InsureTech

Parametrix Wins UK Round of Zurich Innovation Comp

Yesterday, insurer Zurich announced Parametrix, as the UK finalist of its World Innovation Championship.  The selection process whittled down 6 UK finalists at a Superday where startups presented their ideas with the potential to help Zurich explore […]

Motor Insurance

Electric Cars: Limited Edition Nissan LEAF Will Cost £32K

Nissan has confirmed the all-electric LEAF range will benefit from a new N-TEC limited edition, joining the cross car line N-TEC versions of Micra, Qashqai and X-Trail, which were launched in January. Priced at £32,795 […]

Technology

Wirecard Teams Up With SIGNAL IDUNA on Mobile Payments

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, today announced that it is helping German financial services giant SIGNAL IDUNA extend its online and mobile services with new payment methods. Consumers will be able to […]

InsureTech

Mena Market: UAE Insurtech Addenda Raises More Cash to Fund Growth

UAE-based insurtech platform Addenda, has closed a six figure bridge round by participating Arab Bank-powered AB Accelerator, funded through the venture capital fund AB Ventures. Addenda raised its first round of seed funding led by […]

Global insurance trends

Marine Cover: SAL Heavy Lift Partners With Inatech on Bunker Strategy

German fleet operator SAL Heavy Lift has hired Inatech, a unit of Glencore, to ensure compliance with new low-sulphur emissions rules and optimise bunker strategies. Inatech, a specialist provider of energy trading risk management systems, has […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

TT Club’s New Online Hub Signs Up 1200 Members

TT Club, the UK P&I Club and UK Defence Club, part of Thomas Miller Group, launched a new user-friendly online hub of essential resources for Members, customers and their network partners, called Thomas Miller Connect, […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Sapiens Signs Up its 100th Reinsurance Customer

Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced today that following the signing of a tier 1, insurer, Sapiens has signed its 100th reinsurance solution customer.     Sapiens reinsurance […]

News

Will Battery Chargers in Car Parks & Malls Boost EV Take-Up?

VW say that a network of fast charging points for electric cars could be installed much quicker than previously thought, using battery tech, rather than setting up a netowork of domestic chargers all connected to […]