Global insurance trends

Aon Launches Coronavirus Employee Impact Tool for Companies

Aon, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has designed a tool to help employers anticipate medical costs, absenteeism and potential needs to shift work operations […]

News

Corona; Imagine Curfews, Shopping 3 Days a Week & Written Permits

Riskline have collated the latest Corona information from around the world, so just so you can put the latest UK news into perspective, here it is; COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise with more than […]

Investment

Moody’s Comment on Insurer Investments Post-Corona

There are various points of view regarding the long term effects on the global economy from Coronavirus. Within the insurance sector there are undoubtedly a series of claims on the horizon later in 2020, and […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

US News: Numina Expands Tele-Health Service For Companies & Staff

As employers around the world struggle with the restrictions imposed by Coronavirus, it’s more important than ever to keep essential staff healthy. US company Numina is stepping up with telehealth support in response to the […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Willis Re Appoints Dan Melanson in Senior Health Practice Role

Willis Re, the reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announces the appointment of Dan Melanson as senior vice president and Health Practice leader. In this […]

InsureTech

US News: Coterie Raises $8.5m to Boost Development of Commercial Lines

Coterie is pleased to announce that, in our continuing efforts to modernize the way commercial insurance is built and distributed, we’ve closed an oversubscribed Series A financing round totaling $8.5 million from RPM Ventures, Allos […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Oscar’s Online Corona Test & GP Advice Blazes a Trail for the NHS

Last Friday, Oscar, an insurtech health insurance company based in the USA, launched the first testing center locator for COVID-19 in the U.S., featuring more than 100 centres where the public can get a Corona […]

Technology

Climate Change: Lloyd’s Report Looks at Renewables Sector in Detail

As energy systems change globally to incorporate renewable technologies, opportunities are arising for insurers to innovate products and to support this industry. In 2018 China, US, Europe and India invested more than £230bn in new […]