Insurance & Reinsurance

Legal & General Makes Hitachi Pension Scheme Buy

Latest from L&G as they buy-in on Hitachi pension scheme; Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (“Legal & General”) today announces that it has agreed a £275 million buy-in transaction with the Trustee of the […]

Insurance Brokers

Niche Brokerage: Risks For Pro Athletes Are Many and Varied

What are the insurance risks for professional sportspersons? IE mag takes a look. Insurance is often regarded as a grudge purchase – we do it because we have to. Without insurance, we are left unprotected […]

Motor Insurance

Zurich Sees Pay-By-Miles Car Insurance Demand Soar During Pandemic

Pay-by-mile car insurance policies could save drivers over £150 a year says Zurich, after looking at recent driver data. Official figures suggest that almost two in five of the pre-crisis workforce are exclusively working from […]

Global insurance trends

Marco Looks at EU-Wide Run-Off Opportunities, Via Malta Base

Marco Capital Holdings Limited – who recently bought the British Reserve Insurance run-off from Allianz – has launched in Europe’s P&C run-off market. Based in Malta, Marco will pursue run-off opportunities located in/emanating from the […]

InsureTech

Previsico Pitching at InsurTech Connect Finals in September

‘Hot 100’ InsurTech Previsico, the live flood forecasting specialists, today announces that it has been selected by InsTech London to pitch at its UK event on 3 September, with the winner going through to the […]

Business

Entrepreneurs Insuring Start-Up Loans, Rather Than Risking Their Houses

As Companies House data shows a rise in start-ups born during the pandemic, new figures from Purbeck Insurance Services reveal savvy entrepreneurs in the UK collectively secured £25m of funding for a new venture in the past […]

InsureTech

Need Data on How Insurance is Going Digital? ACORD Has It Covered

ACORD, the global standards-setting body for the insurance industry, today released its 2020 Insurance Digital Maturity Study of the world’s top 130 insurance carriers.  A rapidly evolving insurance ecosystem, paired with financial uncertainty amid a global […]

Motor Insurance

GlobalData Sees Tough Times Ahead for Australian Motor Insurance Sector

The Australian motor insurance market is forecast to contract by 4.4% in 2020 due to COVID-19, a sharp decline from 3.6% growth in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData has […]