Legal

Legal/HR: ARAG Expenses Policy Helps Teacher Win Holiday Pay Claim

A landmark Court of Appeal judgment that has provided much-needed clarity about how holiday pay should be calculated for certain types of worker, was brought using a group legal expenses insurance policy. The original employment […]

Insurance Brokers

Bridge Brokers Launches ipro – Offering Freelancer/Sub-Contractor Cover

John Garrard has joined Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd to launch its new business, aimed at the freelance and contract professional community.Bridge’s ipro is being headed up by John, who joins the leading insurance brokers as a director […]

InsureTech

Freelancer Insurance: Portabl Start-Up Showcased by Plug & Play Accelerator

Portabl, the insurtech startup designed for freelance, gig and self-employed workers around the world, has been picked by the Plug and Play innovation platform to join its Insurtech Batch of innovative companies. The accelerator identifies high-potential […]

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 […]

InsureTech

The Interview: Insurtech, Global Claims, the Gig Economy & More

In this interview Graeme Dean, Head of Insurance, Cover Genius, looks at the insurtech landscape 2018, how to settle a claim worldwide within seconds, gig economy cover & more. IE:  A rapid roll-out is essential […]

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 […]

InsureTech

Gig Economy Pay-As-You-Go Insurance Start-Up Secures More Funding

Pay-as-you go insurance provider Zego has raised £6m in series A funding from Balderton Capital,  as the startup gets ready to launch new products for flexible workers employed in the sharing economy. Clerkenwell-based Zego, which […]