Legal

Minster Law Results: Profits Rise 5% as More Admin Becomes Automated

Minster Law has reported a £1.9m profit for 2018 (2017: -£2.6M) on turnover of £35.1m (2017: £36.0m) in its annual report and accounts. CEO Shirley Woolham said the result was a “tremendous achievement in tough […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Reaction to Loyalty Penalty Super Complaint

Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, commented: “Before the CMA published its supercomplaint response last year, we had already begun work in the mortgages, cash savings and general insurance markets. […]

insurance marketing

Zurich Report Highlights How Brits Have Abandoned Saving for Rainy Days

Long ago Britain was a nation of savers, with a Building Society on every High Street, special savings accounts at banks, Post Offices and millions of people used to join Christmas Clubs, so that they […]

News

Zurich Posts Upbeat Half Yearly Results; Profits Up, Cost Savings Paying Off

Insurance giant Zurich has just posted its latest financials, with a healthy increase in operating profits and a round of cost savings also showing a good impact on the bottom line. There was a strong […]

InsureTech

Insure The Box Offers Built-In Emergency Call Button at Younger Drivers

Global pioneer of telematics based car insurance, insurethebox, has welcomed the recent EU law requiring cars to be fitted with an e-call button that alerts emergency services in the event of an accident. However, eCall will […]

Artificial Intelligence

The Disruptors: Talking ThingCo Telematics with Mike Brockman

After blazing a trail with Insure The Box, Mike Brockman (pictured on the right) is looking to turn the telematics business model on its head with new venture ThingCo. Insurance Edge caught up with Mike […]

InsureTech

Talking Telematics: Savings Ahead for Drivers and Car Insurers

Telematics is rapidly changing from being a basic black box tracking device, to something altogether more versatile. The extra functions that new AI-powered tech offers is also broadening the appeal of the black box from […]

Fraud

Friends: The One Where They Staged a Crash For Cash

The rise of “Crash for Cash” scams has been a growing problem over the past few years. Criminals orchestrating accidents, in order to fraudulently claim, cost the car insurance industry £336 million pounds each year, […]