Insurance Brokers

Direct Line Sets Minimum Wage at 18K a Year – Will Other Insurers Follow?

The minimum wage in the UK is set to rise to £7.83 per hour for employees aged 25 and over, with 21-24 year olds receiving £7.38 per hour. But some companies are going beyond the […]

Administration

Brightside Partner with Data Capture Solutions on Automated Back Offices

The humble back office side of insurance isn’t glamorous, or exciting, but it is essential to maintaining customer service levels and ultimately the efficiency, or error rate, of your admin makes a big difference at […]

Business

Zurich Buys Oak Underwriting from RSA

Zurich UK has reached an agreement to acquire Oak Underwriting plc from RSA Insurance. The agreement will transform Zurich’s scale in the high net-worth sector and reinforces the company’s focus on achieving a leadership position […]

Household Insurance

Hidden Costs & Insurance Risks of Home Extensions & Renovations

The number of homeowners choosing to stay put and invest in their existing property instead of moving has soared in the past five years, according to a new report from specialist insurer Hiscox. One way […]

Insurtech solutions to fighting escape of water claims.
Household Insurance

Opinion: Tech Will Revolutionise Flood and Water Damage Claims

This Opinion article is by Jay Borkakoti, Director of Home Insurance, UK and Ireland for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, and it takes a look at how new tech is set to disrupt the staid little niche of […]

News

House of Lords Warns on End of EHIC Rights For UK Citizens

The House of Lords EU Committee has today published its report Brexit: reciprocal healthcare. The Committee warns that in the absence of an agreement on reciprocal healthcare, the rights of UK citizens to hold an EHIC card […]

Insurance claims

Motor Insurance: Connected Cameras Can Speed Claims Management Process

Connected vehicle cameras are having a dramatic impact on the cost and life cycle of insurance claims according to Plexus Law, and could save the commercial fleet sector many millions of pounds each year. Following the […]

News

Collinson Group Lands Saga Travel Insurance Deal

Leading insurance and assistance provider, Collinson Group, has been appointed as travel insurance partner for Saga, the over 50s insurance and travel group. In need of a partner that could offer exceptional value and improve […]