News – Page 35
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NewsSwiss Re enters Lloyd’s Lab
The reinsurer has entered the accelerator’s eighth cohort with an ESG proposition
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NewsGovernment reveals changes to the Highway Code to accommodate self-driving vehicles
The amendments aim to ensure that the first wave of self-driving vehicles are used safely on UK roads, but industry concerns remain
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NewsInsurtech backer Tech Nation to apply for new funding
The new grant funding competition will open in Summer 2022
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NewsCar insurance insurtech raises £1.8m in seed funding
The investment means that the business is ‘well on the way’ regarding its mission ‘to challenge the status quo’ and ‘turn insurance on its head’, says chief executive
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NewsMarshmallow awarded £1.4m payout from Mulsanne
Marshmallow’s co-founder and co-chief executive expects to recover the majority of its legal costs
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NewsInsurerCore joins forces with US-based platform to create all-in-one marketplace
InsurerCore’s founder and chief executive says he is ’thrilled by the competitive advantage’ it will bring to customers
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NewsPIB Group undertakes ‘big investment’ in data analytics
Chief executive says the broker is ‘learning a lot already’ about unstructured data
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NewsChanging ransomware tactics could be a ‘good thing’ for cyber insurers
The insurance sector has a role to play in plugging cyber security gaps, says cyber risk expert
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NewsInsurtech ecosystem is ‘unusually advanced’
An expert panel at the Business of Resilience conference discussed how the insurtech sector could support the insurance industry through innovation
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NewsLloyd’s Lab reveals eighth cohort with climate change and decarbonisation focus
The accelerator scheme has also included wild card entrants in its latest cohort
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NewsBought by Many rebrands to ManyPets
The insurtech’s co-founder and chief executive says the name change shows where the firm’s ’heart is’
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NewsCGI vice-president consulting expert makes move to EIS
The digital expert described his new job role as ‘the perfect fit’
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NewsStartup Getsafe boosts business portfolio with new insurance offering
The firm is eyeing a UK customer base of 50,000 in 2022
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NewsLloyd’s and Schroders team up for new investment platform
It is designed to help investors in the Lloyd’s market generate risk-adjusted returns on capital and access a broader range of investment opportunities
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NewsInsurtech ARMD turns around tool theft claim in eight days
The insurtech uses the Internet of Things (IoT) and embedded insurance technologies to cater for tradespeople
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NewsIs AI the next ‘silent cyber’?
Experts predict that artificial intelligence governance will increase as insurers and reinsurers remain naïve around AI-related risks
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NewsMercedes to accept liability for accidents involving its new self driving tech
The car manufacturer will not accept blame where a driver has failed to take control of a vehicle when prompted, however
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NewsBlink Parametric partners with Lloyd’s broker to expand parametric offering
The partnership sees the early roll-out of the insurtech’s flagship parametric solution as well as the expansion of its product pipeline
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NewsOndo becomes first insurtech to make IPO in UK following purchase
The escape of water insurtech formerly known as LeakBot aims to lead the revolution towards sustainable risk reduction by scaling up its product globally
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NewsIndustry at digitalisation crossroads post-pandemic – Allianz’s Sirma Boshnakova
Insurance firms must build ’technology with a heart’ and maintain ‘a human touch’ to avoid ’alienating’ consumers, says insurer board member
