Insurance Regulation

Mactavish Reaction to FCA Update on Business Interruption Claims

The FCA has today (10th June 2020) provided an update on its High Court test case concerning business interruption (BI) insurance, and published documents relating to this. However, Mactavish, the specialist insurance buyer and claims resolution […]

Insurance Brokers

Mactavish Asks Awkward Questions Over Broker Fees – Time For Reform?

A damning new report from Mactavish, the specialist insurance buyer and claims resolution experts, has exposed huge conflicts of interest for brokers as they derive as much of 80% of their revenue from insurers while […]

Opinion

Opinion: Industry Pandemic Steering Group is a PR Sticking Plaster

Some hard-hitting comment and analysis from Mactavish – but is it time to make Business Interruption and Travel Insurance do EXACTLY what it says on the tin, even if premiums have to substantially rise? Mactavish, […]

Opinion

Time to Invest in New Commercial Insurance Strategies, Says Mactavish

Where are we headed when it comes to Commercial insurance? It isn’t just about buildings and lost business after a flood or fire. There are a range of cyber risks, then there are political campaigns, […]

News

Mactavish Warns Companies to Check The Small Print on Cyber Policies

Mactavish, the leading independent expert on commercial insurance placement and disputes, is seeing a significant increase in UK commercial property insurance policies removing all elements of cover that relate to technology such as data loss […]

News

When Will Brexit Happen? There Could Be Business Interruptions Ahead

Whatever the overall economic outcome after today’s surprising GE results, there is definitely a chance of some kind of serious Brexit happening, which Insurance Edge never believed would occur. This exit will not be easy […]

News

Mactavish Survey Reveals Cyber Cover Weakness in Private Equity Market

A new survey of senior private equity professionals reveals only 23% describe the due diligence that private equity firms carry out on cyber security issues of target companies as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.  The research, which was […]

Global insurance trends

Commercial: Mactavish Highlights Complexity of Private Equity Insurance

New research from Mactavish, the leading expert on commercial insurance placement and disputes, reveals many private equity firms are not placing enough focus on the quality of insurance cover in place at portfolio companies. Mactavish […]