News

CoronaVirus Could Cost Travel Industry $46bn a Month, Says Riskline Report

The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has impacted global travel tremendously since early February. While the initial stages of the outbreak was largely limited to China, it has now spread to over 83 countries across the world. […]

News

Can Smart Locks Be Hacked? Probably. Cyber Insurace is The Answer

The rise of online shopping means that the problem of getting stuff delivered to your home address while you’re out is growing. Thinking of getting packages dropped off at work? Many companies now don’t allow […]

News

Passenger Compensation Soars, as EU261 Claims Become The New PPI

The deadline for submitting a PPI claims has passed, much to the relief of the big banks and card companies of course. But two other areas have emerged recently where consumers are claiming cash back; […]

News

Hurricane Dorian Could Cost the Reinsurance Sector Billions

The costs of Hurricane Dorian could be $25 billion according to UBS, and the storm still hasn’t made landfall on the US mainland. Dorian, which is the second-strongest Atlantic storm on record, (see graphic above […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: C&C Launches Credit Insurance for Business Customers

Stockport based C&C Insurance Brokers, one of the UK’s top 50 independent insurance brokers, have expanded the team and their product offering. Paul Jackson, who has over 16 years’ experience in Credit Insurance, broking and […]

Business

Tracey Cookson Joins Tomasetti, Developing Property Loss Offer

Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering and consulting firm, has appointed Tracey Cookson an associate director in its London office to help develop and grow its property loss and forensics platforms in the United Kingdom and beyond. Comprising […]

Global insurance trends

Average Cargo Theft Costs Around $77K, Says TT Club Survey

TT Club and BSI have issued the second edition of their report on global cargo theft, the first to cover a full year.  Highlighted findings include: theft from road vehicles once more accounts for the […]

ABI reaction to new Ogden rate
Opinion

Opinion: Will Whiplash Reforms Be an Own Goal for Insurance Industry?

The matter of whiplash claims has caused all kinds of problems for the insurance industry, and the legal sector, in the past. Scandals involving entire families organising claims, staged accidents and more have all made […]