Claims Technology – Page 34
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NewsBiba endorses move to legalise rental e-scooters on British roads
Biba has endorsed the Department of Transport’s (DfT) move to legalise rental e-scooters on Britain’s roads this Saturday 4 July. Insurance will be required for all rental e-scooters taking part in the trial and this will be provided by the operator. But privately owned e-scooters remain illegal on the roads ...
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NewsZurich reveals 2020 ethnicity pay gap figures
The insurer said that there is more to be done and has called on the government to provide the right tools to tackle racial inequality in the workplace
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NewsSure Thing! changes name to Policy Expert
Motor broker Sure Thing! has changed its name to Policy Expert. the move brings together the broker and the insurtech. Read more…
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NewsLegacy systems tipped as main barrier to insurance digitalisation
Despite this, just over a quarter of participants in an Insurance Times poll thought the barrier was cost
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NewsUsage-based insurance attracts funding despite drop in insurtech investment
Pay-per-mile policies are much more popular with the younger demographic
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NewsInsurtechs poised to prosper from post-pandemic business models
Many businesses are adapting their business model post-pandemic and seeking out on-demand insurance to cater to delivery surge, which could be a win-win situation for insurtechs
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NewsClaims Excellence Awards Finalist 2020 Q&A: Deacon Insurance on its 90% employee retention rate
Winners will be revealed at Insurance Times’s Claims Excellence Awards 2020 on 15 October at Kensington’s Royal Garden Hotel
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IT InterviewAntilo – the MGA on a mission to use machine learning to better price risk
The MGA intends to help underwriters price risk more accurately using technology as well as bridging a “data gap” in telematics
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NewsCovid-19 is the ‘watershed moment’ to improve cyber insurance penetration
Swiss Re detailed the recent history of the cyber insurance market during its virtual media day last week, highlighting how the coronavirus crisis has affected the market and how the pandemic could aid the product’s penetration…
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IT InterviewTravel insurers are ‘obviously only dealing with squeaky wheels’ says Aquarium Software
Insurance Times speaks to Aquarium Software director Mark Colonnese about the ‘car crash’ travel insurance sector and how insurtechs can turn the Covid-19 pandemic to their advantage…
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NewsTech is designed to take friction from the broker-customer experience
Find out the latest insights from Insurance Times’s most recent broker webinar, which discussed technology trends impacting insurance now and in the future.
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NewsBrokers have ‘big opportunity’ to win accessibility game against direct insurers
A lack of direct insurer communications provides an opening for brokers to be able to help policyholders amid the Covid-19 pandemic; an Insurance Times webinar discusses the topic…
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NewsBHIB-backed provider partners with Mazuma
The two firms have joined forces to support freelancers and micro-businesses
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NewsWorking from home could cause employee mental health issues
There is a social element to work that employees who work from home may not be getting leading to feelings of isolation as well as having to juggle other responsibilities such as childcare
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NewsClaims Excellence Awards Finalist 2020 Q&A: VisionTrack’s IoT platform transforming video telematics
Winners will be revealed at Insurance Times’s Claims Excellence Awards 2020 on 15 October at Kensington’s Royal Garden Hotel
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NewsRevealed: Top BAME insurance leaders and role models 2020
Some BAME insurance leaders from Aon, Aviva and Brokerbility have made it on to the list again this year
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NewsClaims Excellence Awards Finalist 2020 Q&A: Countrywide Hearing’s tool aims to simplify claims journey
Winners will be revealed at Insurance Times’s Claims Excellence Awards 2020 on 15 October at Kensington’s Royal Garden Hotel
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IT InterviewInsurtech offering brokers and underwriters PPL alternative sees business boom during Covid crisis
With Covid-19 accelerating electronic placing in the insurance industry, insurtech Whitespace is on a mission to help brokers and underwriters smoothly transact as its platform business is soaring
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News AnalysisShort-term rentals and Airbnb insurers impacted by Covid-19 lockdown
With lockdown easing, the sharing economy may be able to recoup some losses, but at the same time new risks and property exclusions have emerged
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NewsCovid19 forces sharing economy insurer Pikl to refocus business
With bookings dropping by more than 90% the insurtech has had to refocus, but it plans to launch some new products as it switches its target area of business during lockdown
