All Insurtech UK articles – Page 14
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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
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News AnalysisLaw firms create interfaces for delayed LiP portal as its deemed ‘too complicated’
Some law firm’s have created their own technological interfaces to support insurers responding to claims or claimants filing one, Insurance Times investigates why
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NewsIndustry must work harder to dismantle prejudice, says iCAN
The network is asking senior leaders in insurance to use their position to implement change
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NewsCovid-19 presents new opportunities for MGAs versus ‘clunky’ capacity providers
Technology-enabled MGAs have the ability to innovate and be entrepreneurial in the wake of the coronavirus crisis says leading industry experts
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FeaturesTotus Re – the reinsurer for reinsurers
With the insurance industry taking a reputational hit during the pandemic, the two founders of Totus Re argue that a proactive stance could be a move in favour of the sector
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IT InterviewQ&A: Brokers understand customers who ‘don’t fit the standard box’ says ThingCo chief exec
Insurance Times speaks to ThingCo chief executive Mike Brockman on how telematics is going wrong and what brokers can do to overcome hurdles and cost barriers in order to make telematics work.
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NewsTwo travel insurers for over 50s offer Covid-19 cover
The over 50s age demographic has been earmarked as the most vulnerable to Covid-19 and the two insurers aim to give policyholders peace of mind when travel restrictions ease up
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NewsBypassing the broker could lead to reputational crisis, says Aston Lark chief
Many customers are unaware whether an insurance product that they are buying is good or not, if they solely rely on technology
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IT InterviewAlchemy Crew seeks to uncover ‘true issues and gaps’ in insurance sector growth strategies
Fine tuning growth strategies for the insurance industry post-pandemic will be the key to growth, according to Sabine VanderLinden, co-founder at Alchemy Crew
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: ‘Much of what sets us apart is not provided by the broader market’ says Nexus Underwriting
Nexus Underwriting group chief underwriting officer André Ford talks to Insurance Times, discussing the reputation of the MGA market, capacity concerns among brokers and exploring the underwritng and claims processes used to stand out in the MGA market
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NewsTotus Re bags 30 sign ups since mid-May
The open collective is now looking for others that are interested in the model to join the conversation
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News AnalysisBlack Lives Matter protests reawaken insurance industry under-representation BAME debate
As protests for Black Lives Matter break out across the UK and globally following George Floyd’s death, the incident has opened up a dialogue in the insurance industry about the low levels of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation
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NewsBlack Lives Matter puts insurance BAME representation in the spotlight
Aston Lark boss says there is more to do to increase BAME in the insurance sector and that the reporting of BAME data could soon become mandatory which would give a much more accurate picture of the situation
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NewsInsurance leaders join forces on post-pandemic venture
The new venture aims to help enable insurers, reinsurers, wealth mangers and health care providers grow post-pandemic
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NewsInsurtech buzzvault stops writing UK policies as it restructures
The insurtech made an announcement on its website urging policyholders to get in touch with regards to changes, renewals and cancellations
