Flood Insurance

Opinion: Thunderstorms Challenge Insurers to Assess Summer Flood Risk

Is the 2018 heatwave finally coming to an end? It would seem so, with thunderstorms and hail hammering its way across the UK. The weather change acts as a reminder to the insurance industry that […]

Insurance claims

UIA Survey Finds Average Brit Carries £2600 Worth of Stuff Around

Handbags, backpacks, or laptop bags are absolutely essential in the modern world as we carry more and more things with us on a day-to-day basis. With people carrying more technology, bank cards, keys and extra […]

Insurance Brokers

BPL Global Creates Excess of Loss Team, Eyes Trade Credit Niche

BPL Global, the leading credit and political risk insurance (CPRI) broker, has created a team dedicated to excess of loss (XOL) trade credit insurance with a specific focus on the trade finance sector. XOL traditionally […]

Insurance Brokers

Synechron and CapSpeciality Launch Broker-Friendly Excess Product

Synechron, Inc, and CapSpecialty, a leading provider of specialty insurance for small to mid-sized business in the US, have collaborated to build an excess casualty platform, DragonX. The project focused on the creation of a portal […]

News

InsurTech News: ThingCo Opens Tech Centre in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

ThingCo, the insurtech focused on transforming the First Notification of Loss (FNOL) process and risk management in motor insurance through the next generation of telematics technology, has opened its state of the art Technology Centre […]

Household Insurance

Swinton Launches Safer Summer Campaign to Beat Burglars

As the summer holidays begin, millions of homes will sit empty whilst some homeowners, and tenants share their experiences via social media – never a good idea, even if you have restricted privacy settings to […]

Global insurance trends

Gig Economy Growth Prompts Beazley to Offer Wage/Hours Insurance

Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new consortium at Lloyd’s to bring increased capacity for wage & hour risks, expanding the choices available to US organisations.  This new consortium exemplifies the pioneering role that the […]