Hurricane Dorian losses will be in the billions

Global risk modeling and analytics firm RMS has estimated that insured losses from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian will be in the billions for the Caribbean, and potentially for…

Inaccessibility alienates disabled consumers

New research conducted by Purple – a UK-based disability organisation encouraging accessible shopping and responsible for the Purple Tuesday movement – has revealed that one in two disabled people struggle…

The lowdown on NZ's new fraud bureau

The long and bitter fight against insurance fraud knows no geographical boundaries – but happily, while fraudsters operate all over the world, anti-fraud efforts are springing up just as rapidly…

New anti-fraud partnership

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) in the US has entered into a strategic partnership with global anti-insurance fraud analytics provider Globlue Technologies

New cyber solution from New Dawn Risk

International specialist insurance intermediary New Dawn Risk has launched a new segmented cyber solution in the UK

The fraudster piggy bank is lighter than usual

Allianz quadruples fraud savings in H1

Following its decision to merge its application and claims fraud teams, Allianz Insurance has reported that its fraud savings quadrupled during the first half of this year, surpassing £29.6 million

Trust is key in winning back customers

A new survey conducted by global management consultancy Oliver Wyman has revealed that a clear majority of fintech customers would be happy to use a traditional bank or insurer if…

Australia’s P&C insurers will likely weather bushfire losses

According to an analysis from Moody’s Investors Service, Australian property and casualty insurers are in a strong enough position that losses will be ‘manageable’

Young lady with her beloved canine companion

Brits would rather insure their pets than themselves

A UK-based income protection provider has found that British consumers are twice as likely to take out insurance for their pets than for personal protection

Booming China’s life insurance market wakes up to foreign insurers

Amid uncertainty over the US-China trade war, the long-awaited liberalization of the booming Chinese insurance industry will offer vast opportunities for foreign life insurance companies, according to a new report…

Willis Towers Watson to deliver real-time claims fraud detection using machine learning

Willis Towers Watson has announced that Trygg-Hansa, owned by RSA Insurance Group, has expanded its use of Radar Live, the price delivery software, to give the non-life insurer improved capability…