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NewsBack Me Up insurance product aims to court millennials
Ageas outlines Back Me Up insurance cover
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NewsZurich teams up with smart tech company
Zurich hopes the partnership will bring smart tech into British homes
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NewsInnovation blog: Insuring the future - can we put a price on smart technology?
New smart technology will soon be a part of everyday life, says Experian director of insurance Martyn Matthews. But how will the insurance industry keep up?
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NewsInnovation blog: The future of insurance might just come from ... within the industry
The insurance industry has previously not been keen to innovate but has now woken up, says Konsileo co-founder John Warburton
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NewsIndustry must ‘look past the hype’ of blockchain
PwC UK insurance leader Jonathan Howe says technology will not be the best solution for all insurance processes
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NewsJohn O’Roarke makes his first hire at Horwich Farrelly
Former LV= GI boss makes his mark at insurance law firm
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NewsCMA’s motor no-claims bonus rules come into force
Insurers now have to give better information when selling NCB protection
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NewsWunelli selects Vodafone for telematics devices
Telematics provider Wunelli has chosen connected car services provider Vodafone Automotive as a supplier of hardware telematics devices and data. Wunelli’s products allow insurers and brokers to offer telematics-based motor insurance to customers. Vodafone will help Wunelli provide insurers with a greater choice of data collection ...
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NewsEnterprise liquidator advises policyholders to arrange new cover
The provisional liquidator of failed Gibraltar insurer Enterprise has advised policyholders to seek alternative cover. Frederick White, who was appointed provisional liquidator on Monday, said: “Insurance policies issued by Enterprise have not been cancelled or disclaimed but I am unable to currently pay any claims arising ...
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NewsStorms drive up Lloyds Bank general insurance COR by 16 points
Lloyds Banking Group’s general insurance business experienced a 16 percentage point deterioration to 89% in its combined operating ratio (COR) in the first half of 2016 (2015: 73%), partly driven by adverse weather in the first half of 2016. The bank said it helped more than ...
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NewsCourt finds insurers can recoup payments on exaggerated claims
Insurers can claw back claims payments after settlement if the claimant has deliberately exaggerated a claim, the Supreme Court has ruled. In a judgement handed down today, Supreme Court judges ruled that injured worker Colin Hayward should only be paid a settlement of £14,720 even though ...
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NewsCourt exposes father and son’s attempt to defraud AXA
A father has been found guilty of providing false information to obtain insurance and been sentenced to 100 hours of community service after a failed attempt to defraud AXA. Mohammed Rustam Khan told AXA that no one in his home had any criminal convictions when he ...
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NewsCyber startup launches ransomware protection guarantee
Cybersecurity startup SentinelOne has launched a new protection guarantee that pays up to $1m (£760.840) if SentinelOne’s software fails to detect a ransomware cyber-attack on a company’s system. The software, which learns the user’s behaviour on devices such as mobiles and computers, will alert the user ...
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NewsTelematics data defends policyholder in court
A judge has ruled in favour of a policyholder in a car crash liability case as telematics data from telematics underwriting agency Insurethebox showed “overwhelming” evidence that he was telling the truth. The third party had blamed a policyholder for the collision he said happened late ...
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NewsInnovation blog: InsTech 2016 - when the rubber hit the road?
It’s difficult to say what the future holds for InsTech. But insurers must get involved in order to keep up, says COO of Charles Taylor Managing Agency, Paolo Cuomo
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NewsCharles Taylor buys travel claims firm CEGA for £29.8m
Insurance services firm Charles Taylor has bought medical assistance and travel claims management firm CEGA Group for £29.8m. CEGA will continue to be run by its current management team. CEGA chief executive Alistair Hardie will report to Charles Taylor chief executive David Marock (pictured) and will ...
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NewsAviva defends quoting teenager £11,500 for telematics policy
Aviva has defended giving a 19-year-old driver a telematics based car insurance quote of £11,500 a year. Naomi Bowler who has only been driving since December told the Daily Mail that the quote was almost six times as much as what she paid for her car. ...
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NewsFour 'cash for crash' fraudsters jailed in scam against Allianz
Four fraudsters have been jailed for six months each for their part in a ‘cash for crash’ scam against Allianz. Igor Kartel, Dianna Kartel, Valentina Kartel and Piotr Kartel had claimed over £30,000 for whiplash compensation following a rear-end collision in 2012, involving a lorry driven ...
