Insurer Zurich has published its UK gender pay gap for 2018 as part of its efforts to achieve gender equality within its ranks and improve transparency around the process.
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Top news from the wider insurance industry, including major insurance trends, company news, and industry issues.
05 March 2019
Australian climate campaign group Market Forces recently lodged a shareholder resolution demanding that Australian insurance group QBE sets targets to reduce its investment in and underwriting exposure to coal-linked business.
05 March 2019
Global insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity rose by nine per cent in 2018 compared with 2017, according to a new report from Clyde & Co.
04 March 2019
Oxbow Partners has released its 2019 InsurTech Impact 25 report, revealing the top 25 insurtechs most likely to have a major impact on the European insurance industry.
01 March 2019
Munich Re has announced that it has selected CyberCube, a San Francisco, US-based insurtech startup, to help it improve its analysis of cyber risk.
28 February 2019
Generali Global Assistance and Worldwide Rescue & Security, Inc. have announced a new partnership through which they will provide identity resolution services.
27 February 2019
German lawmakers have authorised the country’s insurance regulator to extend passporting rights for UK insurance entities in the event that a no-deal Brexit comes to pass.
26 February 2019
Following the release of its annual talent and diversity survey results, The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that gender diversity within the insurance industry has improved, but the change is minimal at a senior level, and more work is required to ensure the gender gap decreases and ensure ‘the future success of the industry’.
25 February 2019
The new Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from global advisory, broking and solutions company Willis Towers Watson focuses on cyber insurtech, looking at the tools, models, services and solutions that price cyber as a risk and provide solutions for the aftermath of an attack.
22 February 2019
In a move which excels it to the forefront of European corporate-backed venture capital funds, European insurer Allianz SE has announced additional investment in its tech investment fund Allianz X, increasing the size of the fund to €1 billion.
22 February 2019
Insurtech managing general agent Tapoly has announced the launch of a new software as a service (SaaS) solution for brokers.
The product, based on a licensing and delivery model that offers software on a subscription basis, aims to save brokers time, allowing them a greater level of control and flexibility by providing access to a number of on-demand insurance products that can be tricky to obtain otherwise. It also enables brokers to access new revenue streams by accessing the UK’s sharing economy.
