technology
TINtech: The Insurance Network Technology Conference
June 19th 2012 | The Brewery | London
The Insurance Network’s 4th Annual Technology Conference explores how technology supports and enables effective business processes, drives...
AA Insurance launches ‘Drivesafe’ insurance
AA Insurance is the latest to turn to technology, with the launch of a new ‘pay how you drive’ policy. Called AA Drivesafe, it...
View Point – Mark Bates, CEO – RDT
Use of cloud technology in both the private and public sectors has accelerated over the last 12 months, as businesses become more aware of...
Coverbox using “17th century” underwriting practices
Telematics based car insurer Coverbox is set to head “back to the 17th century” after an acquisition of the company.
The acquisition promises to bring...
Telematics already in thousands of UK cars
Technology which measures how a person drives so that insurers can more accurately price premium is already fitted in thousands of British cars.
The devices,...
WHO : eight out of 10 countries using mobile health
Eight in 10 countries are using mobile phone technology to improve health services, from free emergency calls to appointment reminders, the World Health Organisation...
New credit risk challenges for publishers
The increasing popularity of e-books, iPads, and other digital publishing technology is fundamentally altering the way publishers and content providers address the way they...
IFP Conference : Bringing risk under control
The focus of this one day conference is on technology in Financial Planning, particularly in relation to risk.
With a balance of practice management, technical...
Google backs weather insurance startup
Google on Monday was among investors pumping $42 million into a climate change inspired technology startup that calculates the chances of crops being ruined...
New : Dual’s blog sais no love lost between business and technology
DUAL Corporate Risks is launching a blog that explores the turbulent love-hate relationship between business and technology functions within the insurance industry.
Tim Grant, head...
Take a bow-wow: dogs fight bowel cancer
Japanese researchers on Monday reported a "lab" breakthrough: a retriever which can scent bowel cancer in breath and stool samples as accurately as hi-tech...
Report : 85% of insurance technology managers believe systems under-utilised
85% of insurance risk professionals believe they are under-utilising technology at a critical time in the preparation for Solvency II.
The finding has been...
Technology : Hitachi Consulting UK Delivers Consolidated Expense Processing for Swiss Re
Hitachi Consulting UK today announced that it has implemented a Cost Operations Shared Service Centre model on behalf of Swiss Re designed to provide...
Insurance solutions specialist RDT sees revenues increase by over 50%
Figures released by RDT illustrate that it has been a thriving year for the company despite current gloomy economic operating conditions, with interest levels...
Brokers to offer competitive prices through Aviva’s sophisticated pricing system (Insurecom)
Brokers can now offer customers personal lines products that are more price competitive with the direct insurance marketplace.
By drawing upon Aviva’s underwriting expertise in...
Direct Group launches protection claims solution
Following the recent successful launch of their new fraud screening product ‘Validate’ on Travel claims, Direct Group has expanded the solution into Protection claims....
Zurich and CSC negociate a $2.4 billion IT contract for 10 years
Zurich Financial Services Group announced today they enter into exclusive contract negotiations with CSC for the provision of data center and information technology (IT)...
Marsh expands relationship with greenroad to offer risk services to all fleet clients
Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, and GreenRoad, a leader in improving driving behavior, today announced that they are teaming together...
SBI-AXA life insurance introduces Japan’s first automated underwriting engine for life insurance
Japans SBI-AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd. today announced the launch of a new processing system for life insurance applications. This will allow faster applications...
Allianz Worldwide Care improve multi-channel client communications
Thunderhead, which provides document automation and multi-channel communications solutions, today announced that Allianz Worldwide Care has selected the Thunderhead NOW platform to create, produce...
