News

More Multi-Billion Cat Events On The Way, Says Bloomberg

As asset values increase, plus the cost of getting skilled people to rebuild houses, commercial premises, or deal with toxic hazards, waste, fire damaged vehicles etc also increases, it’s inevitable that the cost of Catastrophe […]

Technology

McKenzie Launches CAT360; Get Useful Data After Cat Events

McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a leading provider of geospatial intelligence to (re)insurers, announces it is piloting CAT360, an initiative in which ground-level imagery is introduced to MIS’ Global Events Observer (GEO) platform, in addition to […]

News

Fast Approaching: Defaqto Financial Decisions Conference

It’s nearly September people, for real; Defaqto has announced the Financial Times’ Claer Barrett and behavioural expert Thimon de Jong will be the leading keynote speakers for its ‘Smarter Financial Decisions’ conference, which will be […]

UK Insurance Trends

Halo Calls For Robust Legislation on Duty of Care at Events

One of the UK’s leading crowd security and safety specialists and a former counter terrorism police officer and expert advisor to the National Police Chief’s Council has publicly backed the proposed draft Terrorism (Protection Of […]

News

Fast Approaching: Guernsey Sustainable Finance Week

Some details on an interesting event coming up in September; Guernsey’s fourth annual Sustainable Finance Week will amplify its strong commitment to the sustainable finance agenda through topical discussions on the finance industry’s role in […]

Technology

Sellafield Drone Flights Offer Cat Event Lessons For Insurers

Safety at key infrastructure or military sites offers insurers valuable lessons in site safety, using the latest technology. One site is Sellafield, which is where most Britain’s nuclear reactor waste is stored, apart from lower […]

Insurance claims

China Typhoon May Impact Supply Chain

An update on the severe weather event in China, which may well affect the supply chain for many insurers and claims specialists; Container xChange is closely monitoring the severe flooding caused by torrential rains and […]