UK Insurance Trends

Revealed: 49% of All Commercial Underwriting is Still Paper Shuffling

A study of the commercial property insurance market by LexisNexis Risk Solutions detailed in a new White Paper ‘A Digital Divide?’ concludes that close to half of commercial property insurance providers risk losing market share […]

News

Sharing Economy Offers Huge Growth Potential, Says GlobalData Report

The growth of the sharing economy, a system in which assets or services are shared between private individuals, has been relentless, and it has shaken up the way the insurance industry has traditionally understood liabilities. […]

UK Insurance Trends

Legal & General Invests in Build-To-Rent Apartments in Manchester

Legal & General (LGIM Real Assets) announces that it has exchanged contracts on a new Build to Rent (BTR) tower “North Tower” in Deansgate Square, Manchester. The acquisition, which is in line with LGIM Real […]

UK Insurance Trends

Healthcare Start-Up Forward Health Rebrands As Pando

London-based Forward Health, the healthcare communications tool launched by UK doctors, has unveiled a company rebrand to Pando Health and announced new backing from Skip Capital as it accelerates plans for international launch. The Pando tree […]

UK Insurance Trends

Deals: Navigators & General Expands Its Marine Book

Navigators and General (N&G) has reached an agreement with NMU to acquire its ex-GJW commercial marine trade combined book as it further expands its scale in the market. The transaction, for an undisclosed sum, brings a target […]

UK Insurance Trends

Gobeyond Highlights Importance of Customer Experience

New research from Gobeyond Partners, the consulting and services business focused on customer journey transformation, today reveals that customer experience is largely perceived as a strategic issue and one that should be driven at board level […]

News

Business: Barclays Offers SMEs Single Invoice Insurance Option

In a high street banking first, Barclays has announced a partnership with Nimbla, a pioneer of single invoice insurance. For many smaller businesses, having one big client fail to pay, or drag the payment process […]

Liability/Casualty

ECIC Calls For Increased Awareness of Safety in Construction Sector

ECIC, the specialist insurer for electrical and mechanical contractors, is urging insurers and brokers who service the UK’s construction industry to put greater focus on supporting health and safety practices amongst contractors.  The Latest Health […]