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Secondary perils: are they due a promotion?

Secondary perils: are they due a promotion?

Growth spurts

Do innovation and growth go hand-in-hand?

Mark Varley, Founder and CEO: Addresscloud: Helping insurers understand geographic risk

Addresscloud has grown from a team of three to a team of eleven since InsTech last spoke to Founder and CEO, Mark Varley. 

Are you the problem or the solution?

“How desperate is the problem?” Thanks to Rohan Malhotra of Brewer Lane Ventures for articulating one of the key predictors as to whether a new business will

Disruption dies, but collaboration connects

Insurtech disrupters have come and gone in the last 8 years. Insurers won that battle. Collaboration is what matters. And that’s not just about the delivery of technology.

The rise of wildfire as a significant climate risk

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Fleas, worms and insurers

In my local vet is a sign asking pet owners if they have taken care of fleas, worms and insurance. But should insurers really be considered in the same class as parasites?

Better informed underwriters

Most senior underwriters still don't have easy access to the data they need to write better risks, according to a

Beyond the hype and hallucinations

One side effect of spending all day thinking about insurance risk and data is that it can be hard to switch off when the work is done.

Beware of the pickpockets

It was around 2015 that a new breed of “disruptors” emerged, threatening to shake up the insurance industry with what is sometimes referred to as Insurtech 1.0.

What’s happening in carbon insurance?

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Shaking sensors

The term “Shake and Bake” insurance was used in the past by underwriters when referring to a policy that covered damage to a building by both earthquake and fire loss.

Heat stressed prawns

It’s a wild world of trains, planes and automobiles travelling across the UK these days.

Cardboard boats and risk manager reveal

Waste cardboard for recycling is becoming an increasing valuable commodity, worth up to £60 a ton in the UK.

Net zero - what’s the future for insurance?

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Try before you buy

No one builds software from scratch these days.

Climate risk: what data gaps remain?

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Property Intelligence: Understanding and managing natural hazards

£370 million funding commitment

We were delighted to join the Lord Mayor of London and Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, this week to discuss the UK government’s commitment to make the U

Property Intelligence: the where and what

Insurers now have a huge amount of choice of technology to help them make money, save money or satisfy regulators.

Climate risk: accessing property data

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Climate risk: ESG challenges and opportunities

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Taking the pain out of payments

Details about our next event, a spotlight from bolttech and acquisitions from Convex Insurance, Aviva and EIS.

Climate and ESG: hot topics for insurers

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InsTech News - Lloyd’s Lab: An innovation hub at the heart of it all

This week, insights from MAPFRE about the future of InsurTech, recent partnerships and how to register for our live chat next week.

Climate risk: building back better

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InsTech News: InsTech’s most popular podcasts revealed

This week, how to download our new remote claims report, Send Technology’s scale-up plans and how you can join us in London tonight.

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Climate risk: An issue for today and tomorrow

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InsTech News: Satellite insights and cyber stress tests

This week, ICEYE and MIS explain how satellite data becomes actionable flood insights and CPP Group expands its travel insurance portfolio. Read on for more on new partnerships for CoreLogic and Addresscloud, and how CyberCube is helping Lloyd’s syndicates stress test cyber perils.

Near real time hazard data - around us and above us

This week, we’re bringing you the highlights from our recent live event featuring companies providing and using near real time hazard data to speed up claims handling, reduce costs and provide more

Member Spotlight: Addresscloud

InsTech London's Ali Smedley speaks to Alun Jones, Chief Commercial Officer at Addresscloud, about his background in satellite imaging, the challenges around location data and how Addresscloud's of

The Steelyard Edition: Real Time Hazard Data - Around Us and Above Us

Real time hazard data and radar satellite imaging technology are amongst the innovations bringing significant improvements to the insurance claims process and the estimation of portfolio losses.

To manage is to measure: observations on the recent European floods

In July 2021 major floods hit parts of western Germany, eastern Belgium, and the Netherlands. To date over 180 people are known to have died and hundreds are still missing.

Flood Focus Issue 1 - Flood insurance news from InsTech London

Despite flood being the most pervasive hazard in the US, there are major challenges around the provision of adequate flood cover based on accurate, real-time data. We discussed this and JBA’s flood models that cover 99% of the world’s landmass with Jane Toothill and Matt Reid.

Location Intelligence 2021 - the Companies to Watch

Our latest report, 'Location Intelligence 2021 - the Companies to Watch: Where, what and how risky?', offers a comprehensive look at the technology helping insurers identify and manage risk.

Mark Varley: Founder and CEO, Addresscloud: Hitting the spot - getting location accuracy right

To provide the right insurance for homes and workplaces, insurers have to be sure of the exact location of the assets.

Elephant Hunting & Mouse Safaris: What the Data Reveals in Property Insurance

The value of data in risk selection and portfolio management is well understood, but which data really drives an understanding of the risk?