InsureTech

Hate Form-Filling? buzzvault Offers Contents Cover in One Minute

buzzvault, the Soho-based Insurtech led by CEO and Founder Becky Downing, is set to make its hyper-personalised home insurance cover available over the web to compete directly with traditional home insurers. This expands on its […]

Global insurance trends

Global News: Marsh Report Suggests Commercial Rates Are On The Up

Marsh has released its Global Insurance Market Index for the first quarter of 2019. Key findings include: ·         Average commercial insurance prices increased 3% in Q1 2019, the largest increase since the survey began in 2012. ·         Q1 2019 represents […]

Artificial Intelligence

Broker News: Hummingbird Lets You Spot Data Changes Inside Quote Engine

Online quote manipulation has become a growing problem for insurance retailers and one that has historically been difficult to detect and address pre-sale. In response to this challenge, the Hummingbird Syndicate was launched, bringing together […]

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 […]

Insurance claims

LexisNexis Survey Discovers Commercial Insurers Keen to Share Data

A new research study of commercial property insurance providers by LexisNexis Risk Solutions has identified a clear appetite for a centralised data exchange comprising property information, policy history and past property claims data from across the […]

Household Insurance

LexisNexis Launches Pre-Fill Quote Engine in Home Insurance Market

One of the big problems in home insurance is the amount of data that customers have to input online, just to obtain a quote. Often, when trying to compare one broker, or insurer with another, […]