Global insurance trends

US News: Next Insurance Now Covering 1000 Lines, Launching SME Liability

Next Insurance, the leading digital insurance company for small businesses, announced today that it now supports over 1,000 classes of business (CoBs) across the country including Contracting, Construction, Consulting, Fitness, Cleaning, Beauty, Therapy, Entertainment, Education, […]

Insurance Brokers

ARAG Re-Launches Motor Expenses Product for New Civil Liability Landscape

Leading legal expenses and emergency assistance provider ARAG has already relaunched its flagship motor policy to accommodate the changes being introduced next year through the Civil Liability Act. The latest version of its Motoring Legal […]

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Commercial Sector: Lloyd’s Invests in Layr SME Platform

Lloyd’s has confirmed it will invest in Layr, a cloud-based commercial insurance platform for small businesses, following a successful trial in the Lloyd’s Lab, which last week welcomed a second cohort of 12 InsurTech start-ups. Layr, which is […]

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Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: ACSO Urges Govt to Step Up Pace on Small/PI Claims Portal

ACSO, the newly formed trade association for the claims sector, has urged MPs on the powerful House of Commons Justice Select Committee to lobby the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to ‘open up’ and give more […]

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New Products: CFC Launches Pollution Liability Cover for SMEs/Contractors

CFC, a specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, recently announced the availability of its pollution liability products for SMEs and contractors.  These products are offered in a number of territories (excluding the United […]

Global insurance trends

US News: Next Launch Online Insurance Cover for Trade Specialists

 Next Insurance, the leading digital insurance company for small businesses today announced they will offer simple, affordable, and tailored insurance policies to HomeAdvisor’s network of home improvement pros. This announcement further indicates the appeal of fully digital […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Market: Beazley Adds New Product Lines for Companies

Beazley has added two new product lines to broker e-trading platform myBeazley to meet the needs of UK domiciled private businesses with a turnover of up to £350m. UK brokers can now access Beazley’s comprehensive […]

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Revealed: EU Plan to Force Social Media Users to Take Out Liability Insurance

Insurance Edge can exclusively reveal that the EU has a secret plan to force all UK based social media users to take out public liability insurance for any `alarm, distress or libel caused by commenting […]