News

UK Insurers Sign Up to Parental Leave Equality

Some of the UK’s biggest insurance and long-term savings companies have signed up to an ABI-led sector initiative aimed at ensuring transparent, easily accessible information on parental leave and pay policies. Coinciding with the start […]

Legal

Legal: Global Insurance Law Connect Welcomes Socrates to Its Network

Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC) announced today that boutique law firm Socrates has become a member of the network. The arrival of Socrates marks the second new member in three months for GILC, bringing the network […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: FCA Steps Up Efforts to Prep Insurers for Possible Brexit

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is stepping up its efforts to ensure firms are aware of what they need to do prepare for the potential of a no-deal Brexit.  Firms who have not prepared appropriately […]

Global insurance trends

Lifesize Go Launches Global Video Conferencing Product

Lifesize®, a global innovator of video collaboration and meeting productivity solutions, today announced that Lifesize Go, a free browser-based group video conferencing service, is now available in 14 additional languages, including Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Dutch, […]

Opinion

Brokers; Know Your Enemy, Raise Your Cyber Game – Win Better Rates

In this latest Opinion piece, Cate Wright, Global Head of Customer Success, Financial Services, at BAE Systems, takes a look at fraud from a broker or MGA point of view. It’s always good to identify […]

Insurance claims

Trades Insurance: Tool Thefts From Vans Soars by 55%, Says ECIC

The cost of insurance claims for theft of tools from vans have increased by more than half – 55% – in the past year according to analysis by ECIC, the specialist insurer for the building […]

Global insurance trends

IGI Posts Strong Financials; 12% Rise in GWP

International General Insurance Holdings Limited today reported earnings for the first half of 2019. IGI reported a net profit of $13.75 million for the first six months of 2019, compared to $11.02 million last year, […]