News

Student Gadget Cover: You Can Now Add it Onto Aviva Home Insurance

This is a neat piece of lateral thinking by Aviva, as many students take all their electronic devices with them to Uni each year. Shared HMOs can be insecure, often older properties, so theft risk […]

News

Young Consumers More Likely to Insure Electronics Than Anything Else

Yes those young hipsters on TikTok are crazy about their smartphones, sound systems, laptops or headphones. In fact, young Brits are more worried about protecting their pricey electronics, rather than their jewellery and high end […]

News

These Things Happen; Bank Of England Loses Laptops

The Bank of England lost 161 electronic devices between September 2018 and August 2021. The data has been obtained by Parliament Street Think Tank through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. A total of 25 […]

Insurance claims

Claims: Laptops & Tablets Took a Hammering During Lockdown

With the unluckiest day of the year (Friday 13th) fast approaching, one of the UK’s biggest home insurers, Ageas, says that lockdowns and an increased reliance on technology have fuelled computer calamities, with insurance claims […]

Global insurance trends

The Next Virus Could Be Cyber, You Might Need a Concierge

Concierge CyberĀ announces the expansion of its Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT), dedicated third-party experts offering its members immediate access to professional resources for incident response with or without cyber insurance in place.Ā  The recent hardening […]

News

Students Are Easy Pickings For Burglars

Unsurpringly, many students who have never had to pay for anything are quite careless with `their’ belongings and so many large Uni cities have a big problem with burglary. Thieves look at a combination of […]

Opinion

Dear Industry: WFH Insurance Cover Should Be Default Contents Setting

Here is an interesting piece from Jimmy Wiliams,Ā CEO ofĀ Urban Jungle, which provides insurance to generation rent and millennials. Since founding the business in 2016, the company has grown to over 30 staff, amassed over 37,000 […]

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GlobalData Notes WFH Still Offers Insurers Opportunities

Just over 60% of SME employers in the UK are concerned about staff contracting COVID-19, according to a survey by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Only a very small percentage of SMEs expressed […]