Emerging Risk

Those `Green’ Lithium Batteries Are a Major Shipping Fire Risk

Some insights on Marine risk from Allianz Global; Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are increasingly impacting shipping safety as demonstrated by a number of fires on vessels such as roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) car carriers and container ships. Given the many […]

Insurance claims

Fire & Natural Catastrophe Still Biggest Drivers of Commercial Claims

Over the past five years, fire and explosion, natural catastrophes and faulty workmanship or maintenance have been the major causes of loss by value of insurance claims, according to the Global Claims Review 2022 from Allianz […]

News

Zurich Insite Points The Way on Building Management

Zurich UK has launched a new smart building proposition to help businesses cut property losses and boost sustainability. The self-installed devices monitor the real-time ‘health’ of buildings, allowing firms to increase operational efficiencies, reduce risk […]

Global insurance trends

Ahoy There US Boaters, There’s a New Policy on The Dock

Ahoy!®, the new digital insurance MGA for recreational boating, has launched its unique technology-driven insurance product for the boating industry. Built by boaters for boaters, Ahoy! combines its proactive, risk-reducing technology, with its founders’ deep […]

Legal

Insurer Knowledge Base: Risks Associated With e-scooters

We asked Horwich Farrelly for some thoughts on e-scooters and their associated risks, because as the better weather arrives in the UK the chances of accidents, thefts, vanadlism, damage to third party vehicles etc increases. […]

UK Insurance Trends

UK Trends: SMEs Relaxed About Low, Or No Insurance

A survey of sole traders and SME decision makers commissioned by Allianz Commercial has found that a growing proportion of small businesses do not have any insurance while those that do often fail to review […]

InsureTech

US News: Concirrus Launches Quest Property Product

Concirrus, a leading insurtech that harnesses the power of AI, machine learning and data analytics to improve insurance, has announced the launch of its Quest Property solution in the US market, available for both residential […]