UK Insurance Trends

Appointments: PIUA Hires Caroline Fisher

Property Initiatives Underwriting Agency (PIUA) has hired Caroline Fisher into a strategic account management role. Fisher, who joins the business from Commercial Express, will report to MD Wayne Tonge and has a brief to expand […]

Insurance Regulation

Flood Re Review Should Prompt Property Re-Build Rule Changes

Responding to the publication today of Flood Re’s Quinquennial Review, James Dalton, Director of General Insurance Policy at the Association of British Insurers, said: “The insurance industry established Flood Re as part of our commitment to […]

Global insurance trends

Global Trends: Rocky Ride Ahead for Investors, Warns Time Investments

Gold bullion has been on an upward curve for the last couple of months, which is often an indicator that the wealthy are heading for shelter when it comes to investments. But what lies ahead […]

News

Broker Update: LSL Deploys Virtual Admin Staff to Save Time & Money

first2protect Insurance Services, part of LSL Property Services plc, one of the UK’s leading residential property services groups, is deploying Digital Helpers to support staff in administrative tasks associated with compiling and dispatching new insurance […]

Global insurance trends

Global News: Marsh Report Suggests Commercial Rates Are On The Up

Marsh has released its Global Insurance Market Index for the first quarter of 2019. Key findings include: ·         Average commercial insurance prices increased 3% in Q1 2019, the largest increase since the survey began in 2012. ·         Q1 2019 represents […]

News

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 […]

Insurance Brokers

Commercial Broker Sector: RSA Launches Five Specialist Risk Teams

RSA UK&I (“RSA”) has launched five industry practices within its Global Risk Solutions business. The practices – Rail, Chemical, Food and Beverage, Real Estate and Renewables – cover areas where RSA already has strong expertise […]

InsureTech

InsurTech: How SaaS Can Help Insurers Suss Out Property Risk

This article takes a look at how Software As A Service can really help insurers understand the ever-increasing amounts of data that surround the property market. By Richie Toomey, Head of Analytics GIS, LexisNexis Risk Solutions […]