Global insurance trends

NEXT Expands Restaurant Insurance Cover in US Market

NEXT Insurance, has announced its renewed commitment to small business restaurant owners in the USA with the expansion of  Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI), which is now available with general liability in 28 states plus […]

InsureTech

Orus Raises 5m euro in Seed Funding

French insurtech company Orus has raised €5 million in funding from Frst, Partech, Portage Ventures and around twenty angel investors, including Pierre-Olivier Desaulle (ex-CEO of Hiscox Europe), Raphaël Vullierme (CEO of Luko), Christophe Triquet (ex-founder of MeilleureAssurance) and Arthur Waller (CEO of Pennylane). This first round of funding will enable the startup to […]

Legal

Some Legal Eagle Thoughts On BI Claims/FCA Judgement

Some independent legal commentary by Stephen Netherway, Partner, at Devonshires, following the FCA court case judgement last week; · With court overruling the Orient Express – what areas of liability could this affect? Where could […]

Opinion

Opinion: Industry Pandemic Steering Group is a PR Sticking Plaster

Some hard-hitting comment and analysis from Mactavish – but is it time to make Business Interruption and Travel Insurance do EXACTLY what it says on the tin, even if premiums have to substantially rise? Mactavish, […]

Insurance Brokers

Deals: SSP Teams Up With Policyfast on Broker Product Lines

SSP has formed a partnership with Policyfast, a wholesale underwriting agency offering a range of insurance products to UK brokers. Their range of products provide brokers with access to many niche areas via many of […]