Insurance claims

Aviva Publishes 2019 Life & Illness Claims Payout Data

Aviva individual protection policies paid out £981,997,431 to more than 26,500 UK customers and their families during 2019, with just 3.7% of all claims received being declined, according to the latest press info from the […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Urges Insurers to Pay Corona Claims, Where There is Pandemic Cover

The FCA has published an open letter today to all UK insurers, which notes that most Business Interruption policies do NOT have pandemic cover included. But the regulator states that where there is pandemic or […]

News

Mactavish Comment on Corona; Govt Must Provide Immediate Support

Mactavish, the leading independent expert on commercial insurance procurement and dispute resolution, is calling for the Government to consider introducing Coronavirus related emergency measures to support insurers and organisations buying cover – especially those facing […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

CoronaVirus Cancel Culture: This Could Cost Events Organisers Millions

Straight talking from the Editor’s laptop; How many more shows and events will be cancelled in the next few months? The Geneva Motor Show was cancelled earlier this week and BaselWorld – the global gathering […]

Opinion

Insurers Must Respond to Storm Delays, With Automated Payouts & Assistance

As airlines and ferry companies are far more likely to cancel services now during spells of bad weather, it pays for insurers and brokers to offer exact definitions of what is, or isn’t covered, when […]

News

Huge Costs to Insurers & Economy, As Australian Fires Continue to Spread

Insurance companies and other businesses are counting the cost of the Australian bushfires, with thousands of claims already in, and many more expected. It is one of the biggest natural catastrophe incidents to affect Australia […]

Insurance Regulation

YouGov Survey Finds Most Brits Believe Insurers Dodge Paying on Claims

New YouGov research shows that when it comes to public perception of the insurance industry, the majority of Brits have a negative view. Currently, most Brits hold at least one form of insurance cover and […]

News

Hurricane Dorian: RMS Estimate Potential Costs of $6.5bn

RMS, a leading global risk modeling and analytics firm, has estimated that insured losses to the Caribbean from Hurricane Dorian will be between $3.5 and $6.5 billion. This estimate represents insured losses associated with wind […]