Legal

Deals: DWF Buys Barnescraig & Associates

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has acquired Barnescraig & Associates, the leading insurance claims management and adjusting business based in Vancouver, Canada, to further expand its Connected Services offering. Barnescraig […]

Global insurance trends

Canada: Parachute Digital Launches Broker/Reseller Platform

Parachute Digital Solutions Inc., a Munich Re company, announces the launch of Parachute 2.0, a turnkey product and carrier agnostic online insurance platform for carriers, brokers, employers, associations, and retailers to offer life and supplemental […]

InsureTech

News In Brief: Latest Insurtech Funding Rounds

Latest funding in the insurtech sector; Waterdrop Inc Reuters is reporting that Chinese online insurance technology platform Waterdrop Inc has raised $230 million in a new funding round led by reinsurer Swiss Re (SRENH.S) and […]

News

Aon Catastrophe Report Notes Losses in Canada, USA, China & Elsewhere

Aon plc has issued the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during June 2020. Verdict? It’s been a turbulent June, […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Mercer Advises on UBS Pension Scheme Longevity Swap

Mercer acts as the lead commercial and investment adviser to the Trustee of the UBS (UK) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (the “Scheme”) as the scheme enters into £1.4 billion longevity hedge. The swap covers roughly £1.4 billion […]

News

BIBA Guide to Travel Insurance After Covid-19

Some very useful info and a handy Q&A section for anyone planning that long awaited summer holiday abroad in this update from The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), who explain the importance of travel insurance. […]

Global insurance trends

GlobalData Sees Tough Time Ahead for Canada Insurance Sector

COVID-19 pandemic has entailed a greater degree of adoption of digitalization by brokers, agents and insurers in the Canadian insurance industry to ensure remote connectivity with customers, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]