HR & Employment

Zurich Joins Valuable 500 Movement, Improving Life Chances for All

Leading UK insurance company – and employer – Zurich Insurance recently announced it has joined The Valuable 500 movement by committing to put disability on its leadership agenda.  As the first insurer to sign the […]

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News

Road Casualties Fall Overall, But Serious Injury Incidents Rise Slightly

Department for Transport figures published today show that the overall number of casualties on Britain’s roads fell by 6% in 2018 to 160,378. The figure represents the number of deaths and injuries reported to police. […]

Legal

Legal Expenses: ARAG Posts Healthy Results, with GWP Up 8.6 Percent

Leading legal expenses insurance and assistance provider ARAG has reported double-digit growth in its before-the-event (BTE) business and a ninth year in profit, despite the challenging market conditions that still exist in the after-the-event (ATE) […]

Motor Insurance

Opinion: Post Brexit, Insurers Need an International Salvage Market Strategy

In this latest Opinion piece, Jane Pocock, Managing Director at Copart UK, takes a look at the growing importance of access to an international salvage market post Brexit. A global buyer base is going to […]

InsureTech

Start-Up News: Hokodo Secures £2m Funding from Horizon 2020

 Hokodo, the UK fintech startup, has been awarded €2m by Horizon 2020, the funding programme for research and innovation run by the European Commission.  Grants are awarded to “market-creating innovations” that demonstrate high growth prospects, […]

News

Moneysupermarket Warning for Drivers Transporting Pets – Are You Covered?

New research from leading price comparison website MoneySuperMarket reveals that millions of motorists are at risk of voiding their car insurance by failing to secure their pets properly while driving. The warning comes as MoneySuperMarket uncovers […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Lloyd’s Market: Beat Syndicate Announces Pre-Approval Invoice Deal

Beat Syndicate 4242 of Lloyd’s has become the first globally to insure the instant payment of business to business invoices against dilution risk, creating a brand new category of insurance for pre-approval invoice payments. Working […]

Insurance Brokers

Bridge Brokers Launches ipro – Offering Freelancer/Sub-Contractor Cover

John Garrard has joined Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd to launch its new business, aimed at the freelance and contract professional community.Bridge’s ipro is being headed up by John, who joins the leading insurance brokers as a director […]