Household Insurance

Friday the 13th – Is It Really Unlucky For Landlords?

It’s Friday 13th, and whether you are superstitious or not, we all know that accidents can and do happen! In 2017, Total Landlord Insurance (TLI) paid on average £759 for accidental damage claims, reminding landlords […]

Big Data

Lloyds Report on Sharing Economy is a Wake-Up for Insurance Industry

A few days ago, Lloyd’s, published a report called, “Sharing risks, sharing rewards: who should bear the risk in the sharing economy?”, analysing risk perceptions in a booming industry sector, which has seen the rise […]

Big Data

AON Risk Report Looks at Potential Threats Around the World

Risk is a notoriously difficult thing to calculate accurately. As the insurance industry changes and Artificial Intelligence is used to assess consumers, businesses and nations, it will be interesting to see how much weight AI […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Legal & General Pay Out Extra £30m on Life/Health Claims During 2017

Figures show a £30m increase on 2016, with an average of £1.74m paid to customers every day in 2017 Legal & General paid £209m in Critical Illness claims in 2017, up £28m on 2016 £112m […]

Global insurance trends

Willis Towers Energy Review Shows Losses & Stability in Sector

Willis Towers Watson today launched its Energy Market Review for 2018, stating that the downstream energy sector suffered its worst loss record for nearly ten years. However, despite this and the impact of 2017’s Gulf […]

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Household Insurance

Opinion: Tech Will Revolutionise Flood and Water Damage Claims

This Opinion article is by Jay Borkakoti, Director of Home Insurance, UK and Ireland for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, and it takes a look at how new tech is set to disrupt the staid little niche of […]

Motor Insurance

Road Deaths Up 19 Percent in Wealthy South East of The UK

People who live in London and the South East are more likely to lose their life in a road accident than those living in the north, statistics reveal. Data provided by Department for Transport says road […]

Opinion

Opinion: Connected Communications Add Value and Profitability

Jonathan Sharp from Britannic Technologies, takes a look at the importance of the customer experience when it comes to marketing insurance. The switch to online transactions and the rise of social media has transformed the […]