insurance
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8 Sep
The Co-op is using chatbots for insurance quotes: the future or a cheap gimmick?
Co-operative Insurance has launched the first pricing estimate chatbot in the UK car insurance industry, via Facebook Messenger.
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7 Sep
Ogden rate: UK insurers claim victory — how will it affect customers?
The so-called Ogden rate is going to be pushed up to between zero percent and one percent in a major victory for UK insurers and customers alike.
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24 Aug
Insurance company Axa crashed self-driving cars in the name of research
Of the 13,176 car accidents recorded in Switzerland in 2016, it’s thought around 90 percent were caused by the driver.
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16 Aug
An update to the UK’s data protection bill is creating uncertainty over how insurers use big data
The UK’s data protection bill is set to be modernised to include protection for people's internet history, social media, and DNA.
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3 Jul
Why genetic testing could become the DNA of insurance
Would you share your genetic test results with a life or health insurer if it meant a cheaper policy in return?
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2 Jun
Dash cams – is this going to be the new telematics?
Dash cam uptake in the UK has risen and could be used as an opportunity by insurers to provide another way for customers to earn discounts on their car insurance premiums.
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20 May
Forget fintech — insurtech is here and it’s got bots
2017 is the year insurtech comes into its own, according to KPMG.
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27 Apr
Insurance companies are concerned over the state of global politics
Global politics is the biggest concern for insurance companies around the world right now.
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4 Apr
Brokers and insurers are unfazed by Brexit
UK brokers are more concerned about losing competitive advantage than the implications of Brexit and economic uncertainty.
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17 Mar
End the madness of insurance premium tax rises
It’s a crazy world when people and businesses that take responsibility for themselves by purchasing insurance – in order to cover unforeseen risks – are being penalised.
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14 Feb
? Roses are red, Violets are blue, Insurers in China, Are making Valentine’s dreams come true?
Love isn’t always a bed of roses, but it can be this Valentine’s Day because Chinese life insurer, China Life, has launched love insurance for young romantics.
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7 Feb
Blockchain could be ruinous for insurers. Here’s why
There is a wave of disruption overtaking the financial world.
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30 Jan
The danger of insurers joining the spy game
Espionage is traditionally associated with James Bond and Cold War films, but life insurers have joined the spy game too.
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4 Jan
How insurers learned to stop worrying and love AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already impacting life insurers -- and depending on your perspective -- it can be a friend or foe.