Insurance Regulation

Touma FX Fine is a Red Flag For Insurance Sector – Follow The Money

One important aspect of insurance compliance is being aware of money laundering, and genuinely knowing your customer. In an era when international payments are being sent instantly, sometimes in a basket of currencies, by a […]

News

CCRIF Makes $11m Initial Payment to Bahamas, Following Hurricane Dorian

CCRIF will pay The Bahamas approximately eleven million United States dollars (US$10,936,103) following the passage of Hurricane Dorian that caused widespread devastation in the northern part of the 700-island archipelago. The Bahamas has 3 tropical […]

Opinion

Opinion: No Excuse for Insurers to Take 20+ Days to Pay On Claims

In this Opinion piece, Angus McDonald, Co-Founder and CEO of insurtech company Cover Genius, the parent company of XCover, looks at how quicker payments are an absolute necessity in a global insurance marketplace. A rise […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Lloyd’s Market: Beat Syndicate Announces Pre-Approval Invoice Deal

Beat Syndicate 4242 of Lloyd’s has become the first globally to insure the instant payment of business to business invoices against dilution risk, creating a brand new category of insurance for pre-approval invoice payments. Working […]

Insurance claims

Safecharge Deal Allows Setoo to Process Visa Card/Claims Payments Faster

 SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the partner of choice for businesses who demand more from payment technology, has announced a new collaboration with Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform, helping to power faster payouts for insurance-as-a-service company Setoo. […]

News

InsurTech: Countingup Partners With Hokodo on SME Payments Product

Countingup, the UK’s number one small business banking and accounting app, has signed a partnership agreement with fintech start-up and insurance solutions provider Hokodo, in a move designed to lessen the risk faced by SMEs […]

Administration

White Paper Highlights Problem of Outdated Payments Systems

A new white paper published by ground-breaking financial utility, Banking Circle, has identified the stealth effect outdated payments processes are having on the insurance sector.  Featuring the findings of exclusive research amongst those responsible for treasury and […]

Opinion

Opinion: Semafone Warns on Telephone Data Payments & Compliance

In this Opinion piece, Tim Critchley, CEO of Semafone takes a look at new guidance on telephone payments and calls on insurers to re-think security measures. The insurance industry: a servant of two masters Insurance […]