Travel Insurance

MAPFRE Teams Up With Riskline

Global insurance company MAPFRE Asistencia has partnered with travel risk intelligence company Riskline to incorporate location risk information into its travel insurance underwriting process. The underwriting team at MAPFRE Asistencia will use Riskline’s real-time alerts, […]

Global insurance trends

CargoAI Are Making Freight That Bit Easier

Users of www.CargoAi.co can now view and manage all cargo rates directly on the platform (street, contract, spot, interlines…), enabling considerable efficiency gains for freight forwarder and carriers. The digitalisation of the distribution and procurement processes accelerates […]

Global insurance trends

Wingsure Will Offer Small Farmers Affordable Crop Cover

SRI International recently announced that its insurtech venture spinout, Wingsure, is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) capabilities to deliver instant access to personalized insurance products for underserved small farmers and communities […]

Global insurance trends

JERA Predicting High Electricity Demand in Japan This Summer

With the Olympics happening, there is likely to be extra load on the system, here’s the official press info from JERA; JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) has, based on this summer’s electricity supply and demand outlook, […]

Insurance Regulation

Is a World Logistics Passport a Workable Option?

Knowing the exact contents of cargo would be a big help to insurers of course, but global compliance when containers are moving through several countries on one trip might be a stumbling block. Here’s the […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Now Health Teams Up With Starr Insurance

Now Health International Group, a leading International Private Medical Insurance (IPMI) provider, has announced a new program with Starr Insurance Companies, a leading global insurance company, to drive forward ambitious growth plans in the UK. […]

Conference report

BIBA Appoints New International & Wholesale Chair

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s (BIBA’s) International and Wholesale Advisory Board, one of the broker-led advisory boards that are central to BIBA’s governance, has appointed a new Chair.  Ryan Bond, CEO of Marsh’s UK and […]

Emerging Risk

Loadsure and Amwins Team Up On Freight Cover

Loadsure announced recently its partnership with managing general agent, Amwins Specialty Logistics Underwriters (ASLU). Now, the agency’s logistics and cargo retail partners can offer access to dynamically priced, pay-as-you-go, all-risk smart coverage that includes automated […]