Global insurance trends

US Market: Next Insurance Launches General Contractor Cover – All Online

Next Insurance, the leading digital insurance carrier for small businesses, today announced the launch of a new general contractor insurance policy. Next Insurance is the first national carrier to offer general and professional liability insurance for general contractors entirely […]

Fraud

Fraud News: One in Three Under 25s Has Seen Dodgy Car Insurance Websites

The online/smartphone lifestyle means instant price comparison on things like gifts, clothing, bikes, phones or car insurance has never been easier. But is that super discount deal on your new VW, Nissan or Ford really […]

Travel Insurance

Blink Joins With Blue Cross Canassurance on Travel Insurance Products

Blink is pleased to announce a major product launch in Canada with Blue Cross® Canassurance. Through this partnership with Blink, who were acquired by CPPGroup Plc in 2017, Blue Cross Canassurance will expand its product […]

Insurance claims

Consumers Increasingly Happy to Let AI & Robots Sort Out Claims

Technology’s tightening grip on the insurance industry is highlighted by a new report published today, which shows that more people than ever are prepared to have their claim handled completely online rather than by a […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: Brightside Posts Healthy Results – Online Expansion Continues

Brightside Group’s new CEO Brendan McCafferty has hailed a significant jump in   EBITDA for the year 2016-17 as further evidence that the broker’s transformation is on track. His comments come after the Bristol-based group reported […]

InsureTech

Younger Workers Believe Robots Will Release Them from Jobs Drudgery

More than a third (34.2%) of UK workers believe that robots and automation will deliver more interesting and creative jobs for future generations, according to new research. However, the majority of employees require more education […]

InsureTech

Events News: buzzvault Preps For Las Vegas InsurTech Show in October

As it prepares for the UK launch in Q4 2018, buzzvault, the world’s first truly personalised home insurance policy based on a digitised virtual inventory of home contents data, will make an early outing at InsureTech […]

Opinion

Opinion: Drivers Are Bending the Truth for Cheaper Car Insurance

It’s not news that motorists are hugely motivated by price, when shopping for car insurance. The popularity of price comparison websites attest to this and have made it very easy for consumers to compare and […]