Insurance Brokers

Broker News: Allianz Appoints David Harris as Midlands/SW Underwriter

Allianz Insurance has named David Harris as its new regional motor underwriting manager for Midlands and the South West region. David joined Allianz in 2002, after being attracted to the company for its culture and […]

UK Insurance Trends

Appointments: PIUA Hires Caroline Fisher

Property Initiatives Underwriting Agency (PIUA) has hired Caroline Fisher into a strategic account management role. Fisher, who joins the business from Commercial Express, will report to MD Wayne Tonge and has a brief to expand […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: How Will Climate Change Affect Insurers? Reports & Insights Here

What are the risks posed by climate change for the financial sector? It’s a complex subject and open to debate, especially when it comes to the tricky matter of calculating how new regulations surrounding extreme […]

Insurance Brokers

London Market: Lloyd’s Launches New Contract Checker Tool

Lloyd’s has launched a new software tool to improve the quality of insurance contract review across the world. The tool, Contract Confidence, uses advanced search techniques to scan contracts and check for errors and discrepancies. […]

Opinion

Underwriting Q&A: Data is Transforming Risk Management & Boosting Profits

Insurance Edge caught up with Dan Dingley Head of Insurance Business Development and Matt Elsom VP of Risk from Artesian Solutions recently to learn more about how tech is transforming underwriting. In particular, how their […]

Fraud

Pen Underwriting and Mills & Reeve Recover £3.7m of Cyber Fraud Cash

Detecting insurance or financial fraud is often all about following a data trail, looking for patterns, leaks from the same USB, laptop or mobile device, plus good old fashioned instinct. So how do you combat […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: ABI Advice on Housing Materials Accepted by Govt Committee

A report out today from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has adopted an Association of British Insurers (ABI) recommendation to help increase the safe use of modern methods of construction (MMC) through the development of […]

Insurance Brokers

Cyber Risks: CFC Highlights Human Error as Primary Cause of Data Breaches

Human error plays a huge role in driving cyber claims according to CFC, the specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk. CFC’s own data reveals that approximately three quarters of cyber claims notified in […]