Insurance Regulation

Christmas Parties Could Lead to Claims, as Alcohol Fuels Workplace Incidents

Workers at London insurance market Lloyd’s have been told to behave during the Christmas party season, according to reports from the BBC. Chief executive John Neal has reportedly said that staff have been emailed warning […]

InsureTech

CBI Launches `Don’t Wait, Innovate’ Start-Up & Innovation Campaign

CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn will be launching a ground-breaking report at the opening of Reckitt Benckiser’s (RB) new £105 million Science and Innovation Centre in Hull — marking the biggest single investment in RB’s history. […]

Insurance Regulation

Insurtech Start-Ups ARE Disrupting Existing Insurance Sector, New Report

Insurtech startups are a growing cause of concern for the traditional insurance markets according to new research from NTT DATA. Despite a 333-year head-start on their rivals, the traditional markets are having to increase investment […]

News

AA Report Highlights How Reluctant UK Drivers Still Sceptical on EVs

Mainstream electric and alternatively fuelled vehicle adoption will only be achieved if businesses are given financial confidence and policy support to invest in new technologies, rather than relying on consumers to lead the way. The […]

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The Rise of Alexa/Cortana Also Means Increasing Voice-Related Fraud

We are all buying home gadgets that respond to voice activated commands, like the Google Mini, Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana. But could such devices be used to test the data security of insurance companies […]

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Marsh Report Shows 8% Rise in Commercial Insurance Premiums

Marsh today released its Global Insurance Market Index for the third quarter of 2019. Key findings include: Average commercial insurance pricing increased 8% in the third quarter of 2019, the largest increase since the survey began in 2012, […]

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Mactavish Survey Reveals Cyber Cover Weakness in Private Equity Market

A new survey of senior private equity professionals reveals only 23% describe the due diligence that private equity firms carry out on cyber security issues of target companies as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.  The research, which was […]

InsureTech

$1.5 Billion Worth of Insurtech Investment in Q3 This Year

Total new worldwide funding commitments to the InsurTech sector in 2019 have already surpassed the 2018 full-year total, and during the third quarter exceeded $1.2 billion for the fifth consecutive quarter-year period, according to the […]