Insurance Regulation

BIBA Renews Partnership With Renovation Plan

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has renewed its member scheme with broker Renovation Plan for properties undergoing renovation work. Renovation Plan is a specialist insurance scheme for properties undergoing construction, renovation or conversion catering […]

Insurance Brokers

Stride Insurance Rebrands, With the Accent on Broker Underwriting

Stride Underwriting, previously known as Stride Insurance Group, is a Property Owners insurance specialist based in Denmead in Hampshire. Stride Underwriting is a wholesale provider of Property Owners insurance to over 400 UK brokers, and […]

Global insurance trends

Hippo Strikes Partnership Deal to Speed Property Claims

 Hippo, the high-growth company that’s transforming home insurance and ownership, announced two new partnerships, aimed at increasing the efficiency of its end-to-end customer claims handling through Handdii and Westhill. These partnerships will allow Hippo Insurance Services […]

Flood Insurance

Parametric Flood Insurance Cover for Landlords

Mason Owen Financial Services (MOFS) has teamed up with FloodFlash and Qlaims Insurance to combine the simplicity of parametrics insurance and expert project management of repair work to commercial property clients. FloodFlash installs mobile-connected sensors […]

Insurance claims

VPS Warns Landlords; Squatters Targeting Commercial Properties

With the heat of the summer, and in the rush to make up for lost time as lockdown eases, there are signs of significant increases in squatting activity and flash illegal raves springing up across […]

Underwriting transformation

Generali & Descartes Underwriting Forge New Partnership

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial and Descartes Underwriting announce a strategic partnership to offer parametric insurance products to respond to an evolving risk landscape. Generali’s P&C unit Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) enhances its offer […]

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 […]