UK Insurance Trends

2020 Predictions: Marine Sector Will Adapt to New IMO Fuel Regulations

Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention Director at UK P&I Club, looks at what IMO 2020 and increased automation mean for the maritime sector in 2020: “From a loss prevention perspective, the most obvious discussion point for 2020 is […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Marine Case Study: How Bunkering Can Go Pear Shaped & What to Do Next

OK, this one is a bit niche, but it may be of interest to Guy Martin, Dame Helen MacArthur or anyone keen on improvising a solution when things go wrong at sea. It’s a series […]

Legal

Driverless Shipping? We Are a Long Way From Achieving Automated Freight

The UK is the second least supportive nation in their attitude towards the development of unmanned vessels, according to a study across six territories (United Kingdom, United States, Australia, China, Singapore and Hong Kong), and […]

News

Marsh Report Shows 8% Rise in Commercial Insurance Premiums

Marsh today released its Global Insurance Market Index for the third quarter of 2019. Key findings include: Average commercial insurance pricing increased 8% in the third quarter of 2019, the largest increase since the survey began in 2012, […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: EU Climate Change Agenda Will Prompt New Rules, More Compliance

We spotted this update from the Insurance Europe website last week, and reading between the lines there’s no doubt that more regulation, more transparency as regards sustainable business models, will be the result of the […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Cover Genius Partners With ShipStation on Shipping Software

Global insurtech leader, Cover Genius, has today announced a partnership with ShipStation, the world’s leading web-based shipping software for merchants, to provide insurance products for ShipStation’s global network of merchants across the U.K, Canada, and Australia, with […]

News

Verlingue Buys Groupe Eyssautier, Expands Marine & Transport Cover

Today, Verlingue announces a new external growth operation in France with the acquisition of the Groupe Eyssautier (Paris, Marseille, London), and bolsters both its marine and transport expertise in addition to its geographical network. In […]

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 […]