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Briefing: Who’s afraid of open insurance?

2024-04-11T08:00:00+01:00By

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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TechTalk: Impact of simplified R&D scheme for insurtechs and startup brokers is ‘yet to be seen’

2024-03-27T12:00:00+00:00By

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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Briefing: Insurtech is still a man’s game – but it’s changing

2024-03-20T10:00:00+00:00By

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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TechTalk: AI code of conduct is a start – but ‘comprehensive governance structure’ still needed

2024-02-28T13:27:00+00:00By

’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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Briefing: New angel investing rules could worsen ’existing disparities’ for female insurtech bosses

2024-02-21T09:00:00+00:00By

’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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TechTalk: Gibraltar making moves to attract innovation

2024-01-31T08:00:00+00:00By

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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Briefing: Post Office scandal reawakens AI concerns

2024-01-26T08:00:00+00:00By

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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TechTalk: Reinsurance rate hikes hit insurtechs – but opportunities await

2023-12-12T11:00:00+00:00By

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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Briefing: Educating policyholders on pet health could reduce claims

2023-12-08T10:57:00+00:00By

’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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TechTalk: AI uptick could see firms needing insurance to cover ‘mishaps’

2023-10-30T08:00:00+00:00By

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?

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Briefing: Schooling the next generation in insurance via storytelling

2023-10-25T13:02:00+01:00By

Insurance is never short of a fascinating narrative, which is why one charity is using storytelling as a mechanism to get children interested in the sector

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TechTalk: Lack of VC funding for BAME-led insurtechs deemed ‘unacceptable failure’

2023-10-03T12:00:00+01:00By

Funding for ethnic minority insurtech founders has come under the spotlight as Black History Month gets underway this October

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In 2023 we launched our inaugural Insurtech 50 report, produced exclusively by Insurance Times and based on data provided by business management consultancy Oxbow Partners.

This report collates a portfolio of the 50 most innovative UKGI insurtechs that insurers and brokers should have on their partnership radar, based on specific criteria defined by Insurance Times to reflect the needs and interests of our readership.

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