Motor Insurance

Another Beast from The East? RAC Warns Drivers Be Prepared for Snow

With the arrival of colder weather this weekend and the prospect of snow and ice for much of the country, RAC spokesman Simon Williams warned UK drivers to be prepared: “With the beast from the East forecast […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

CACI Report on Health Insurance Identifies Online Opportunities

The UK health insurance sector is failing to implement effective digital marketing campaigns despite growing online interest from consumers, according to new research from marketing technology and data specialist CACI.   CACI’s newly launched Digital Marketing Scorecard, The […]

Household Insurance

ABI Estimates Average UK Home Has 35K of Contents – Often Under-Insured

The latest survey by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) concludes that the average UK home has around £35,000 worth of contents, from jewellery to electronic gadgets, bicycles to power tools. The ABI also estimates […]

Household Insurance

Buzzvault Partnership with Munich Re on Home Insurance App

The rise of devices like smart fridges, TVs, cheap tablets, web-enabled security cameras, plus personal assistant gadgets like Amazon Echo and Google Home is bringing the Internet of Things to many homes across the UK. […]

Opinion

AI Can Solve Driver History Problem for Ireland’s Returning Emigrants

The Irish Times has a story today about the incredibly high premiums being quoted for emigrants returning to Ireland after working and living abroad for some years. Despite having a trackable driver history in modern […]

Household Insurance

New Start-Up Homelyfe Launches App Based Buildings & Contents Insurance

Homelyfe has launched its buildings and contents online offering, adding to its home buying insurance product, which was launched last year. The Homelyfe venture was started by Peter Goodman and Andy Craven and is an […]

Artificial Intelligence

Could AI Facial Recognition Combat Insurance Fraud?

Insurance fraud is big business. Last year, some 125,000 claims were detected in the UK, worth £1.3 billion, according to research by the Association of British Insurers. But could a new generation of AI (Artificial […]