Artificial Intelligence

SmilePass Offers Biometric Checking Service for Insurance Sector

The battle against fraud never stops for the UK insurance industry, with our increasingly digital economy offering new ways for fraudsters to obtain cover using false details, make bogus claims or generate fake policy documents. […]

InsureTech

Tech City Launches Insurtech Advisory Board With 21 Members

Insurtech is very much an industry buzzword right now, and millions are being invested every week by insurers, brokers and supplier companies, as the sector seeks to transform its offering for the digital age. The […]

Fraud

Thieves Getting Wise to Conventional Tracking Devices

The emergence of more sophisticated criminals may be rendering many conventional trackers ineffective, with the caravan and motorhome industry particularly vulnerable, according to telematics expert In-car Cleverness. The increasing prevalence of advanced equipment, including scanners able […]

Household Insurance

Survey Says Millennials Want Tech Portals, Plus the Human Touch

Those millennials want it all, according to a new survey by Auger, an independent specialist working with the insurance industry on flood and water mains claims. The demand from 18-34 year-olds is for an array […]

Administration

Xchanging Go Live with Reinsurer Platform for Everest Re

Xchanging, a DXC Technology company, and Everest Re  announced today that they have officially moved the Xuber for Reinsurers platform into production for all Everest Re’s global reinsurance subsidiaries. As a result, Everest Re migrated 40 years of data from […]

Global insurance trends

Can Tesla Lead the Way to Lower Insurance Premiums?

The short answer is yes, according to analyst GlobalData, which points out that the vehicle manufacturing industry is undergoing significant technological change right now. Autonomous vehicles are on the way and Tesla is arguably right […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Fire and explosion scenario model developed for oil and gas sector

ALERT will become a key tool for all of Aon’s Energy Risk Engineering professionals and will be managed globally from London with key support from centres of excellence in Houston, Calgary, Dubai and Singapore. […]