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quantum computing

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TechTalk: Is the cyber insurance world prepared for quantum computing?

2025-01-28T08:00:00+00:00By

’This is an incredibly complex area and the industry is going to have to spend a lot of time and energy to properly understand the risk factor that quantum may pose to business operations and security – and thus the impact on cyber insurance,’ says global head of cyber

talent shortage

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Briefing: Do Musk’s comments on a ‘permanent shortage of excellent talent’ resonate in the UK?

2025-01-22T09:00:00+00:00By

It is common to bemoan the lack of talent in the technology sector, but does this result from a flawed approach to developing people pipelines?

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TechTalk: Insurers still grappling with legacy system challenges

2024-12-06T09:00:00+00:00By

If legacy technology is not updated coherently across the supply chain, this could ’create inconsistent customer experiences at different points in the customer journey’, says law firm chief executive

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Briefing: Data reform bill treads privacy fine line, but insurer opportunities ahead

2024-11-20T09:00:00+00:00By

New data access bill has the power to ’drive efficiency and economic benefits’, says head of analytics, claims and underwriting

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TechTalk: Market conditions keep insurtech investors cautious – but ‘green shoots’ may be ahead

2024-11-01T08:00:00+00:00By

’There’s a need for more action to be taken to encourage investment in technology and insurtech markets,’ says co-chair

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Briefing: Office vs remote working – does in person working really foster innovation?

2024-10-18T07:00:00+01:00By

Innovation is key for insurance firms to maintain a competitive advantage, but many firms lack the flexibility that drives it

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TechTalk: Uptick in chief artificial intelligence officers joining insurance c-suites

2024-10-04T07:00:00+01:00By

AI ’doesn’t fit squarely in technology [roles] because data is involved’, therefore more firms have begun hiring chief artificial intelligence officers, says chief executive

white lab coat doctor being hacked

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Briefing: Can risk prevention mitigate against the increase in cyber attacks on the public sector?

2024-09-25T08:00:00+01:00By

With cyber attacks on the public sector increasing in scale and volume, should an active model to cyber insurance be adopted?

AI bubble burst

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TechTalk: Crypto stock market crash could burst AI bubble for insurtechs

2024-08-20T07:00:00+01:00By

’The downturn in the crypto markets signals a period of heightened caution and strategic reassessment’, says chief operating officer

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Briefing: Why the Crowdstrike IT outage is a ‘wake up call’ for the insurance industry

2024-08-14T10:00:00+01:00By

’The losses we saw for Crowdstrike are not even close to the losses for a cloud outage,’ says chief executive

claims brain drain

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TechTalk: Brain drain hits claims sector – but will AI hamper the hiring of new talent?

2024-07-03T07:00:00+01:00By

With artificial intelligence doing tasks typically assigned to entry level starters, how is this impacting career routes and talent in claims? Insurance Times explores the issue…

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Briefing: Cryptocurrency risk landscape is shifting – will insurers step up?

2024-06-19T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurers have steered clear of insuring crypto as it’s a volatile market – but following a recent deepfake scam, is it time to rethink this emerging risk?

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Insurtech 50 cover

In 2023 we launched our inaugural Insurtech 50 report, produced exclusively by Insurance Times and based on data provided by business management consultancy Oxbow Partners.

This report collates a portfolio of the 50 most innovative UKGI insurtechs that insurers and brokers should have on their partnership radar, based on specific criteria defined by Insurance Times to reflect the needs and interests of our readership.

Read the report