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Telematics-Based Car Policies in UK Reached New Highs During 2016
The number of live telematics policies in the UK exceeded three quarters of a million for the first time in 2016, according to annual research from the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA). ...
Digital Tech Can Help Narrow Insurance Gaps in Emerging Markets: GA Report
Digital technologies can be harnessed by the re/insurance industry to narrow insurance protection gaps in developing and emerging markets, thereby improving societal resilience after natural ...
China Banks Are Using Blockchain to Boost Transparency and Fight Fraud
Chinese banks are hiring blockchain experts as the government pushes use of the technology behind bitcoin to increase transparency and combat fraud in its financial sector. Lenders have struggled for ...
Executives On The Move at CNA and Chubb
CNA created a new executive position focused on integrating technology and operations, and hired an Axis Capital veteran to fill the job. Over at Chubb, the insurer hired a former Allied World senior ...
Many Insurance Execs View Regulation as a Barrier Toward Adopting Digital Tech
Many insurance industry executives see complex regulatory requirements as the biggest barrier toward adopting digital technology, according to a recent Willis Towers Watson survey finding that 42 ...
Unintended Problems From the Internet of Things and More 2017 Predictions: Marsh
Insurers and customers alike are increasingly embracing the Internet of Things for underwriting purposes and general, daily life. The thing is, greater reliance on this type of technology could ...
Hackers Will Become More Cunning in 2017 as Cyber Risks Intensify: Report
Top cyber threats during 2017 are expected to include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and an increase in attacks harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, according ...
Are Underwriters, Agents Endangered by AI?
"Meet your new underwriter." That's the caption under a photo of a robotic hand holding a pen that the digital news outlet Quartz (qz.com) used to introduce a recent article about an insurer using ...