All TechTalk articles – Page 12
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NewsPaying cyber ransom threats is to ensure customer survival says expert panel
Although a ‘contentious area’, industry leaders said cyber insurers that pay customers’ ransom payments are simply aiming to make ‘sure our customers survive after a particularly unpleasant incident’
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NewsAviva’s ‘big ambition’ to be the ‘UK’s leading insurer’
Aviva’s chief executive warns that the insurer has ’a long way to go before we unlock the true potential of Aviva’, but that building upon its 2020 financial results ’is just the start’
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FeaturesBriefing: Will cyber insurance be the casualty of the next ‘black swan’ event?
The issues surrounding business interruption cover linked to pandemic-caused claims hit insurers and hit them hard. It’s only natural, therefore, to want to look ahead to other products that may follow the same trajectory if another black swan event arises - and cyber insurance has “certain parallels” according to the ...
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NewsInsurers must cater to emerging risks posed by new technologies and IoT
During an Insurance Times webinar yesterday, a panel of cyber insurance experts discussed potential risks surrounding IoT products and upcoming technologies, emphasising that insurers must be aware of these challenges in order to deliver ‘proactive’ risk management
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NewsJacqueline McNamee’s insurtech MGA plans rapid expansion
The insurtech MGA’s chief executive McNamee says the firm is in a ‘strong position’ to drive exponential growth
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NewsAllianz could gain a competitive advantage via insurtech partner’s instant claims strategy
GlobalData believes that targeting immediate claims payouts is a ’good strategy’ from Allianz
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NewsData enrichment impact in insurance must be thought about ‘critically’ – FOIL
Speaking at a recent Forum of Insurance Lawyers’ (FOIL) webinar, Duncan Minty founder of Ethics and Insurance discusses the risks around data enrichment
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News‘Every building should have a safety logbook’ – Building Safety Register’s Matt Hodges-Long
In a recent webinar, the Building Safety Register’s co-founder discusses why every building should have a safety logbook and how it might help the insurance industry manage risk four years on from Grenfell
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NewsInsurtech UK calls for end to VAT regime for insurtechs ahead of Spring Budget 2021
The trade body discusses the challenges that insurance premium tax causes the insurtech sector in the run up to the topic potentially being debated later this week on 3 March
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People & OpinionQ&A: Insurtech benefits apparent amid pandemic but complex claims need a human touch – Gallagher Bassett
Andrew Sewell, Gallagher Bassett’s UK technical director speaks to Insurance Times about insurtech and how the pandemic has demonstrated the sector’s importance, but a human touch is still necessary for complex claims
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FeaturesIn Focus: ‘Enabler’ insurtechs will provide digital skill set to steer insurers out of pandemic – Sønr
Insurtechs offer a ‘great opportunity’ to assist large corporate insurers in making a ‘digital shift’ says Sønr chief executive
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NewsControl systems are in cyber criminals’ crosshairs, warns report
The London market has been warned it needs to better understand the rising threat of cyber attacks to industrial and manufacturing facilities, as criminals switch their focus to find new ways to extort and disrupt businesses
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NewsInsurer to access UBI market with My Policy investment
Nationally, mileage declined by 63% during 2020’s first lockdown, according to My Policy’s analysis
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News‘Challenger’ insurtechs are attracting ‘customers who have never bought insurance before’
Sønr’s chief executive outlines innovative way certain types of insurtechs are pulling in new business
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NewsLloyd’s warns syndicates of ‘increasingly high risk’ cyber attack threats from Internet of Things devices
Lloyd’s worked in partnership with CyberCube and Guy Carpenter on its new report for syndicates, designed to support their understanding of emerging cyber risks
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News AnalysisAmazon’s Ring incidences expose cyber insurance inconsistencies and new IoT risks
Insurance Times explores the emerging risks from Internet of Things’ devices, as well as how it could be an opportunity for brokers and insurers
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Sponsored ContentThree trends driving the growth of parametric insurance in 2021 – FloodFlash
FloodFlash’s chief executive, Adam Rimmer tells Insurance Times about the three trends driving the growth of parametric insurance
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Sponsored ContentThree ways insurers can thrive in 2021 – ABBYY
“Unprecedented” is hands-down the word of 2020, Eileen Potter, solution marketing manager, insurance at ABBYY tells Insurance Times why
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NewsFloodFlash pays Storm Christoph catastrophe claim in 9 hours 44 minutes
It means that policyholders can be paid their claim on the same day
