News

When Worlds Collide: AON & Willis Towers Agree Merger Deal

Two of the biggest names within the insurance world announced a merger today, which will see the creation of a global giant. It also points the way as regards technology streamlining admin, compliance, quotes and […]

InsureTech

You Talk A Good Game on Fraud, But Are You DataWalking It Matey?

Detecting fraud is getting harder as we increasingly live our lives online; shopping, takeaway on Friday, social media, see a doctor, make a claim etc. It’s all automated and people expect transactions to take just […]

InsureTech

Admiral Chooses Guidewire Insurance Platform

Admiral Group plc, one of the largest motor insurance providers in the UK, and Guidewire Software,Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), provider of the industry platform general insurers rely upon, today announced that Admiral has successfully deployed Guidewire InsurancePlatform […]

Big Data

New Joint Venture Aims to Fast Track AI Systems & Digital Transformation

A collaboration between Publicis Sapient, Elder Research and Tquila is behind the launch of a new lab, aimed at helping clients scale their artificial intelligence programmes. PS AI Labs aims to leverage the expertise of […]

Global insurance trends

Munich Re Automation & Lincoln Financial Team Up on Pre-Fill Tech

Munich Re Automation Solutions Ltd, a leading insurtech specialist and subsidiary of the Munich Re Group, has announced the first-ever go-live of its pre-assessment processing tool ALLFINANZ SPECTRA for customers of Lincoln Financial Group. The […]

Insurance Brokers

Freedom Brokers Buys Homelyfe, Goodman to Develop Aventus

Freedom Services Group, owned and managed by Pukka’s Sam White, has today announced it has acquired home insurance brand, Homelyfe, for an undisclosed sum. Homelyfe was founded in 2017 when entrepreneur Peter Goodman set out […]

Conference report

Events: Academic Will Chair Panel Discussion at Insurtech Summit

Professor Meryem Duygun, a world-renowned academic in insurance at the University of Nottingham, will be chairing a panel tomorrow at the Global InsurTech Summit on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the insurance industry. Professor Duygun, whose recent […]

InsureTech

10 Minute Catch-Up: Talking Snap, Crackle & App With Coert Knoetze

There are lots of big insurers with innovation labs, hubs and foundrys. Groovy baby. Then there are MGAs and brokers who have their own apps, platforms and partnerships with insurtech start-ups. Razzle dazzle. But it […]