Household Insurance

Floods Are Quite Rare, In-House Leaks More Common

No, not the latest scandal from Whitehall, but an interesting survey from Leakbot; A study by LeakBot has revealed that 20% of surveyed homeowners had experienced 3 or more water leaks in houses they had […]

News

European Flood Insurers Step Up After Severe Weather Event

Severe flooding in Germany, Belgium the Netherlands and elsewhere has prompted rapid action from insurers. The German GDV insurer association said the events may prove to be one of the most expensive natural catastrophes of […]

Global insurance trends

Willis Towers Publishes Report on Natural Catastrophes

Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2020 reached roughly US$78 billion, the fourth largest total since 2011, and about 17% higher than the ten-year average of $66.5 billion. However, the total does not reflect […]

Flood Insurance

UK Floods: Zurich Offers Counselling Support

Leading insurer Zurich UK is offering free counselling to customers hit by flooding as it warns of the devastating impact of extreme weather on mental health. Under the initiative, existing policyholders who are forced to […]

Insurance Regulation

ABI Response to UK Govt Spending Review

The UK government published a spending review today and the ABI has offered this response; On the development of a National Infrastructure Bank, Huw Evans, ABI’s Director General, said: “We welcome the new National Infrastructure […]

InsureTech

Previsico Joins Lloyds Bank Innovation Lab

Live flood forecasting InsurTech Previsico has announced that it will join the ‘Launch Innovation Lab’, powered by Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds), to collaborate on a solution to support Lloyds Home Insurance customers, as the frequency […]