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The Insurtech UK Spring Conference was once again a huge success, and we would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone involved.

We’re excited to unveil the results of our recent rebrand, including a refreshed logo design and brand new website.

Anticipation was played down, suggesting we would see an update on public spending figures and fewer significant policy declarations than the Autumn Budget.

For ambitious insurtechs looking to scale and grow, having access to strong new markets where insurance innovation is encouraged and celebrated is vital.

Insurtech UK has issued a response to the Government’s action plan, announced this week, to cut red tape and kickstart growth.

Writing in Insurance Post's Trade Voice, our CEO Melissa Collett highlights why London remains the global hub for insurtech innovation and what is needed to unlock its full potential.

As the new Government publishes its first, foundational fiscal statement, we echo the Chancellor’s goals for a growing UK economy underpinned by financial stability.

Louise Birritteri (Insurtech UK Council Co-Chair and Government Affairs Chair) met with Jonathan Reynolds MP and Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

The Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury have launched their Industrial Strategy with the publication of Invest 2035: the UK's modern industrial strategy.

Our CEO, Melissa Collett, and Victoria Roberts (Insurtech UK Advisory Panel Lead) recently attended the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

Thank you to everyone who attended our AGM and 'One Year On' Insurtech Nexus report update at the London office of our Principal Partner, McKinsey & Co.

Insurtech UK Council Member Louise Birritteri (Pikl) has been named as one of the Department for Business and Trade 2024 Female Founders cohort.

Thank you to everyone who attended the McKinsey & Company report launch and networking reception yesterday, hosted at McKinsey's office in London.

Insurtech UK partner LexisNexis Risk Solutions has published an article explaining how to predict the UK's future floods and windstorms through geospatial intelligence.

Insurtech UK Partner Grant Thornton recently published its UK Regulatory Handbook 2024, an essential guide to the regulatory landscape for financial services.

The Department for Business and Trade’s Venture Capital Unit is in the process of selecting companies to include in the 2024 Insurtech Lookbook.

Embedded insurance has the potential to increase conversion rates, build brand loyalty and future-proof the car industry, but what does the term really mean?

Insurtech UK today launches a new Advisory Panel convening senior leaders from across the industry to progress strategic priorities for the future growth of UK insurtech.

Our CEO Melissa Collett has been nominated in the Technology Champion of the Year category at the 2024 Insurance Times Tech and Innovation Awards.

The Association of British Insurers and Insurtech UK have signed a memorandum of understanding to support and promote continued innovation in UK insurance.

On 25th June 2024, Melissa Collett announced the launch of the Insurtech UK policy manifesto: A Roadmap for UK Insurtech Growth.

Our CEO Melissa was in Edinburgh for the three-day Airmic annual conference 2024 event, meeting members and others across the insurtech ecosystem.

We would like to announce that applications for Lloyd's Lab Cohort 13 have officially opened. Applications to the popular programme are open until 14th July 2024.

Melissa will contribute to the A Discussion with Executives panel at the MMC Investigating Insurtech event on Wednesday 26th June at Lloyd's of London.

Our CEO Melissa Collett is delighted to be featured at #2 on the Insurance Post Power List Ones to Watch in 2024, representing Insurtech UK.

Insurtech UK partner Clifford Chance held a panel event that took a closer look at developments in the regulation of AI systems in the UK and EU insurance sectors.

The UK's largest, must-attend insurance event - the BIBA Conference - took place in Manchester from 15-16 May and was attended by our CEO, Melissa Collett.

Our recent half-day conference at the offices of Evelyn Partners was a fantastic event, full of insightful discussions, connecting with friends old and new, and lots of great speaker sessions.

The update outlines the FCA’s current AI regulatory framework as well as plans for future regulations and innovation services to encourage testing of AI designs.

We are pleased to once again be partnering with ILC on its ClaimsTech: The Pitch programme, which will take place this year on Wednesday 3rd July in London.

Insurtech UK is partnering with the MGAA on a new research report into how MGAs have adapted innovative technologies to drive the insurance industry forward.

Are you curious about the current impact of AI on the insurance industry? Dive straight into the AI conversation with INSTANDA's latest report.

We thoroughly enjoyed Insurtech Week recently, and were grateful for the opportunity to engage with more of the insurtech community.

Thank you to everyone who also attended our ‘Welcome to the UK Insurtech Market’ International Delegation event, which was held at Lloyd's Lab on Tuesday.

Thank you to everyone who attended our member pitching session and networking drinks on Tuesday, hosted at the offices of Insurtech UK partner Aon.

Insurtech UK, representing the British insurtech sector, is today announcing J.P. Morgan Payments as its first principal banking partner, in a major step for the organisation.

We have partnered with FinPro, which works with innovative insurance businesses and insurtechs looking to expand and take on new challenges.

Our CEO Melissa Collett was in attendance at the InsurtechLIVE 24 conference held in Sydney last week by our colleagues at InsurtechAustralia.

Our CEO Melissa will moderate a panel at the Insurtech Insights Europe event next month and we hope to see many of our members there.

We are delighted to once again be partnering with ILC on its ClaimsTech: The Pitch 2024 programme, taking place this year on the morning of Wednesday 3rd July in London.

We are delighted to announce that we have partnered with the publication Insurance Post for the British Insurance Technology Awards 2024.

