TechTalk
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News AnalysisBriefing: Office vs remote working – does in person working really foster innovation?
Innovation is key for insurance firms to maintain a competitive advantage, but many firms lack the flexibility that drives it
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Uptick in chief artificial intelligence officers joining insurance c-suites
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
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News AnalysisBriefing: Can risk prevention mitigate against the increase in cyber attacks on the public sector?
With cyber attacks on the public sector increasing in scale and volume, should an active model to cyber insurance be adopted?
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Crypto stock market crash could burst AI bubble for insurtechs
’The downturn in the crypto markets signals a period of heightened caution and strategic reassessment’, says chief operating officer
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why the Crowdstrike IT outage is a ‘wake up call’ for the insurance industry
’The losses we saw for Crowdstrike are not even close to the losses for a cloud outage,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Brain drain hits claims sector – but will AI hamper the hiring of new talent?
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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News AnalysisBriefing: Cryptocurrency risk landscape is shifting – will insurers step up?
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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News AnalysisTechTalk: A short history of eTrading – and its future in the market
’To me, eTrading is like water running through pipes – it’s a facilitator. Any modern insurer or broker now just expects it to be there,’ says managing director
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News AnalysisBriefing: Two Insurtech 50 firms collapse amid continued investor caution
’Investors are becoming more democratic in their funding allocations,’ says global head of insurtech
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Climate change focused insurtechs support insurers to ‘insure the uninsurable’
Industry needs to ’adopt new technologies to future forecast’ because developing climate change risks are ’harder to insure as you can’t rely on historical data’, says senior manager
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News AnalysisBriefing: Who’s afraid of open insurance?
Legacy systems have slowed down the progression of open insurance, but the benefits for insurers and brokers are clear – and insurtechs are vital
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Impact of simplified R&D scheme for insurtechs and startup brokers is ‘yet to be seen’
Brokers and MGAs investing in software that is new, improving a process or addressing an uncertainty could benefit from R&D tax relief
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News AnalysisBriefing: Insurtech is still a man’s game – but it’s changing
Historically, insurtech has been considered a male domain – but how are emerging technologies opening up opportunities for women to progress their careers?
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News AnalysisTechTalk: AI code of conduct is a start – but ‘comprehensive governance structure’ still needed
’While it’s possible to set general principles, how do you translate that into something that’s going to work for every company or use case?’ says head of analytics
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News AnalysisBriefing: New angel investing rules could worsen ’existing disparities’ for female insurtech bosses
’The recent changes to the high net worth threshold in the Treasury startup coalition angel investment rules are concerning,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Gibraltar making moves to attract innovation
The British overseas territory has been evolving as an insurance ‘centre of excellence’ with a fantastic support network for insurtechs, but is keen to diversify away from its most dominant line of insurance
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News AnalysisBriefing: Post Office scandal reawakens AI concerns
AI-powered chatbots have been known to hallucinate and spit out ‘unpredictable’ results, but could faulty software accounting systems from the late nineties be a sign of what’s to come with the technology?
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Reinsurance rate hikes hit insurtechs – but opportunities await
As reinsurance rates climb and more of the same predicted for 2024, it is becoming trickier for insurtechs to survive in the hard market, but with every negative comes a positive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Educating policyholders on pet health could reduce claims
’Nobody wants a sick pet, it’s bad for the pet and it’s bad for pet parents,’ says chief marketing officer
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News AnalysisTechTalk: AI uptick could see firms needing insurance to cover ‘mishaps’
While the onus for responsible use of AI currently lies with the regulator, should the insurance sector be addressing these concerns as a matter of priority?
