has entered into a new five-year agreement with the London insurance market customers facilitated through their associations, the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) and the […]