Insurance Weekly News: CW 24

Overview of the latest insurance news

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Roland Rechtsschutz and VOV launch “DSGVO” policy (GER)

The insurance industry is reacting: Not even one month after the start of the new basic data protection regulation (DSGVO), the insurers Roland Rechtsschutz and VOV have launched policies to protect companies, traders, associations and landlords. hern. www.versicherungsbote.de/id/4867906/Roland-Rechtsschutz-VOV-DSGVO-Versicherung/

Robots and artificial intelligence move into the insurance industry (GER)

An extensive new study is based on the analysis of relevant future trends, current technological best practices and on the survey of insurance boards and experts for the digital transformation to the insurance industry 4.0. www.it-finanzmagazin.de/studie-roboter-und-kuenstliche-intelligenz-ziehen-in-die-versicherungsbranche-ein-71427/

New transport insurance for SMEs (GER)

To avoid transports becoming a company risk, it is necessary to secure them correspondingly efficiently. This is exactly what presents small and medium-sized transport and logistics companies with great challenges. With “Easy Cargo” Chubb offers a new online solution for securing single goods transports. www.versicherungsjournal.de/versicherungen-und-finanzen/allerlei-neues-fuer-gewerbliche-kunden-132432.php

Can Insurtech Rescue Insurance?

Are insurtechs all marketing talk, without substance, or can they solve the industry’s value, complexity and trust problems? http://insurancethoughtleadership.com/can-insurtech-rescue-insurance/

#Digitization (GER)

The number of start-ups in the German Insurtech market has doubled in the past year and a half. Digital underwriters, who hardly bear any underwriting risk, have also taken advantage of fully digital business models. In addition, numerous new Insurtechs companies were founded in 2017 to optimize business processes. www.versicherungsmagazin.de/rubriken/branche/wie-digitale-geschaeftsmodelle-gelingen-koennen-2169131.html