Insurance

It is hard to imagine software development without the agile project approach. Since the signing of the "Agile Manifesto" some two decades ago, numerous companies have gained experience with agile working method.

In the age of digitalization, companies would prefer to conclude directors and officers liability insurance policies for their executives at the push of a...

The digital insurer Coya is now launching a BaFin license on the market. The success of comparison portals carries the risk of losing contact with customers. Many innovations are possible in transport insurance through Internet of Things. This and more news from the insurance industry in our overview.

New cooperations are occupying the industry: AXA will cooperate with ING-Diba in the future, two Insurtechs are merging. AGCS also reports on how the 2018 World Cup is insured. This and more news from the insurance industry in our overview.

Shortly after the start of the DSGVO, two insurers are presenting policies with which companies and traders can insure themselves. A new study analyses trends for insurers between robots and artificial intelligence. This and more news from the insurance industry in our overview.

The increasing interest in "talking systems" is a logical consequence of digitization. This also applies to the insurance industry. Chatbots belong to the category "Conversational User Interface". These include services such as WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger as well as language assistants such as Alexa or Google Home.

A new symbiosis is emerging between insurers and Insurtechs. According to a new study, intelligent systems such as chatbots and robo-advisors will be used primarily in the areas of claims collection and distribution. This and more news from the insurance industry in our overview.

When it comes to opportunities for digitisation in industrial and commercial insurance, the information to be recorded plays a decisive role in risk assessment. This applies to the assessment by an underwriter as well as to the risk decision that a system should make.

A new online survey by the trade magazine Pfefferminzia shows the trend that more and more brokers are entering the segment of commercial customers and freelancers. Because even with a small number of corporate customers, higher revenues can be achieved than with private households.

Insurwave" is a digital platform for transport insurance transactions online. In the future, Gothaer Versicherung will offer agent settlements as BiPRO business transactions. This and more news from the insurance industry in our overview.