Insurance claims

Do You Need to Declare Broken Bones to Your Travel Insurance Company?

It’s a good question, and to be honest we really didn’t know the answer. So it’s handy that Medical Travel Compared has sent us this press release, just in time for the six week summer […]

Opinion

Opinion: FCA Business Plan Will Prompt Big Changes in GI Market

What does the FCA’s new Business Plan mean for GI? In this Opinion piece, Mark McDonald, Consultant at Altus, looks at the possible directions that general insurance is going to take, given the criticism of pricing […]

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 […]