Global insurance trends

Hannover Re Results: Strong Profits, 3.5% Dividend

Hannover Re grew strongly again in the 2020 financial year and generated a solid Group profit despite considerable Covid-19-related losses. An increased ordinary dividend of EUR 4.50 per share is proposed for the 2020 financial […]

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Apartheid Britain: Half Unaffected By Covid, Rest Are Struggling

Some interesting news from the FCA today. Just under half of the UK population are doing OK during the pandemic, and 14% are actually financially better off. But the survey of 16,000 people revealed that […]

Opinion

How Covid-19 Boosted Two Particular Areas Of The Insurance Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise and just three months after the first suspected case, most of the world went into lockdown. This caused a significant impact on the world’s economies as stocks, […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker: FCA Survey On Covid-19 Impact Finds Mixed Results

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the results of its coronavirus (Covid-19) financial resilience surveys. The surveys were sent to solo-regulated firms to inform the FCA of the impact of coronavirus on firms’ […]

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Petrol & Diesel Car Ban 2030: Comment From Copart

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement that sales of petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2030, Jane Pocock, MD of Copart, the UK’s biggest salvage and used car auction company, said: “We welcome […]

Travel Insurance

Generali Travel Survey Reveals Latest US Trends

Generali Global Assistance (GGA) has released the findings of its Holiday/2021 Travel Sentiment Survey which surveyed 1,138 U.S. travelers between October 26 and November 5, 2020 on their upcoming travel plans and preferences. According to the […]

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Swiss Re Results: Losses Narrow, Feeling Optimistic on 2021

The latest from Swiss Re, who are feeling optimistic despite tough trading conditions. Here’s the press info, we highlighted some sections just FYI; Swiss Re reported a Group net loss for the first nine months […]