New reports from Cifas, an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that works to prevent fraud and financial crime, reveal that there has been a 27-per-cent increase in false insurance claims across the UK in the past year.
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20 March 2019
Multinational professional services and business consulting corporation Capgemini announced on 18 March that it had joined the Hartford InsurTech Hub.
19 March 2019
Accenture’s new 2019 Global Financial Services Consumer Study – which aims to uncover consumer trends affecting banks and insurers and explore how customers want to engage through four different personas – reveals that consumers are willing to share their data in return for highly-personalised services.
14 March 2019
The UK Insurtech Board has warned that startups coming into the market lack the necessary legal support, and has released a suite of documents to help rectify this.
13 March 2019
As business practices continue to be absorbed into the virtual sphere, a whole new vista of potential threats is opening up, and consequently the need for cyber insurance coverage rises exponentially.
11 March 2019
Paris, France-headquartered insurance startup Shift Technology has raised US$60 million in new venture financing that will be used to help grow the reach of its AI and big data technology.
11 March 2019
Market research company Absolute Markets Insights has published a report on blockchain in the insurance market, highlighting that the segment is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 65.9 per cent between 2019 and 2027.
08 March 2019
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.
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.
