Innovation & Disruption
Lloyd’s Lab reveals 11 insurtechs in sixth cohort
The new cohort will focus on four key themes, including climate change and geopolitics
Insurance Times’s Tech and Innovation Awards 2021 open for entries
With a total of 15 categories, 11 of which can be entered, don’t miss out as Insurance Times returns with the Tech and Innovation Awards
Zurich cuts property claims resolution times with insurtech AI solution
The two have reduced property claims settlements from multiple days to a few hours
Taurus Insurance extends underwriting agreement with ERGO
ERGO’s head of commercial says the partnership has ‘great potential’
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Greg Brown: Insurers ‘nascent’ over cryptocurrency cover
Despite cryptocurrency market volatility, the demand for insurance – particularly against theft – exists today says consultancy partner
James Reader: Covid-19 pandemic is ‘turning point’ for accelerating consumer trends
EOW (escape of water) risk management will provide ’opportunity to change the relationship’ between insurers and customers, from ’a grudge purchase to one where there is an ongoing dialogue’, says chief executive
Inigo – the London market startup with ‘people and data’ at its core
Earlier this month, Lloyd’s reinsurance group and startup Inigo snapped up StarStone Managing Agency and Syndicate 1301. Now, its chief executive and co-founder Richard Watson tells Insurance Times the firm’s plans for 2021 and why people and data are vital
The Big Question April 2021: How can the insurance industry apply the key learnings from Lloyd’s most recent culture survey?
In March, Lloyd’s of London published its 2020 culture survey. While it revealed some progress on gender – race and ethnicity still needs to be addressed. Insurance Times asks the industry how they could apply the survey’s key learnings within their own organisations
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Blog: Adaption, when it’s necessary, it happens – 360Globalnet's Paul Stanley
Covid-19 has fast tracked digital processes for many firms. Necessity is not just the mother of invention, it is also the mother of adaptation and adoption, says Paul Stanley FCII, chief executive at insurtech 360Globalnet
Briefing: The end of the road for motor insurers?
Premium content: Is this the end of the road for motor insurers? Four fifths of the current UK motor market will disappear by 2040. Where will it go?
Innovation Blog: It's time to rethink who we are
The industry must act now to avoid another Kodak moment, says Parul Green, head of M&A and innovation for AXA UK
Former Google boss on insurtech: The UK can lead
Dan Cobley, fintech investor and former Google boss, says bosses must expect disruption – or find themselves another job