Legal

Hotel Owner Takes Action on Refused Covid-19 BI Claim

A York hotel owner is one of dozens of business owners in the region fighting insurance companies that are refusing to pay out on business interruption (BI) policies due to the coronavirus pandemic. Jeremy Cassel, […]

News

AG Insurance Gives e20 Vouchers to Customers, to Support Local Economy

Belgian insurer AG is aware of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its customers, both individuals and entrepreneurs. The insurer has therefore given 200,000 customers a 20 euro voucher to spend freely with local […]

InsureTech

Digital Risks Becomes SuperScript, Aims For Wider SME Appeal

Digital Risks the pay-monthly subscription based service for business, has rebranded as Superscript. It’s an interesting time for busiess insurance brands, as the aftermath of Covid-19 concentrates minds on enforced closure, lockdowns, staff testing, tracing […]

Fraud

IFED Warning: Covid-19 Insurance Scammers Are Out There

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) in partnership with City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) are warning the public to be alert to a potential rise […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Updates Guidance on Vulnerable Customers

The FCA has set out new best practice guidance for firms to do more to protect vulnerable consumers. There’s some comment from Huntswood below too. More than 24 million people display one or more potential characteristics […]

Legal

Validity Finance Raises $100m As It Goes For Growth

Looking to meet growing demand among businesses and law firms to finance commercial disputes, litigation funder Validity Finance has raised $100 million in additional capital. The firm also announced the arrival of experienced transactional attorney Jason Listhaus to fill the […]

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 […]