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    DAC Beachcroft launches hub to boost insurance innovation

    2016-06-10T11:21:00Z

    DAC Beachcroft has set up Innovations Lab to promote technology processes and products to a reluctant insurance industry. Speaking at the launch event, DAC Beachcroft Claims Solutions Group chief executive Craig Dickson (pictured) said that there are daily calls for the insurance industry to be more ...

  • Spixii
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    Why enter the Tech & Innovation Awards?

    2016-06-10T06:30:00Z

    What does it take to enter for the Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards? Here, four entrants for this year’s awards talk about their achievements and what motivated them to nominate their products and innovations. Click here today to give your team the recognition they deserve ...

  • Cars in the street
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    Number of uninsured vehicles since 2010 falls by 28.6% to 1 million

    2016-06-09T11:57:00Z

    The number of uninsured vehicles is estimated to have reduced to 1 million from 1.4 million since 2010, as a result of the Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) programme. Parliamentary under-secretary for the department of Transport Andrew Jones provided this information to MPs in a written response ...

  • angela morrison dlg
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    CIO/CTO Tech Awards winners say success comes from teamwork

    2016-06-09T05:30:00Z

    Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer of the Year is the blue riband accolade of the night at the annual Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards. Here we look at some of the recent recipients of this prestigious award. Click here today to give your team the ...

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    Adrian Flux launches ‘UK’s first’ driverless car policy

    2016-06-08T06:38:00Z

    Adrian Flux has launched what it claims is the UK’s, and maybe the world’s first personal driverless car insurance policy. The policy is designed for consumers who may already have driverless features in their cars, such as self-parking, or who may be thinking of buying a ...

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    Airmic 2016: Insurance ripe for disruption because of 'weak' structures

    2016-06-08T05:32:00Z

    The insurance industry is open to being disrupted because its structures are inefficient, according to QBE European Operations chief executive Richard Pryce. During a panel debate at Airmic yesterday about innovation Pryce said weak company structures meant that firms were struggling to deliver innovative products. He ...

  • TechAwards 2014 Best Use of Technology to Improve Broker Experience: Staveley Head
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    ‘Award matters’, say past Tech & Innovation Awards winners

    2016-06-08T05:30:00Z

    What does winning an award mean to the successful entrant? How important is it to staff and customers? Here, two past winners reflect on the impact on their businesses of winning an award at the Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards. Click here today to give your ...

  • Handwritten Insurance Claim Form with pen and calculator
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    Airmic publishes clause ‘to protect’ against breach of fair presentation rule

    2016-06-07T13:45:00Z

    Airmic has published a sample clause to be inserted into insurance policies which it claims will protect customers who innocently breach the duty of fair presentation introduced by the Insurance Act. One of the key parts of the Act is to replace the all-or-nothing remedy of ...

  • john hurrell
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    Insurers lack a ‘culture of innovation’, research says

    2016-06-07T13:45:00Z

    Half of the members of risk managers’ association Airmic believe their insurers are “hardly innovative” or “not innovative at all” in developing relevant cover, according to research by Airmic. The report highlights that only 1% of Airmic members view their insurer(s) as “highly innovative”, and that ...

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    Airmic 2016: Insurance lack of innovation tops list of concern for risk managers

    2016-06-07T13:45:00Z

    Lack of innovation in the insurance market tops the list of concerns for risk managers, according to a survey of Airmic members that asked them to assess the insurance industry. Some 59% of risk managers said lack of innovation dominated their list of concerns. Among the areas of growing concerns, ...

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    Airmic 2016: Cyber is biggest risk for insurance buyers

    2016-06-07T13:45:00Z

    Cyber has ranked as the biggest area of concern for risk managers, according to a survey of Airmic members. The three areas of risk that gave members the most worry were cyber causing business interruption - cited by 45.5% of members as a top-three concern, cyber ...

  • Cyber attack
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    Almost two thirds of firms don’t have cyber insurance - survey

    2016-06-07T10:20:00Z

    Nearly 64% of firms don’t have any cyber insurance, according to research by email security company Mimecast. The survey of 436 companies found that almost half (45%) of firms are unsure whether their cyber insurance policy is up-to-date. The research also found that 10% of companies ...

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    Liability claim notifications four times higher than pre-recession

    2016-06-07T08:37:00Z

    UK professional and management liability insurance claim notifications have risen steadily over the last decade and remain four times higher than pre-financial crisis levels, according to a report by Marsh. Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk advisor, recorded that on the onset of the financial ...

  • Stuart Vann
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    Esure to review possible demerger of Gocompare.com

    2016-06-07T06:45:00Z

    Esure announced a strategic review of its Gocompare.com business, including the possible demerger of the price comparison site it acquired full control over a year ago. The company said it has also appointed Matthew Crummack as chief executive of Gocompare.com, subject to to regulatory approval. “Now ...

  • Tech and innovation awards carousel
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    Tech & Innovation Awards 2016: Entry deadline next week

    2016-06-06T11:02:00Z

    The deadline for entering the Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards is approaching fast, so be sure to get your entries in soon.

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    Tech & Innovation Awards: Looking for this year’s technology stars

    2016-06-06T05:19:00Z

    Nominations for the 2016 Tech & Innovation Awards close soon. Last year’s winners talk about the difference an Insurance Times Technology Award has made

  • fraud dictionary
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    Teenage 'ghost broker' jailed for a year for faking Allianz policies

    2016-06-03T10:48:00Z

    A 19-year-old ‘ghost broker’ from Walsall has been jailed for a year for selling fake motor insurance to unsuspecting customers, leaving them uninsured and illegally driving on the roads. An investigation by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) discovered that Azeem Mahmood Hussain was selling false ...

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    Swiss Re insurance arm launches UK-specific cyber cover

    2016-06-02T12:36:00Z

    Swiss Re’s insurance unit Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has launched a primary cyber risk protection product specifically for the UK market. The new product, called CyberSolutions UK, combines insurance with risk mitigation and remediation services and is aimed at mid-sized and large companies. Swiss Re Corporate ...

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    Innovation blog: Insurance needs to win the Internet of Things War

    2016-06-02T12:11:00Z

    Pegasystems European Insurance director Tony Tarquini on how the insurance industry must change its mindset or find itself relegated to the fringes by the innovators and disrupters