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. […]

InsureTech

Rokk3r Teams Up With Genasys Tech on Americas Insurtech Push

Rokk3r (OTC: ROKK), the multinational company cobuilder is pleased to announce that its insurance-technology division, Rokk3r Insurtech, has reached an agreement to partner with insurance Software-as-a-Service provider Genasys Technologies to market the company’s services to […]

Insurance Regulation

SkyWatch.AI Launches On-Demand Drone Insurance Product

More companies than ever are using drones for business – including insurers of course – and we are on the brink of drone delivery becoming an everyday sight, as testing is well underway by Amazon, […]

Technology

Industry Moves: Ed Rochfort Joins IMS Group as Chief Product Officer

Ed Rochfort, co-founder and Managing Director of Carrot Insurance, part of Trak Global Group [TGG], is to join Group company IMS as Chief Product Officer. Rochfort’s appointment coincides with TGG’s decision to extend the IMS […]

Fraud

IBC and CANATICS Join Forces To Help Insurers Fight Fraud

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) Board of Directors recently agreed to create an industry advisory group, to ensure a smooth transition of anti-fraud services to a single entity. Currently, two entities, IBC and Canadian […]

News

Travel Report Identifies Claims Hotspots; USA, Dominican Rep Both There

When you’ve booked your holiday and are busy preparing to make memories to last a lifetime, the possibility of what could go wrong is often the last thing on your mind. However, as thousands of […]