News

Are Self-Driving Cars 100% Safe? UK Motorists Are Asking That Question

We are a few years away from truly self-driving cars, but manufacturers are making them smarter, with features like self-parking, lane change alerts via steering wheel, or hazard detection systems linked to the brakes. But […]

Motor Insurance

Van Insurance Survey Reveals Diverse Range of Occupations

According to the latest findings from insurance price comparison website The Van Insurer the assumption that white vans are just for tradespeople or part-time hobbyists are misguided. In fact, when the UK’s workforce goes off duty, many […]

InsureTech

Is Insurtech Progress Being Slowed By Legacy IT Systems? Oh Hell Yeah

MarkLogic Corporation, the next generation data platform provider for simplifying data integration, today released a report revealing that complex legacy IT systems and inefficient processes are slowing the efforts of insurers to digitally transform and achieve […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

AIG Survey Reveals Millions of Us Don’t Believe We Will Become Ill, Ever.

New research from AIG Life reveals 18.3 million people are living with what it has termed ‘illness denial’, as they are failing to accept they are at risk of disease or developing a serious medical […]

Insurance claims

Recession Looming? Business Debt Hits Ten Year High, Says ABI

Is the UK economy heading into another recession fuelled by ballooning debt? Apart from investor and company money piling into property development, many people are also funding a lifestyle above their income by renting prestige […]

Global insurance trends

Global Trends: CNA Hardy Study Finds Eastern Optimism, Western Gloom

CNA Hardy’s 2019 Global Risk & Confidence Survey published recently finds that as global, interconnected risk becomes a reality, reputational risk is rising and business confidence is on the slide. Research for the latest edition of the […]

Insurance Brokers

Travel: Europ Assist Survey Reveals Holidaymaker Budgets Are 2K Average

Europ Assistance today released the findings of its 19th Annual Holiday Barometer, conducted by Ipsos, which looks at the summer holiday plans and travel preferences of respondents in twelve countries across the globe. This year’s survey […]

HR & Employment

Battle To Attract & Retain Top Talent Will Cost Insurers Dear, Either Way

The world of work is changing rapidly. There is a sharp divide between the haves vs the have nots when it comes to in-demand skills, such as SEO voodoo, website/app development, data security, compliance, automated […]