News

Purbeck Comments on Asset-Backed Loans For SMEs

Feedback from Purbeck as the UK government looks at the current system of directors having to guarantee assets to obtain business finance. Responding to the oral evidence provided to the Treasury Committee’s Inquiry into SME […]

News

Deals: PriceHubble Buys Data Analaytics Company Urbanease

PriceHubble has announced the acquisition of French company Urbanease, a specialist in land sourcing and urban planning data solutions. Here’s the word; This strategic step enables PriceHubble to further bolster its strong presence in the […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Pledges to Crack Down on Rogue Crypto Marketing

Latest from the FCA on the great crypto boom; the message is they will monitor UK players and take action on dubious marketing techniques. Here’s the word; Tough new rules designed to make the marketing […]

Technology

McKenzie Launches CAT360; Get Useful Data After Cat Events

McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a leading provider of geospatial intelligence to (re)insurers, announces it is piloting CAT360, an initiative in which ground-level imagery is introduced to MIS’ Global Events Observer (GEO) platform, in addition to […]

Global insurance trends

Swiss Re Teams Up With One Concern on Smarter Asset Valuations

This is clever stuff, because it goes beyond the mere rebuild value of the asset, it maps out the asset’s importance within a local or national infrastructure. So a water treatment/supply works has a more […]

Global insurance trends

US Market: Obra Completes on KDP Assets Acquisition

Some news from Obra last week worth noting; Obra Capital, Inc. (“Obra”), a specialized alternative asset management firm, announces that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of KDP, LLC and its affiliated companies […]

Global insurance trends

Fund Managers Agree, Digital Assets Are Part of the Landscape

Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, commissioned an independent global survey with professional investors in 21 countries. There were 14 responses to the survey were from insurance asset managers who collectively manage $273.5 billion. So […]

Global insurance trends

Breach Insurance Approved by Bermuda Monetary Authority

Breach, an insurtech start-up that is building insurance technology and products for the growing cryptocurrency market, has been approved by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to launch a new class IIGB insurer. Breach was created with a […]