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Targa Telematics has launched its vehicle delivery monitoring solution to assist vehicle leasing companies to monitor and better manage every stage of the delivery process from OEM production and transport to preparation at the delivery centre. It says this will enable firms to better understand and manage the process and to mitigate potential exposures.
Delegated underwriting technology specialist VIPR Solutions has teamed up with insurance workflow business WCL to create a digital workflow for non-bureau delegated underwriting. The firms say it does away with the need for manual intervention between broker submission and downstream bordereaux processing.
Last year, there were 172 fires involving electronic cigarettes. This was up from 132 in 2024 and is almost six times the 31 fires recorded in 2021. The numbers come from a freedom of information request made by insurer Zurich which secured responses from 38 fire brigades across the UK.
Defaqto has launched its Defaqto Market Pricing branding following its acquisition of Pearson Ham Group’s market pricing business at the beginning of the year. The visual branding was first aired at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in March.
Consumers are borrowing more to pay for insurance, according to research from Premium Credit. The premium finance provider says three-quarters (76%) of customers use some form of credit to pay for insurance – the same as last year – but adds that more than half of these customers (51%) have increased the amount they borrow in the past 12 months.
Intermediary Atec Group has transferred its portfolio of 140,000 add-on policyholders from provider Arc to Addept Insurance Services. The book of business includes policies for legal expenses, home emergency, rent guarantee, family legal protection, property owners’ legal expenses and commercial legal protection.
Policy administration and distribution technology specialist Instanda has launched a new product – Instanda Clear – to help insurers manage complex human workflows across their underwriting and operational functions. The firm says it enhances governance of work that cannot be fully automated.
Specialty re/insurance broker Consilium has launched a new underwriting platform – Scriptus – that offers brokers access to a complex commercial binding facility. Covers available include commercial combined, contractors combined, combined liabilities, property, CAR and plant and excess of loss. Trades covered include civil engineers, precision engineers, groundworkers and building contractors and allied trades.
The London Market Group’s data council has opened a consultation to examine the requirements of core data records for delegated authority business. It will examine the structure and fields of the records and will run until 19th June.
Axa UK has agreed partnerships with Logistics UK and Driving for Better Business to enhance its fleet management proposition by providing access to a range of road risk management tools and support.
