Fraud

Fraud News: Ireland Kicks Insurance Database Idea Down The Road

The cost of insurance keeps rising rapidly across Ireland and in the motor sector in particular costs are very high, especially for younger drivers or riders. Some companies have left the Irish market completely and […]

Motor Insurance

Local Roads Inquiry Needed, Says RAC, as Shropshire Village is `Cut Off’

The Transport Committee has announced a new inquiry into the funding and governance of local roads in England. RAC chief engineer David Bizley said: “This inquiry will be welcomed by drivers who have to endure […]

Business

Axco Report on Insurance Market in Indonesia Highlights Potential Growth

Axco Insurance Information Services (Axco) has released its latest life insurance market report on Indonesia. At an earlier stage of development than other ASEAN member countries in ASEAN, Indonesia continues to report a resilient economic […]

Insurance Brokers

Echo Managed Services to Conduct Mystery Shopper Survey of Insurers

Consumer Intelligence has enlisted the expertise of Bristol-based specialist outsourcer Echo Managed Services to handle its outbound mystery shopper call service. The data analytics and insight company, which works on behalf of insurance and finance providers, approached […]

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 […]

Insurance claims

Direct Line Post First Quarter 2018 Trading Statement

Direct Line has released details of its trading for the first quarter of 2018. Motor premiums continue to make up the core business, with £404m generated in 2018’s opening three months, compared to £392.7 in […]

InsureTech

ThingCo Chooses Amazon Web Services

Insurtech start-up, ThingCo, has become one of the first disruptors in the insurance sector to exploit the capabilities of Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a fully serverless implementation. ThingCo launched in January 2018 to build […]

Insurance Brokers

PEX Insure Chooses SSP Pure Broking for its Motor Product

PEX Insure, the managing general agent (MGA) founded by Byron Shepherd, has chosen two separate SSP platforms to distribute its insurance products. Shepherd was formerly one of the heads of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), […]