News

Broker Update: Ecclesiastical Report Looks at Risks to Charity Sector

A new report revealing the biggest risks facing the charity sector will help brokers support their charity clients through uncertain times. Ecclesiastical, insurer of more than 45,000 charities in the UK, has published its first Charity […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: Endsleigh Warns on Cyber Risk for Independent Schools

61% of independent schools in the UK have experienced a cyber-attack within the last five years, according to a new report profiling the increasing cyber security challenges facing the independent education sector. ‘Independent, but insecure? […]

Insurance claims

Zego Bags $42 Million in Investment Cash – Plans to Go Large & Expand Rapidly

Insurance market disruptor Zego has announced extra funding, to the tune of a humungous $42 million today. Yes, 42 big ones. The cash will be used to expand the Zego brand, double the workforce to […]

Insurance Brokers

Gallagher Buys Up Jardine Lloyd Thompson Aerospace Operations

Gallagher, a global insurance, risk management and consulting services company, today confirmed that the previously announced acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc’s (JLT) global aerospace operations was completed on 1 June, 2019. The addition of JLT’s […]

HR & Employment

Appointments: Cal Spessard Joins Beazley as Environment Risk Specialist

Specialist insurer Beazley has hired Cal Spessard to head the team responsible for handling claims arising from the company’s fast growing environmental liability business. Mr Spessard joins Beazley’s NYC office from environmental risk management specialists […]

Insurance Brokers

Survey Finds 80 Percent of Brokers Don’t Have Adequate Digital Tools

According to new research by Novidea, the data-driven insurance distribution platform, 80% of the brokers, insurers and MGAs surveyed do not have effective business intelligence tools in place. One in five brokers (20%) are currently using […]

Opinion

Opinion: Robust Inspections Needed to Assess Construction Site Fire Risk

In this article, Richard Forrest Smith, CEO, ECIC, takes a look at the fire risks inherent in the construction sector, the number of causes involved and how insurers can A recent report by Construction News[i] […]

Technology

Node4 Research Suggests One Third of Insurers Targeted by Cyber Criminals

Research conducted by Node4, the cloud, data centre and communications provider, revealed that security is a key concern for insurance firms, with just under a third (29%) of respondents admitting they were targeted by cyber […]