Opinion

Data Scientists: The New Rock Stars of Counter Fraud?

In this latest piece for Insurance Edge, Mark Rayner, Head of Financial Services Consulting at BAE Systems, looks at how companies can get the best value from data scientists, when it comes to identifying and […]

Global insurance trends

Grab Bike Ride-Hailing Scheme Offers Safer Travel for Urban Commuters

Ride hailing on mopeds and small motorcycles is something that is an everyday mode of transport in much of the developing world. But many passengers, and riders, carry no insurance cover. A new scheme is […]

News

Technology Will Change Car Driving Forever, And Soon

As we shift towards electric vehicles and semi-autonomous cars, driving will become a different thing. Less involving on motorways at steady speeds, less exciting too. But the flipside is that all this new tech should […]

News

Faxi Software Can Make Carpooling Greener for Companies & Employees

The UK based start-up Faxi has been named the New Mobility Innovator of the Year at the inaugural TRANStech Awards, for its pioneering incentivised carpooling app.  Celebrating technology that makes transport cleaner, smarter and easier to use, […]

Insurance Brokers

How Can Brokers & Insurers Manage Data Smarter, and Stay Compliant?

Insurance broker Simply Business supports 600,000 customers across the UK, giving smaller organisations and sole traders quick and cost-effective access to tailored policies from top providers. A subsidiary of US insurance provider The Travelers Companies […]

Global insurance trends

ACORD Looks to Digitize Insurance Industry Data Sharing Process

ACORD, the global standards-setting body for the insurance industry, today announced the launch of ACORD iConductor, a comprehensive global data exchange service. It operationalizes the industry-backed ACORD Standards to transform, orchestrate, and validate all bureau and non-bureau messaging data. Using […]

Opinion

Opinion: Car Insurance Needs A Boot Up The Arse. We’re Renting, Not Owning

Straight talking from the Editor’s laptop. This time round it’s the fundamental changes in car ownership vs leasing, and the insurance industry’s insistence on continuing with the same old TPF&T or Fully Comp options, that’s […]

InsureTech

Insurtech: Hammond Launches FinTech Alliance, Aims to Enable Start-Ups

The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, recently announced the FinTech Alliance, an organisation designed to bring together the UK’s and the global FinTech sector through one online destination. Announced by Her […]