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IBIS Middle East 2019 agenda details released
- February 26, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
IBIS is pleased to announce more details of this year’s agenda after the announcement that Fran Cush will be speaking of his vision for the future of the automotive design ‘craft’ and how greater challenges lie ahead in the implementation of increasing demands of technology, health and safety legislation. Themed ‘Strategic Sustainability’ and supported by [...] -
The future of auto insurance claims in the United States
- February 25, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
For the fourth session of the IBIS USA event, delegates heard from Mick Noland, executive vice president and chief technical officer of MAPFRE USA, who discussed the future of auto insurance claims in the United States. After a brief introduction to the company, Mick moved to his first predicted future trend for auto insurance claims, [...] -
New frontiers in risk management for the auto industry
- February 25, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
IBIS San Diego’s third session of the day was titled ‘new frontiers in risk management for the auto industry,’ presented by Dr Barry Sheehan from Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. Barry kicked off the session by discussing the impact of ADAS and autonomous vehicle (AV) technology on the insurance industry. ‘Autonomy will change the [...] -
Leveraging Insurtech in the US market
- February 25, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: IBIS News
Jamie Yoder, president, Snapsheet, spoke to the IBIS USA audience about leveraging Insurtech in the US market. Jamie began with the statement: things are changing but much of what we do feels the same. He compared his Amish background to the innovations of today, and how maybe innovations are not that new. For example, crowd [...] -
BMW and Daimler announce joint venture
- February 25, 2019
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
BMW and Daimler have announced they will invest £880m in a joint venture that will develop services such as driverless vehicles, ride-hailing, and pay-per-use cars. Daimler’s Car2Go car-sharing brand will be combined with BMW’s DriveNow, ParkNow and ChargeNow businesses, with both carmakers holding a 50% stake in the venture. Up to a 1,000 new jobs [...]


