News

Mobile Phone Insurer Says Men Are Twice as Likely to Lose Their Phone.

MEN are more than TWICE as likely to accidentally lose their phones compared to women, and it seems that skinny jeans could be to blame. That’s according to new stats unveiled by leading UK mobile phone insurance […]

Global insurance trends

Marine Market: Shipoil Streamlines Online Trading & Supply Operation

The Greece-based global bunker fuel and marine lubricants trader Shipoil has appointed Inatech, a unit of Glencore, to digitalize its trading and supply operations as part of a strategy to prevent new low-sulphur emissions rules […]

Insurance Brokers

Close Brothers Strengthen Partnership With Bedford Insurance Group

Close Brothers Premium Finance (CBPF), has extended its partnership to supply premium finance facilities to Bedford Insurance Group (Bedford). The renewal agreement is exclusive to CBPF and covers commercial and personal lines customers who opt to […]

InsureTech

Insurtech Gateway Australia is On The Launchpad

Insurtech Gateway, the London-based insurtech incubator that recently closed the first tranche of a new £30M investment fund, today announced the launch of its first international program: Insurtech Gateway Australia.  The only FCA authorised independent […]

InsureTech

Insurtech Investment: Greenlight Capital Buys a Slice of Cove, NZ Based Start-Up

Greenlight Re Innovations (“GRI”), part of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLRE) (“Greenlight Re” or the “Company”), a specialist property and casualty reinsurance company headquartered in the Cayman Islands, has announced it has made a […]

UK Insurance Trends

Diversity: Bought By Many Wins InterPride Award

Bought By Many, the UK’s fastest growing insurtech, has become the first UK insurer to be awarded the InterPride Life Seal of Approval. InterPride exists to promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride on an […]

Technology

Supplier News: SSP Teams Up with Peart Performance, Onyx and Rey Direct

It’s been a great start to the financial year for SSP, with a number of new clients signing long term contracts for SSP’s broking solutions – including Peart Performance Marque, Onyx Insurance and Rey Direct. […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: GRP Snaps Up 3XD – Lancs Based Intermediary

There’s still no sign of the GRP buying spree pausing anytime soon, here’s the latest news on the continuing consolidation within the UK broking sector. GRP has acquired 3XD Limited, an insurance intermediary based in […]