Legal

Some Legal Eagle Thoughts On BI Claims/FCA Judgement

Some independent legal commentary by Stephen Netherway, Partner, at Devonshires, following the FCA court case judgement last week; · With court overruling the Orient Express – what areas of liability could this affect? Where could […]

Global insurance trends

Allianz Risk Barometer 2021: BI, Covid & Cyber

Allianz have spent some time thinking about risks in 2021 and published a report, here are some highlights; A trio of Covid-19 related risks heads up the 10th Allianz Risk Barometer 2021, reflecting potential disruption and […]

News

Hiscox Official Response to FCA Judgement, Plus Extra Comment

The word from Hiscox after last Friday’s judgement; UPDATED: Extra comment by Seth Rachlin, Global Insurance Industry Leader, at Capgemini, has just been added below the Hiscox info. UPDATED 19.01.2021 – Extra comment from Flaxmans […]

Opinion

Viewpoint: Mactavish Comment on FCA BI Claims Judgement

Typically robust stuff from Mactavish, as they digest the FCA judgement on BI claims; Mactavish, the specialist outsourced insurance buyer and claims resolution expert, says the legal ruling today on the FCA led case around business […]

Business

DBRS Morningstar Releases Reinsurance Commentary

DBRS Morningstar has released a commentary titled “Reinsurers’ H1 2020 Earnings Recover From Q1 Market Volatility, But Underwriting Results Are Under Pressure” that discusses the mid-year 2020 results of a select sample of large global […]

Insurance Regulation

LIIBA Calls For Private-Public Partnership on Future Pandemics

Creating an insurance solution capable of responding to a future pandemic will be ‘a series of trade-offs’ designed to maintain the involvement of private insurers without making the product so restrictive that it fails to […]

Legal

Hotel Owner Takes Action on Refused Covid-19 BI Claim

A York hotel owner is one of dozens of business owners in the region fighting insurance companies that are refusing to pay out on business interruption (BI) policies due to the coronavirus pandemic. Jeremy Cassel, […]

InsureTech

Digital Risks Becomes SuperScript, Aims For Wider SME Appeal

Digital Risks the pay-monthly subscription based service for business, has rebranded as Superscript. It’s an interesting time for busiess insurance brands, as the aftermath of Covid-19 concentrates minds on enforced closure, lockdowns, staff testing, tracing […]