Global insurance trends

Deals: HCI Group Buys a Slice of United P&C’s Personal Lines

HCI Group, Inc., an InsurTech company with operations in insurance, software development and real estate, and United Insurance Holding Corp. have reached an agreement in principle for United’s primary insurance subsidiary, United Property & Casualty […]

InsureTech

GetSafe Secures $30m in Series B Funding

Banks, venture capital funds and large companies are all still keen on putting cash into insurtech companies and who can blame them? It’s the future. With High Street retailing and hospitality/events pretty much stalled, there […]

Household Insurance

Berkeley Alexander Teams Up With ALPS on Landlord Cover

General Insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander (BA), has today announced it has partnered with Auto Legal Protection Services (ALPS), to launch a Landlord Legal Expenses and Rent Guarantee product appropriate for use during the ongoing Covid-19 […]

Flood Insurance

Shayp Expands Water Management Services With New Funding

Shayp combines an easy to install sensor with advanced software analytics, allowing property owners to reduce water consumption by over 20%. As water shortages and costs are on the rise, Shayp transforms how the building […]

Insurance Brokers

Property Market: PIB Buys Barbon Insurance Group

PIB Group Ltd (‘PIB’) has acquired Barbon Insurance Group (‘Barbon’), the UK’s largest tenant referencing and specialist landlords and lettings insurance intermediary. The announcement also coincides with a change in leadership for the newly acquired […]

Technology

Generali & Ticinum Aerospace Team Up On Property Cover

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial and Ticinum Aerospace announce a strategic partnership to boost innovative solutions in the property business. Generali’s P&C unit Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) enhances its existing capabilities by partnering with […]

Insurance claims

Verisk and Davies Group Sign Up For Another Three Years

Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, today announced that Davies, the leading specialist professional services and technology firm, has signed a three-year agreement to renew and broaden its use of Verisk solutions, including for remote working […]

Global insurance trends

Germany: Hannover Re Sees Better Times Ahead in 2021

E+S Rückversicherung AG – the Hannover Re subsidiary responsible for the Group’s German business – expects rising prices and improved conditions overall for the coming year in property and casualty reinsurance on the German market. […]