Lloyd's/London Market

Shipping Report Offers Marine Insurers Useful Market Insights

Large shipping losses are at a record low having fallen by over 20% year-on-year, according to marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2020. However, the coronavirus crisis could endanger […]

Insurance claims

Lockdown Claims? Flat Screen TVs, Glass Panels & Laptops All Suffering

From flying toys to anti-bac sprays, new data released by insurer Zurich shows flat-screen TVs have been paying the price of lockdown. The insurer has reported a 22% rise in claims for flat screen TVs […]

News

South East Sees Biggest Increases in Car Crime, Says RAC Insurance

More than 150,000 motor vehicles were stolen in Great Britain in the year 2018-19, 10,000 more than the year before and a 56% (54,932) increase compared to four years earlier, according to data analysed by RAC […]

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39% Rise in Accidental Damage Claims as Lockdown Eases, Says Admiral

Leading car insurer Admiralhas released data that shows accidental damage claims are rising again as lockdown eases. Here is the latest; Lorna Connelly, Head of Claims at Admiral, said: “Whilst the current volumes of claims […]

Insurance Brokers

Van Insurance: Latest UK Stats Show Dramatic Collapse in New Van Sales

For those insurance brokers actively targeting the van insurance market the latest stats from the SMMT make grim reading. The Covid-19 pandemic has obviously hit self-employed people extra hard, as many of them did NOT […]

Global insurance trends

GlobalData Research Suggests Indian Life Market is Set to Contract Slightly

The Indian life insurance industry is expected to contract in 2020, declining by 0.9% in 2020 as compared to 8.8% growth recorded in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData has […]

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London is Still Car Crime Capital of UK, Keyless Entry Thefts Rising Too

Analysis of theft data recorded by the stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) expert, Tracker, reveals that London continues to top the list of regions where cars are most stolen and recovered. Neighbouring county Essex jumped back up to the number two […]