Insurtech UK is delighted to announce that we have renewed our Statement of Intent with HM Government of Gibraltar that was previously entered into in 2021.

Our CEO Melissa Collett is one of 40 global insurance experts who has contributed insights to INSTANDA's highly anticipated report.

Our first event of the year, a roundtable hosted in Cardiff in partnership with FinTech Wales and Browne Jacobson, was very insightful.

We would like to wish all our members a Happy New Year! We hope that you all had enjoyable festive periods and spent restful time with family and friends.

We would like to announce that applications for Lloyd's Lab Cohort 12 have officially opened. Applications to the popular programme are open until 4 February 2024.

As we approach the start of new year, we wanted to reflect on what has been another very busy and eventful year for Insurtech UK and the sector as a whole.

We are excited to announce that we recently co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding with InsurtechAustralia to support future collaboration.

Insurtech UK CEO Melissa Collett, Louise Birritteri from the Council, and Phil Reid from the Secretariat, attended a meeting with the FCA on Tuesday.

Our CEO Melissa Collett writes in Insurance Business on the impact of insurtech on traditional insurers who must adapt to change and embrace innovation to survive.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Autumn Forum yesterday, where we heard excellent discussions on a variety of interesting topics from our panel speakers.

Insurtech UK is delighted to announce that we have officially partnered with ITC Vegas 2023 and that our recently appointed CEO, Melissa Collett, will be attending.

Insurtech trade association Insurtech UK has today announced Melissa Collett as its first CEO, who will lead the organisation in its work going forwards.

We examine the key details and takeaways from the House of Commons' Select Treasury Committee report into the impact of tax reliefs on the UK economy.

The International FinTech Group, set up in response to the Kalifa Review, has launched the UK FinTech Census to gather information on current access to international markets.

Insurtech UK is delighted to share our Principle Partner McKinsey & Company’s highly anticipated Nexus Report on the success of Insurtech in the UK.

Investors at our regular pitching session yesterday heard from several Insurtech UK members demonstrating their companies' innovative technologies.

Innovate UK and the ESRC have announced a new funding competition to develop responsible data access methods to address ESG needs and opportunities.

Insurtech UK is submitting a response to the call for proposals on new publication metrics for the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.

The Financial Services and Markets Bill contains several important provisions for the insurtech sector relevant to Insurtech UK members and the wider insurance community.

Lemonade has become the first Insurtech UK member to be granted a carrier licence by the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), according to a statement released yesterday.

Insurtech UK members have the opportunity to feature in a UK Department of Business and Trade refreshed investor ‘lookbook’ for those looking to do business in the UK.

In advance of the 10th London Tech Week, members of the Insurtech UK team will be attending some of the sessions at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster.

As a result of our recent survey focused on creating new sub-groups for our Insurtech UK members, we're thrilled to announce we've set up three new WhatsApp groups.

Insurtech UK has partnered with ILC to launch ClaimsTech – The Pitch, a new event showcasing the latest technologies developed to support the insurance claims function.

Insurtech UK’s co-chair and CEO of Konsileo, John Warburton, is currently in the Big Apple, collaborating with an accomplished group of industry and academic thinkers.

At Insurtech UK, we are pleased to announce our successful partnership with the Women in Insurance Awards will continue for the third year running.

Insurtech UK is delighted to partner with ITC DIA Europe to offer an exclusive package for members to register for its next in-person conference in Barcelona on 28 – 29 June 2023.

After postponing three times due to industrial action, we were pleased to be able to run our successful conference in partnership with McKinsey & Co.

We highlight the main takeaways from the announcement for Insurtech UK members, and our co-chairs give their take on what comes next for our work.

Insurtech UK welcomes the positive response from both Government and the Bank of England to facilitate a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC.

The Government has announced the establishment of a new national hub for fintech - the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology - based in Leeds.

WhenFresh has teamed up with an army of 600 RICS-qualified surveyors to create the first property-level cladding dataset for residential properties in tall buildings.

Insurtech UK had an excellent meeting yesterday with Andrew Griffith MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, discussing all things insurtech!

We sat down with Insurtech UK partners Corniche Growth Advisors to find out more about the company's origins and its work to support to insurtech sector to growth and thrive.

Insurtech UK member Gigasure explains why it is important to understand exactly what you are covered for, and to make sure the policy is flexible enough to adapt to your plans.

We sat down with Insurtech UK partners Clifford Chance for a one-to-one chat to find out more about the work they do and their plans for the future.

We sat down with Insurtech UK partners Percayso Inform for a one-to-one chat to find out more about the company's origins and why data enrichment is key to success for insurtechs.

We sat down with Insurtech UK legal partner Browne Jacobson LLP for a one-to-one chat to find out more about the work they do and the support they can offer our members.

We sat down with Insurtech UK partners Capital Law for a one-to-one chat to find out more about the work they do to help members and the wider insurtech industry.

We sat down with Insurtech UK associate members Aviva for a one-to-one chat to find out more about their current work and their vision for the future.

We sat down with Insurtech UK partners Altus Consulting for a one-to-one chat to find out more about the work they do and their plans for the future.

Insurtech UK member YuLife's Chief Insurance Officer Jaco Oosthuizen joined our North American delegation with the Lord Mayor of the City of London.