All Insurtech UK articles – Page 11
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NewsDirect Line exploring inorganic growth via partnerships and acquisitions
The insurer’s H1 results for 2020 were better than expected as it reinstated its dividends, and now it plans to expand its reach through partnerships and acquisitions
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NewsFSCS exceeds 2022 board representation target
The FSCS also has 40% of employees that come from ethnically diverse backgrounds in addition to exceeding its gender target
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NewsInsurers must ‘do more’ to support UK motorists driving less post-lockdown
Cheaper car insurance premiums ranked top in By Miles’s research as a way that insurers can support policyholders who are driving less - this helps continue the low carbon emissions seen during lockdown
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NewsHow parametric insurance could serve SMEs in a post-pandemic world
Parametric insurance could help avoid a re-run of the Covid-19 business interruption saga, as the pandemic exposes real holes in the insurance market
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News‘It’s not the size of your cloud that matters, it’s what you do with it’ – SSP
The cloud has been critical to saving the insurance industry time and money, but it is less about size and instead depends on how firms use it. An expert panel discuss its use and overall impact during an Insurance Times webinar
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NewsInsurtech Digital Risks to rebrand as Superscript amid global ambition
Insurtech Digital Risks will be rebranding as Superscript as it guns to become the global leader in SME insurance.
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News AnalysisLemonade’s IPO – what does it mean for the insurance industry?
Insurtech Lemonade’s shares doubled in value on its first day of trading on 2 July, surging from $29 to $69.41; this followed the firm filing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) back in June.
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NewsCovid-19 driving demand for bicycle insurance in cities
As bicycle sales rise, insurers have a key opportunity to increase the uptake of this kind of cover in the UK
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NewsZego partners with e-scooter firm to insure Teeside trial roll-out
Insurtech Zego has partnered with e-scooter company – Ginger, to provide insurance for the UK’s first e-scooter trial which has launched in Tees Valley, North East England.
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NewsBlog: When there are no winners, is there still a winning strategy? – Paul Stanley 360Globalnet
In a series of blogs, Paul Stanley chief executive at insurtech 360Globalnet discusses topical insurance matters, in this instance against the backdrop of the FCA test case unfolding in the High Court over the next few days he weighs up the case so far
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NewsLeaseholders in high-rise buildings hit with huge insurance premiums post-Grenfell
With the government pushing the full cost of building safety works on to leaseholders, further problems have surfaced for residents and the insurance industry, as lines such as professional indemnity fail to deliver the services that society requires of it
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NewsFlock selected as software firm’s connected insurance partner
The insurtech will create a flexible insurance offering for the software firm’s AI-piloted drone fleet
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NewsInsurtech honcho partners with employee benefits provider
Insurtech honcho has partnered with an employee benefits provider to offer its car insurance service to workers across the UK.
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NewsWPS launches ‘telematics for cyber insurance’
The Cyban App allows insurers to base a premium on the actual risk facing a company’s network, removing any reliance on outdated questionnaires
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People & OpinionBlog: How robots can make us more human– RSM’s Ian Gill
RSM’s associate director Ian Gill discusses how businesses in the insurance industry can thrive post-lockdown and the benefits of using robotic process automation
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NewsMore to do for insurance industry analytics with changing risk landscape – Guidewire
The London Market has been focusing on leveraging analytics to improve processes in the specialised risk marketplace – but how far has the insurance industry really come?
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News AnalysisGovernment fast-tracks work with insurance industry amid draft Building Safety Bill
After the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, the UK government has published its draft Building Safety Bill.
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NewsAnalytics should focus on closing the insurance protection gap – Guidewire
Closing the insurance protection gap should be the focus of analytics over the next five years according to Guidewire Software’s webinar on 14 July ‘Leading through change with analytics’.
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NewsInsurtech Coverly to close
Pay-as-you-go MGA startup Coverly is no longer offering small business insurance and will be closing.
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NewsNew aggregator app aims to cut broker admin costs
YourBlock will allow consumers to access all their different financial products from one platform, without the need for all their personal information to be shared with the insurer
