Technology
Court case highlights abuse of on-demand motor apps
Broker Cuvva says it's working with the police after uninsured driver tries to buy insurance through the Cuvva app after being pulled over.
InsurTech Futures: Two question home quotes as Homelyfe partners with Freedom
The digital insurtech launched Aventus platform to brokers last year.
InsurTech Futures: Zurich partners with travel start-up Pluto
Mobile-focused offering targets millennials and provides a quote in around 60 seconds.
Close Brothers Premium Finance restores contact centre after outage
Customers were urged to use emails during the issue.
Biba reveals campaigning themes in 2019 manifesto
Document has 30 calls to action and 26 commitments.
Acturis passes 20,000 users
Software specialist seeking new minority PE backer.
Acturis set to seek new minority PE investor
Summit Partners invested in June 2010.
Hood Group teams up with Richard King's Ticker to enter telematics
Broker to offer sales and servicing provision to Ticker, which is backed by Match of the Day host Gary Lineker and Dragons Den investor Theo Paphitis.
Hiscox and Lloyd’s respond to 9/11 hacker reports
The providers confirm they have not suffered a cyber breach in relation to this incident and Hiscox says that the information was originally stolen from a US law firm last year.
CPP Group and DeCyber launch online security products for sports clubs
New solutions are provided in combination with cyber cover from Lloyd’s and are available for brokers to sell.
Blog: How brokers can best use sophisticated data to analyse risk
First Central Insurance & Technology Group’s Jonathan Davison explores why data is as crucial for brokers as it is for insurers.
InsurTech Futures: Brolly unveils new feature to streamline insurance products
According to the company British consumers spend on average £180 per month on insurance.
SSP bosses hail positive transitional year as firm invests for growth
Software house boosts R&D investment by 10% in 2018.
SSP posts loss for 2018 after £25m goodwill write down
Ebitda and revenue fall in the 12 months.
InsurTech Futures Blog: It’s demo time...
André Symes from Genasys Technologies explains what APIs are and what brokers and insurers need to think about when starting their digital journeys.
CFC warns of social engineering scams threat
Report highlighted that UK cyber policyholders were two and half times more likely to file a claim than those in the US.
Roundtable: The tech revolution
Brokers are well placed to take advantage of the technology transforming the way customers buy insurance. Our panel of experts tell Martin Friel what challenges the industry faces
InsurTech: Meet the tech insiders
The insurance sector has been predicting that one of the technology giants would disrupt the market, but the next big moves in InsurTech could come from the industry insiders who are making waves
InsurTech Futures: Home insurance app Buzzvault starts trading
The business will trade as a managing general agent and has been backed by Munich Re Digital Partners.
InsurTech Futures: Lloyd’s Lab starts search for second tech start-up cohort
First global talent search drew in almost 220 applications from 36 different countries.
InsurTech Futures: Start-ups launch InsurTech body
Thirty-one companies come together with the aim of becoming a formal association in 2019.
Ardonagh maintains organic growth as losses shrink
Performance breakdown shows improved retention and new business figures.
The Blog Spot: Did you spot Amanda Blanc's first big move at Zurich?
Is the appointment of David Martin from Allianz the first pointer of what brokers can expect from Amanda Blanc's Zurich?
FCA reveals 138% increase in reported tech outages
Regulator highlights 18% are cyber-related.