Technology
Web domain ‘.broker’ now available
Brokers can use the domain instead of .com or .co.uk.
InsurTech Futures: Simply Business hosts hackathon
Company-wide hackathon generates ideas including Tinder for insurance and SimplyBot, language processing technology.
InsurTech Futures: Mind the gap — cyber security
Alexandra Foster, head of insurance and strategy, global banking and financial markets, BT, explains why cyber is a huge opportunity.
Cyber attack database needed, says ABI
Director general calls for reporting of cyber attacks to be “mandatory” in order to build up data.
InsurTech Futures: Worry + Peace sets up broker platform
Founder says that he wants the broker to be the “Amazon of insurance”.
InsurTech Futures: Why insurance isn't keeping up!
Tech expert, Ran Berger, explains why insurance isn't keeping pace with the digital revolution.
InsurTech Futures: Meet the techies
Red Crake's Ed Pugh tells us why brokers should not be worried about tech disruption.
#BibaFever 2016 - Who has the go to stand?
According to this year's tagline, Biba 2016 is the "go to place". But whose stand is the go to stand?
Eridge Underwriting joins Transactor panel
Software house adds the MGA to its stable of motor insurers.
InsurTech Futures: Customers demanding “digital first”
Fujitsu study reveals that insurance consumers want to interact with providers on digital platforms.
Direct relationships may soon become the rule
EYs Kevin Koenig and Steve LaValle have a worrying take on how sensor data may affect broking in future.
In-depth: Break into cyber
Larry Ferguson investigates why some brokers aren’t selling cyber and learns why they should be. He finds out how, with expertise and effort, cyber policies can be explained and sold to clients
Bexhill UK launches peer to peer lending platform
Orchard Lending Club focuses on the insurance premium finance market and matches brokers with people who want to lend money.
Drone cover demand predicted to rise
The commercial market for drone insurance is ready to take off, with personal use following in its slipstream
InsurTech Futures: FCA commits to innovation
Regulator reveals ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ designed to reduce regulatory burden on innovative firms.
Facing the future
Technology is changing the way brokers do business and how customers buy insurance, but is the broking world ready for big developments happening in FinTech? Insurance Age finds out
How drones can support insurance
Dr Monica Rivas Casado urges the insurance sector to develop awareness of how they can use drones.
New portal matches consumer demand, says Davey
CEO of HugHub says insurance needs to move with the times as consumers do not view themselves in silos.
What Google Compare's closure means for brokers
David Angus warns of the impact of the closure of Google Compare on UK brokers.
Ageas commits to commercial digital trading
Digital team grows from three to 30 as insurer commits to software houses and its e-trade platform.
Putting the customer at the core of connected homes
Leigh Calton, head of proposition development, Ageas UK considers how devices might change the face of insurance.
Revenue and profits up at Moneysupermarket
Insurance revenues rose by 2% in 2015.
In-depth: Making connections
Innovation and technology have taken hold of the industry and brokers and insurers are urged to keep up as new devices and apps are changing the way customers buy insurance
In-depth: Think big in SME
The sector is acutely aware that SME is its bread and butter so it’s important for brokers to keep up with the changes and trends. We examine the importance of working with micro SMEs and what brokers need to know about in the emerging science and tech…