InsureTech

Battleface Bags More Investment, Looks To Expand Adventure Travel Product

battleface Inc, a rapidly growing tech-enabled insurance startup, focused on providing travel insurance products for unconventional travellers worldwide, announced today that it successfully closed its seed financing round with backing from leading strategic and venture […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Opinion: Social Media Use is a Potential #Fail for Business Travellers

Emanuele Scansani, Operations Manager at travel risk experts Riskline, explains how some social media posts can prove controversial – and even punishable by law – in certain countries. Social media has revolutionised the way we […]

InsureTech

Yo Influencers! Someone Could Sue You For a Tweet. #OMG #WhoKnew

As regular readers will know, Insurance Edge’s Twitterfeed is readily available for sponsored tweets promoting multi-pack chocolate chip flapjacks at B&M, Sekonda watches or Poundland thermal vests. If we ever swing those corporate deals, then […]

News

Partnerships: AXA Teams Up with RingCentral on Digital Platform

 RingCentral, Inc., a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact centre solutions, today announced that, AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance providers, is using RingCentral Engage Digital, a platform that manages every digital interaction with customers, […]

Insurance Brokers

Two Thirds of UK Insurance Brokers Fail to Use Social Media – Ever!

New research from Ecclesiastical Insurance reveals that two-thirds of brokers do not use social media for business purposes. While half (49%) of brokerages are using social media platforms such as LinkedIn (40%), Facebook (30%) and […]

InsureTech

Insurtech News: Telematics For Commercial Use Drones? You Got It

 SkyWatch.AI, the world’s first on-demand, telematics-based insurance platform for commercial drones, today launched in the United Kingdom. The use of drones is something that many insurers, underwriters and MGAs are getting to grips with, as it […]

News

35% of Consumers Feel No Loyalty to Their Insurance Company

More than a third of UK consumers (35%) feel no loyalty to their insurance provider, according to a new report into consumer attitudes published by customer engagement, loyalty and lifetime optimisation specialist ELLO Media. As a result, more than one […]