Legal

Opinion: Business Interruption Claims May Need a Court Judgement

Flaxmans take a look at the tricky issue of business interruption claims, some interesting arguments here; “The seemingly ever-increasing variety of reasons given by insurers for not paying the BI claims was given a shot […]

InsureTech

Countingup Raises £4m in Extra Funding, Looks to Expand SME Offer

Countingup, the business current account that automates your accounting, has received the backing of leading fintech investors. The London-based startup has raised £4m in a bridge round of financing led by ING Ventures with co-investment […]

News

Corona: CountingUp Has a Handy Furlough Calculator for SMEs

Countingup, the number one banking and accounting app in the UK, has launched a free furlough calculator, to help small businesses impacted by coronavirus(Covid-19). This is in addition to a grant calculator which the company […]

News

MAPFRE Donates 54 Million Euros to Fight COVID-19

MAPFRE, which is taking many actions to protect people, the economy, and jobs, and to help society  overcome the current COVID-19 crisis, is allocating 54 million euros to support customers and suppliers. This  is in […]

Insurance Regulation

Corona Update: FCA Issues Mortgage & Loan Payment Advice

The FCA has today published new guidance for mortgage lenders and administrators, and small business lenders. This supports the announcements made by the Chancellor earlier this week. Interim Chief Executive, Christopher Woolard said: ‘We want to […]

Technology

SMEs Are Easy Pickings for Cyber Criminals, Says GlobalData Report

Under one in four (22.4%) of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with cyber insurance report to be covered for human error, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData’s 2019 UK Insurance Consumer Survey. Given […]

News

Credit Benchmark Report Looks at Flood Risk Future For Small Businesses

This month has been one of the wettest Februarys on record and the increased rainfall has seen much of the UK impacted by severe flooding. Storm Jorge is currently bringing heavy rain and sleet to […]