Legal

D&O Risk is On The Rise, Says BLM Law

Fines totalling nearly half a billion pounds were handed out to UK companies during 2021, highlighting the importance of appropriate Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance.  The findings come from Specialist insurance risk and commercial law […]

News

Novidea Sees Rapid Growth For MGA Solution

Novidea, the creator of the only cloud-native, data-driven platform that optimizes the entire insurance policy distribution lifecycle, today announced that its configurable Agency Management System (AMS) is seeing high demand from Managing General Agents (MGAs) […]

Global insurance trends

ESG: Verisk Forms Climate Advisory Council

To help organizations better understand the impacts of climate change and inform their resilience and sustainability efforts, Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) has formed the Verisk Climate Advisory Council. Council members will provide strategic guidance and feedback […]

Technology

New Head of Cyber Services at Beazley

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Christian Taube as its new Head of Cyber Services – International, continuing the rapid expansion of its cyber team this year. Before joining Beazley, Christian was Chief Information Security Officer at […]

Insurance claims

Farmer Fined After Machinery Accident

The latest case from the HSE; A farmer has been sentenced after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a potato harvester. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard that on 21 […]

Household Insurance

Despite Cost of Living, Housing Market Remains Upbeat

The latest survey from the Nottingham BS reveals that some younger people are making sacrifices to meet the financial tickboxes required when applying for a mortgage. Covid-19 restrictions have hit some people hard but cuts […]