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 […]

Travel Insurance

Almost Half of Holidaymakers with Medical Problems Skip Insurance

Finding comprehensive travel insurance that offers value-for-money can be a minefield. Throw in the perceived complication of a pre-existing medical condition, and potential higher premiums can put people off taking a holiday altogether or force […]

Opinion

Opinion: Fake Data is Bad For Business, Says InsurTech Specialist Buzzvault

In this Opinion piece, Charlotte Halkett from buzzvault looks at how valuable data has become, and how skewed, or fake data, can sometimes be bad for business. How the insurance industry gathers, sifts and acts […]