Natural Catastrophe

The Interview: Layers Of Data Now Power Flood Mapping

Flood prediction is one of those mysterious arts that still poses a challenge for the insurance sector. Localised rainfall can often cause a flood, but this is incredibly difficult for the Met Office to narrow […]

UK Insurance Trends

Pensions: Mercer Launches DB Master Trust

Mercer today announced that it will launch its UK Mercer DB Master Trust, which offers pension scheme sponsors the potential for enhanced governance and economies of scale to deliver better outcomes for members. A DB Master […]

News

Legal & General’s Support for Senior Housing Shows The Way Ahead

This is an interesting move by Legal & General, who have today announced a £5m gift to the city of Newcastle. The cash will be used in two distinct projects. Initially and with immediate effect, […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Update on Avacade & Alexandra Associates Pensions Scandal

High Court orders illegal pension introducers Avacade, Alexandra Associates and their directors to pay £10,715,000 restitution to consumers. The two companies and three individuals must pay restitution to members of the public who were induced […]

Insurance Brokers

Purbeck Offers Personal Guarantee Solution for SMEs

Small business owners who have had to provide a personal guarantee to a lender for a business loan, are being urged to take action now to help prevent personal insolvency through business failure. A survey of […]

InsureTech

Coincover Secures Funding; Aims to Grow Cryptoasset Insurance Offer

The cryptocurrency market is heating up with significant growth in 2020 and a new wave of potential crypto investors ready to join in. But there is just one thing keeping them from taking the plunge […]

Emerging Risk

Quick Question; Do You Know How to Underwrite Cryptoassets Risk?

No, neither do we here at IE magazine. It is a confusing and rapidly evolving sector of the global finance and monetary system, but there is demand for asset protection of course. Now Evertas, the […]

Business

MBH Corporation Says SMEs Offer Great Investment Opportunities

New research from MBH Corporation plc, a UK headquartered listed diversified investment holding company that acquires successful, well established small to medium enterprises across multiple geographies and sectors, reveals that 94% of institutional investors and […]