Opinion

2021: Healthcare, e-Scooters & Cyber Will All Boom

Some predictions for 2021 from the Editor’s keyboard; GLOBAL CYBER ATTACKS – GET READY FOR COVID-20 China’s long march to world government has gathered pace in 2020, knocking Trump out of the White House, acquiring […]

Motor Insurance

Maybe Renting, Not Owning, Is The Classic Car Future?

Owning a classic car can be tremedous fun, but it can cost thousands in terms of vehicle storage, insurance, constant maintenance, plus the time involved in hunting down rare original parts, or having the car […]

Global insurance trends

Deals: HCI Group Buys a Slice of United P&C’s Personal Lines

HCI Group, Inc., an InsurTech company with operations in insurance, software development and real estate, and United Insurance Holding Corp. have reached an agreement in principle for United’s primary insurance subsidiary, United Property & Casualty […]

Pet Insurance

Just 10% of Pet Owners Take In A Rescue Dog

New research by Quotezone.co.uk has revealed that just 10.15% of pet owners rescued or adopted their dogs – with 9 in 10 people choosing to buy their dog instead of rehoming. Pet insurance comparison website Quotezone.co.uk […]

News

Deals: Davies Buys Wakely Actuarial

Davies, the leading specialist professional services and technology business, serving insurance and highly regulated markets, today announces the acquisition of Wakely Actuarial (“Wakely”), the Florida, US based insurance-focused actuarial consulting business. Wakely provides a range […]

Insurance Regulation

EIOPA Publishes Thoughts on Fine-Tuning Solvency II

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published its Opinion on the Solvency II 2020 Review. EIOPA’s approach has been “evolution not revolution”. The measures proposed aim at keeping the regime fit for purpose […]

News

Can Modern Mapping Prevent Flood Claims? Previsico Say Yes

As part of the December flooding theme, we thought it would be interesting to publish this case study from Previsico. Maps and more importantly real-time flood event maps, are vital in tracking events and ultimately […]