Insurance Brokers

Need Event Insurance? CFC Launches New Product for Live Gig Promoters

Live gigs, concerts, conferences and other events are often high risk. The weather, especially in Northern Europe can be a big factor when it comes to festivals actually happening or not. Then there are bands […]

News

Claims: Hiscox Offers Leakbot Gadget to All New Home Insurance Policyholders

Specialist insurer Hiscox today announces a partnership with LeakBot, the smart water leak alarm, to provide its leading leak detection system to customers. Helping to protect homes from water damage in the event of a leak, the […]

Global insurance trends

Aon Global Weather Report Highlights Growing Catastrophe Risks

Aon plc (NYSE:AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today launches its Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report. This evaluates the impact of global natural […]

Flood Insurance

UK Flood Claims Are Being Assessed and Settled, Says ABI

Insurance payouts to people hit by the recent floods in Yorkshire and the Midlands are expected to reach £110 million, according to initial estimates out today from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Insurers have […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

BIBA Calls for Ring-Fencing on IPT to Fund Flood Defences

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is a penalty for doing the responsible thing, let’s be blunt about it. Those who dodge car insurance often end up with a fine that is one quarter of the cost […]

Global insurance trends

India: AIR Worldwide Launches Crop Risk Modelling Software

Catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) today announced that it has released a Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) Model for India to help support probabilistic assessments of potential losses caused by yield shortfalls for […]

Insurance claims

Moneysupermarket Offers Advice on How to Make a Flood Claim

Helen Chambers, head of home insurance at MoneySuperMarket, comments on how to make a claim in light of flooding in the UK: “Our data shows that home insurance premiums jump after a claim, meaning that the extreme rain could end […]

Insurance claims

Underwriting: Satellite Tech From MIS is Helping Settle Claims Faster

Global imagery and geospatial intelligence consultancy firm, McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), has cemented itself as a key component in Lloyd’s drive to use technology to speed up claims payments following nat cat events. In an […]