Global insurance trends

Zurich Offers Some `Be Prepared’ Advice For Winter

Zurich have been busy pondering on back-up plans for this winter’s discontented energy market. The high wholesale prices and political brinkmanship over Ukraine could well lead to rationing of gas, electricity and even nuclear power […]

Opinion

Resilience First Looks at Energy Supply, Post Ukraine

At its most recent event (Energy Markets – coping with volatility and the conflict in Ukraine), Resilience First invited experts to detail how the conflict was likely to impact the energy markets in the UK and […]

News

Automatic Bolt-On Tool Insurance? Yeah, That’ll Do Nicely

UK-based InsurTech ARMD today announces the launch of its new embedded insurance proposition, backed by RSA insurance,to reinvent the way tradespeople in the UK protect their livelihoods. The ARMD offering, through the combination of IoT […]

News

EU Approves State Aid Plan for French Credit Insurance Market

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €10 billion French guarantee scheme to support the domestic credit insurance market in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge […]

News

Volunteering For The NHS? You DON’T Have to Notify Your Car Insurer

NHS Volunteer Responders and others who are volunteering to help their communities during the coronavirus outbreak do not need to contact their insurer to update their documents or extend their cover, the ABI (Association of British Insurers) […]

News

Insurance Sector News: Auger Revenues Up 22% in 2018

Employees at the Wallasey-based insurance supplier Auger are reaping the rewards of the company’s profit-sharing scheme as they celebrate its best-ever year with revenue rising at more than 22 per cent. All employees have taken […]