UK Insurance Trends

Home Cover: Rising Numbers of Empty Properties in UK

The number of unoccupied properties in the UK spiked by 35% in 2020, according to new research by Quotezone.co.uk.  The data shows the highest unoccupied period across 2019 and 2020 was just 3-6 months, followed […]

Insurance claims

Commercial/Property: Generali Enhance Mapping Expertise

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial and NHAZCA, a spin-off from the Sapienza University in Rome, announce a strategic partnership. Generali’s P&C Business Unit Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) enhances its existing capabilities in underwriting, risk […]

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Household Insurance

Climate Agenda Is Driving Property Insurance Now

WhenFresh, the leading supplier of data to UK Lenders, Insurers and other Big Data users via its Residential UK Property ‘Data Supermarket’, has teamed up with the Central Office of Public Interest (COPI) to share […]

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Global insurance trends

Commercial: Lockton Enhances Climate Change Insights

Lockton Global Real Estate & Construction is now collaborating with Four Twenty Seven, an affiliate of Moody’s, and a leading publisher of climate risk data, to help clients integrate climate science into business decisions. Four […]

News

Will The End of Lockdown Spark a Rise in Burglaries?

Figures show that a 20% reduction in house burglaries during 2020 has led to criminal ‘takings’ falling by £103 million in this period, equating to individual losses for burglars and thieves of £12,954 –  prompting […]

InsureTech

IoT Partnership Allows Global Asset Monitoring

Everynet BV has recently partnered with Actility, global leader in IoT connectivity, to provide seamless network integration between Everynet’s carrier-grade national networks and Actility’s IoT platforms around the world. The collaboration aims at broadening accessibility […]

Global insurance trends

GlobalData Snapshot From Down Under

The general insurance industry in Australia is projected to grow from AUD76.3bn (US$51.8bn) in 2020 to AUD98.0bn (US$66.9bn) in 2025, in terms of gross written premiums (GWP), according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics […]