Technology
Applied Systems and Zurich announce motor partnership
Zurich will maintain control of pricing while Applied Systems will support connectivity, quoting and data exchange between Zurich, brokers and policyholders.
Acturis continues international expansion with French buy
Software house's deal to buy Add Value Assurances follows purchases in Canada, Germany and Denmark.
Video: How can payment services help brokers?
Sharon Bishop, of Close Brothers Premium Finance, explains how technology is helping commercial brokers to offer payment services.
Flood forecasting firm Previsico launches nationwide
InsurTech Futures: The firm is looking to partner with commercial and HNW brokers.
Hood Group partners with Acturis-owned ICE InsureTech
Business moves to the ICE Policy platform with plans to transfer its books of business over the next 18 months.
Brit unveils e-trading cyber portal
The insurer said that the platform, targeted at SMEs, should enable brokers to quickly quote and bind, entirely online, with a maximum of four question responses.
Blog: Designing insurance for the gig economy
Liam Gray from Rainmaking Insurtech explains the opportunities that are emerging for insurers and brokers alike.
Tempcover eyes European expansion in 2020
CEO Alan Inskip explains how the firm has changed since its MBO in 2018 and what lies ahead.
Plan Group purchases Kingswood Insurance Brokers
The purchase of the cycle specialist takes the group's GWP up to £30m.
Applied adds First Underwriting to personal lines panel
Insurer’s motor and home products will be available to brokers via eTrading platforms.
Broker Expo: Open GI sets focus on machine learning
Following purchase of machine learning specialist MLP, Open GI CEO Simon Badley outlined the future strategy for both companies.
In-depth - high net worth: The tech transformation?
HNW should be ripe for a technological makeover, but the market may not be ready yet. Martin Friel investigates
Aston Lark brand Road Runner launches broker platform
The online system gives brokers access to vehicle management.
Lisa Powis joins PremFina advisory board
Powis, who sold broker Fresh Insurance in 2018, previously joined advisory board of tech firm Iotatech in November 2018.
Applied Net 2019: Applied Systems plans UK expansion
Senior vice president of international operations, Jeff Purdy, says software house is looking to add up to 50 employees in the UK and reveals it is considering opening an office in the Midlands.
Customer loyalty programme launches for brokers
Proposition from Stubben Edge will enable brokers to offer customers loyalty rewards and has partners including Halfords and Vision Express.
Applied Net 2019: Cyber could become the next PPI, warns Mistry
BHIB chairman, Ashwin Mistry, says cyber insurance can become an "un-selling scandal" and explains why he is not worried about disruption coming from the InsurTech sector.
Applied Net 2019: Pace of change in insurance to speed up
Applied Systems CEO, Taylor Rhodes, discusses the tech evolution in insurance, partnering with Google and why the UK is a "ripe market" for the software house.
Video: The digital future for brokers
Open GI's Nick Giddings discusses how digital developments will affect customer engagement.
Acturis unveils first SME cyber add-on product
The provider has added HSB Engineering’s offering to its portfolio.
Lloyd's chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown joins Cuvva
InsurTech Futures: Carnegie-Brown succeeds Nick Parker, who had been with the start-up broker since it launched.
David Christmas swaps Bennett Christmas for Broker Insights
InsurTech Futures: Christmas' move to Fraser Edmond's start-up follows Ethos Broking's deal to buy Bennett Christmas Group, as Jon Elstone also joins from Swinton.
Wrisk to partner more with incumbents, says new CEO
InsurTech Futures: Nimeshh Patel, who took over the CEO role from Niall Barton, says the start-up is looking to increase its presence in the UK insurance market.
Blog: A view from the industry’s oldest InsurTech
InsurTech Futures: Vivek Banga describes how insurance tech incumbents can help to drive the industry forward.