Opinion

Insights: The Race Between Education and Catastrophe

Technology can now track natural and man-made catastrophes as they unfold, link to insurers’ policy portfolios and notify clients about the risks in advance. Forbes McKenzie, Founder of McKenzie Intelligence Services, scans the horizon for […]

News

Fire & Hacking Risk From Smart Plugs Highlighted By Which? Mag

Smart plugs for sale at a wide range of retailers, including online marketplaces, risk exposing sensitive data to hackers or creating a serious fire risk, a Which? investigation has found. Which? bought 10 smart plugs […]

News

McKenzie Intelligence Upgrades Online Portal for Insurers

Tech is helping insurers and brokers build up their data insights, and assess risk better. Filtering that raw data is the key to understanding all kinds of insurance niche markets; marine, oil/gas, commercial property, flood […]

Insurance claims

Need a 360 Degree Survey via iPhone? Software Solved Are All Over It

In the olden days a bloke called Nigel would often travel in his Vauxhall Vectra and conduct a detailed survey with his sturdy tripod, camera, Trebor mints and notebook. All that has changed, and now […]

Insurance claims

Zurich Highlights Facilities Flood & Theft Risk to UK Universities

As over 150 Universities and research laboratories remain empty for the foreseeable future, new figures from Zurich insurance reveal the risk of flooding and water damage is rising every day for these organisations. Something as […]

News

Mactavish Warns Companies to Check The Small Print on Cyber Policies

Mactavish, the leading independent expert on commercial insurance placement and disputes, is seeing a significant increase in UK commercial property insurance policies removing all elements of cover that relate to technology such as data loss […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Suncorp & IAG Suspend Insurance Sales During Bushfire Emergency

Suncorp Group and IAG have announced a temporary embargo on selected insurance product sales in NSW and Victoria, while the bushfires continue to burn in Australia, according to reports in Australian media. A spokesperson from […]