Insurance Regulation

Autonomous Tech: 5StarS Consortium on Driverless Cars Welcomed by Thatcham

A proposed assurance framework launched by 5StarS on connected and autonomous vehicle cybersecurity has been welcomed by Thatcham Research. The consortium, an Innovate UK project which brings together key research bodies (HORIBA MIRA, Ricardo, Roke, […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Thurra Joins BIBA as Associate Member

North West business, Thurra, has joined BIBA as an Associate Member. Thurra, a privately-owned engineering inspection business has been operating from Rochdale for more than 25 years. Nick Dykins, Managing Director, reported: “Thurra continues to grow […]

Legal

Broker News: CLS Risk Solutions Apoints Vanessa Babington-Monegard

CLS Risk Solutions, a leading MGA for legal indemnity and transactional property risk solutions, has announced the appointment of Vanessa Babington-Monegard as in-house Underwriting Counsel. Vanessa qualified as a Barrister in 2008 and has been […]

Insurance Regulation

Loyalty Penalty: Call for Automatic Switch to Best Deal for Policyholders

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has today published new research which looks at the potential detriment for consumers of being trapped in poorly performing financial services products. The research shows that the costs of remaining in such […]

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News

insurethebox Wins North East Health & Wellbeing Award

Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe (AND-E) – parent company of insurethebox, the pioneer of telematics-based car insurance has taken the accolade for Excellence in Health and Wellbeing in the 2019 CIPD North East England Awards. Recognising […]

News

Assurant Insurance Says Banks Missing Out on Smartphone Cover Revenue

Banks could be missing an opportunity to provide customers with additional mobile phone insurance services, according to research from Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and […]

Insurance Brokers

EU Markets: Gallagher Buys Stake in Czech Broker Renomia

Global insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firm Gallagher today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase a minority (29.7%) stake in Czech-domiciled insurance broker Renomia a.s. (“Renomia”). The transaction is subject to […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Insurercore Shortlisted for Insurtech partner of The Year Award

Insurercore, the risk appetite directory for the intermediated insurance and reinsurance market, has been shortlisted for Insurtech Partner of the Year at the Broker Innovation Awards. The Broker Innovation Awards celebrates those in the insurance […]