Investment

Honcho Secures FCA Approval and Staffs Up for Launch in Autumn 2018

THE UK’S first online reverse auction marketplace for financial services, honcho, which recently secured £830,000 of investment, is undergoing a new stage of growth and has received formal authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Due to […]

Household Insurance

Legal News: Online Underwriting Design Flaws Could Cost Insurers Millions

Some interesting case news from Clyde & Co; The way in which online underwriting platforms are designed and operated can have a major impact on an insurer’s ability to defend itself in court, global law […]

Insurance Brokers

Jelf Launches New Site Targeting Business Professionals

Jelf, one of the UK’s leading advisers in Insurance, Risk Management and Employee Benefits, has launched a new website as part of longer-term steps to enhance customer experience and digital delivery of services. Bluefin is […]

Business

Aviva’s Hong Kong Joint Venture Gets Official Approval

Aviva, Hillhouse Capital Group and Tencent Holdings Limited have completed the transaction to develop a digital insurance joint venture in Hong Kong. The process started about a year ago and is part of Aviva’s push […]

Motor Insurance

February is Cheapest Month for Car Insurance, Says Moneysupermarket

New research from comparison site Moneysupermarket has revealed that February is the month when drivers can obtain the lowest quotes on car insurance. The findings are based on research from quotes generated between January 2015 […]

Household Insurance

New Start-Up Homelyfe Launches App Based Buildings & Contents Insurance

Homelyfe has launched its buildings and contents online offering, adding to its home buying insurance product, which was launched last year. The Homelyfe venture was started by Peter Goodman and Andy Craven and is an […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Royal London Launches `Run For Cover’ Insurance Game

Life insurance isn’t an exciting topic of conversation, especially for younger people. Companies in the sector need to think of new ways to reach customers, rather than the traditional touch points of house buying or […]

Household Insurance

Survey Says Millennials Want Tech Portals, Plus the Human Touch

Those millennials want it all, according to a new survey by Auger, an independent specialist working with the insurance industry on flood and water mains claims. The demand from 18-34 year-olds is for an array […]