Legal

Norton Rose Fulbright Launches Insurathon 2020

It isn’t easy starting out with an insurtech idea and one of the biggest hurdles can be the legal side of thngs. Protecting intellectual property, trademarks, setting up confidentiality agreements as an integral element of […]

Insurance Brokers

CFC Develops Bespoke Solution for Licensing & IP Risks

CFC, the specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, today announced the release of its bespoke insurance solution for licensing agreements. The new product expands on the company’s robust suite of media and intellectual […]

Underwriting transformation

Aon Launches New Platform for IP Risk Underwriting

It isn’t just physical products that need a bit of protection from those who love to copy something. Ideas are always worth protecting too, especially the specific expression of them in a particular market, because […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Opinion: Social Media Use is a Potential #Fail for Business Travellers

Emanuele Scansani, Operations Manager at travel risk experts Riskline, explains how some social media posts can prove controversial – and even punishable by law – in certain countries. Social media has revolutionised the way we […]

Opinion

Opinion: Technical Debt & Legacy IT Could Sink a Few Insurers

A thought-provoking article in The Economist prompts DevOpsGroup co-founder Steve Thair to urge insurers to get to grips with technical debt. The Economist’s recent article on the future of insurance, Run for Cover, has a stark warning for […]

Insurance Brokers

Underwriting: CFC Updates Product Recall Suite, Streamlines Risk Data

Specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, CFC, today announced a significant upgrade to its product recall suite to create a market-leading solution for brokers and their clients. ā€œThe risk environment is constantly evolving, creating […]

Global insurance trends

Beazley Warns on New Online Blackmail Phishing Scam

A new form of online blackmail by cyber criminals who attempt to extort crypto-currency by claiming to have potentially embarrassing evidence of people using adult websites on work computers is adding to the tide of […]