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 […]

Global insurance trends

Global News: Marsh Report Suggests Commercial Rates Are On The Up

Marsh has released its Global Insurance Market Index for the first quarter of 2019. Key findings include: ·         Average commercial insurance prices increased 3% in Q1 2019, the largest increase since the survey began in 2012. ·         Q1 2019 represents […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: Beazley Launches Cyber Cover for Marine Sector

As most modern ships are controlled via software, rather than a Cap’n Birdseye character at the big wooden wheel, there is the danger that hackers could send your container loads of Toyota Hybrids to Timbuktu, […]

Legal

Legal Update: Clyde & Co Opens Dublin Office to Ensure Post-Brexit Operations

Global law firm Clyde & Co has opened an office in Dublin to ensure its Irish law insurance practice can continue to operate seamlessly as the UK leaves the EU. English and Irish qualified Clyde […]

Global insurance trends

UK P&I Club Offers Guidance on Fire and Burns Risk at Sea

UK P&I Club, a leading provider of protection and indemnity insurance to the international shipping community, has published a guide on the risk of burns at sea and the safe practices to prevent them. There […]

News

Concirrus Joins Forces With TransRe on Marine Insurance Project

Concirrus, the marine analytics insurtech company, has agreed to work with TransRe, the global reinsurer, to jointly develop innovative data-driven reinsurance programmes for marine insurers worldwide. The teams will use Quest Marine data and analytics […]