Lloyd's/London Market

Lloyd’s of London Now Completing Half of All Transactions Online

Lloyd’s of London is now completing over half of all insurance transactions electronically, as technology allows brokers, underwriters and insurers to assess risk, quote, bind and settle claims online without old fashioned paper-shuffling and delays. […]

News

Lloyd’s Market: SSL Endeavour Launches Cyprus/Greece Subsidiary

Specialist independent Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority expert SSL Endeavour Limited (“SSL Endeavour”) today announces that a wholly owned subsidiary, SSL Endeavour Insurance Brokers Ltd Cyprus & Greece (“SSL Endeavour Cyprus & Greece”), is now […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Marine: Hiscox Develops New Product to Combat Shipping Seizures by Nations

Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has developed a new security product to help protect shipping targeted by nation states. Malicious Vessel Seizure will respond to a single peril of a ship taken by a foreign […]

Global insurance trends

Marine Market: Shipoil Streamlines Online Trading & Supply Operation

The Greece-based global bunker fuel and marine lubricants trader Shipoil has appointed Inatech, a unit of Glencore, to digitalize its trading and supply operations as part of a strategy to prevent new low-sulphur emissions rules […]

Global insurance trends

Marine Insurance Costs Set to Rise as Persian Gulf Drama Plays Out

Jonathan Moss, head of transport and marine at global legal business, DWF,  comments on the seizure of the British vessel in the Persian Gulf and the subsequent impact on insurance premiums. He said: “The seizure […]

InsureTech

Insurtech: ClauseMatch Cuts Compliance Admin in Lloyd’s Lab Project

Almost everyone in the UK insurance sector agrees that the traditional way of doing business in the Lloyd’s dominated London market is rapidly changing – and needs to modernise even faster, in order to keep […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Reinsurance: Willis Towers Publishes New Market Insights & Data

Strengthening primary insurance market conditions underpinned improvements to reinsurance prices, terms and conditions at the June 1, and July 1, 2019, renewals according to the latest 1st View renewals report from Willis Re, the reinsurance division of […]

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 […]