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UK P&I Club Highlights Galley Hygeine Risks

Markus Westphal, Risk Assessor at UK P&I Club, discusses the importance of maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene onboard ship and provides some important tips: “In this time of heightened awareness, maintaining the highest […]

News

Markel Posts a $1bn Loss in First Quarter of 2020, After Corona Impact

Markel Corporation reported first quarter results yesterday in the USA showing how quickly Coronavirus affected insurance companies, given that the pandemic didn’t really affect the USA, Europe and many other nations until mid-March. The insurance […]

News

Men Still Pay More Than Women for Car Insurance, But Men Are Risk-Takers

Men pay £121 more than women on average to insure their car – a 26% difference – according to new research by MoneySuperMarket. The analysis of nearly 15 million car insurance enquiries on MoneySuperMarket, reveals that men pay £581 on average, compared to women who pay £460.   You may ask why this is? […]

Business

UK Companies Suspend Dividends, Insurers & Pension Funds Affected

UK companies are cancelling dividends in the wake of Corona, which means many insurance companies who have millions invested in the stock market are going to take a haircut on the revenue generated. In turn, […]

News

Need to Find a Food Bank Donation Point? Cuvva Has An App For That

Food banks across the UK are struggling to keep up with demand as support needs increase amongst those Britons hardest hit financially from the pandemic. Helping to keep food banks heads above water, flexible insurance […]

Insurance Brokers

Ecclesiastical & Factor 3 Team Up on Social Media Guide

Social media is a minefield for many brands. One careless tweet can go viral, encouraging a Twitter mob to pile on, and there are organised campaigns to damage companies that are seen to be supporting […]

News

US News: Hagerty Fires Up Grant Scheme for Classic Repair Shops

Hagerty has been listening to the problems that many classic car repair, restoration shops, spares businesses and more have been suffering during the Corona lockdown. So they are doing something to preserve that vital network […]

Opinion

Insurance Edge Podcast 001 – Admiral Takes The Lead on Car Insurance Refunds

In this debut episode we take a look at Admiral’s £25 premium refund, a quick round-up industry comment and look ahead to the end of lockdown – will the industry see a spike in claims […]