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Brexit: Survey Reveals Insurers Nervous About Economic Impact

Some 66% of UK insurance professionals believe a bad Brexit will lead to rising commercial insurance premiums as a result of more claims being made. The research, conducted by Premium Credit, the UK’s leading premium […]

UK Insurance Trends

Broker News: Kingsbridge Buys Up Freelance Specialist Dinghy

Freelance specialist broker Kingsbridge has acquired on-demand insurance start-up Dinghy in a move that looks set to ignite innovation in the broker sector, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Dinghy offers UK freelancer’s […]

Global insurance trends

Gig Economy Growth Prompts Beazley to Offer Wage/Hours Insurance

Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new consortium at Lloyd’s to bring increased capacity for wage & hour risks, expanding the choices available to US organisations.  This new consortium exemplifies the pioneering role that the […]

Global insurance trends

Gig Economy Insurance Market is Growing, Says Global Data

The UK insurance market has seen the emergence of the gig economy as an opportunity not only for employment purposes but also as a new and growing market. With 2.8 million individuals working within the […]

Big Data

Lloyds Report on Sharing Economy is a Wake-Up for Insurance Industry

A few days ago, Lloyd’s, published a report called, “Sharing risks, sharing rewards: who should bear the risk in the sharing economy?”, analysing risk perceptions in a booming industry sector, which has seen the rise […]