Micro Insurance

Holiday Drone Photos & Video? Check Your Insurance and New 2018 Rules

It’s officially summer holidays now and one of the growing activities in the UK, and for those holidaying abroad, is getting some amazing photos and video using drones. The cost of buying a drone keeps […]

Liability/Casualty

MIB Mutually Funded Cover Will Be Offered to Terror Attack Victims

Most car and van policies exclude damages or claims arising as a result of terror attacks. But now things are changing, as the UK insurance industry accepts vehicles may be used as weapons, and so […]

Insurance claims

Five Star Rating from Thatcham Research/NCAP for XC40 and Focus

The latest news from Thatcham Research; The new Volvo XC40 and Ford Focus have each achieved the maximum five-star Euro NCAP safety rating in testing for Euro NCAP in July.  With the XC40 Volvo has […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

April UK Withdraws From Private Healthcare Market

Private healthcare insurance provider April UK is to withdraw from the market. The company will not accept renewals, or write any new business and a spokesperson for April UK has told the press that the […]

Emerging Risk

Call for Tighter Regulation of Comparison Websites in Construction Sector

Government officials have thanked an insurance industry leader for raising concerns about the effects of price comparison websites in the UK construction industry. But officials from HM Treasury stopped short of agreeing to Mark Herbert’s […]

Global insurance trends

Marine Insurance: Lessons Learned from Ship Transfer Oil Spillage

Some news from the UK P&I Club; Senior Loss Prevention Executive, David Nichol at UK P&I, discusses the lessons learnt from a recent incident involving the failure of a cargo hose, resulting in an oil spill: […]

Flood Insurance

Heatwave Ends – Be Prepared for Flash Floods, Says Insurer

With heavy rain expected to hit the country this week, specialist insurer, Ecclesiastical is people to prepare for flash flooding. The prolonged heatwave that the UK has experienced is set to come to an end […]

Global insurance trends

Marine Insurance: UK Defence Club Financial Results

The UK Defence Club, the leading provider of FD&D (legal costs) insurance to the maritime industry, announces its financial results for the year ended 20 February 2018. Highlights: Ships entered totalled 4,200, an increase of […]