News

Dubai Signs Deal with Lloyd’s and CII, Looks to Set New Standards in 2020

In a deal which highlights the truly global outlook of the UK insurance industry, rather than simply a European one, a new deal has been announced between two long established institutions and Dubai. The aim? […]

News

Japan Post Execs Resign Over Insurance Compliance Issues

The latest from Reuters; The heads of Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd and two affiliates said on Friday they will resign over the improper sales of insurance policies, after the regulator announced administrative punishments against […]

Global insurance trends

GlobalData Looks at Life Market Growth in China

Amid uncertainty over the US-China trade war, the long-awaited liberalization of the booming Chinese insurance industry will offer vast opportunities for foreign life insurance companies, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData forecasts […]

Insurance Brokers

GRP Results Show Strong Growth, More to Come in 2020

GRP Group continues to expand and had a very busy 2019, with 18 business acquisitions, operating profit up 173%, plus £800m in gross written premiums over the year. “GRP has again enjoyed an excellent year […]

News

2020 Will See 34 New Models from VW Car Group

The Volkswagen brand will be launching 34 new models worldwide next year, including twelve SUVs and eight electric or hybrid vehicles. Volkswagen COO Ralf Brandstätter commented: “We are at the beginning of a new era. […]

InsureTech

Deals: Volvo and REIN Partner Up on Commercial Transport Insurtech

Just in case you missed it – as we did – here’s an interesting snippet of news from the USA, which was released mid-December; Volvo Financial Services has invested in REIN, a leading insurtech start-up company, to […]

Insurance Brokers

Classic Car Market 2019 & Beyond: Are Values in Decline?

Insurance Edge spotted this classic car market round-up piece in our press release inbox recently. Experts from Hagerty Insurance take a look back at the year that is rapidly vanishing, and the year ahead. Will […]