Pet Insurance

FirstVet Raises $35m To Expand On-Demand Petcare

FirstVet (www.firstvet.com), the company which provides pet-owners with on-demand video consultations from local, qualified veterinarians, has raised $35M to support its launch in the United States. The financing round, which will enable FirstVet to continue […]

HR & Employment

WFH: Toastmasters Offer Insurers Enhanced Comms Skills

With employers looking to develop and improve the soft skills of their employees, nearly 300 of the 2020 Fortune 500 companies now offer in-house Toastmasters clubs to help build their employees’ communication, leadership, and public […]

Global insurance trends

International: Beazley Expands Its Offer in Chile & Colombia

Specialist insurer Beazley has expanded its offerings in Latin America with a suite of commercial reinsurance solutions to protect against an array of complex and evolving risks. From today, Beazley’s healthcare liability offering is available […]

Business

Doctor Care Anywhere Goes For IPO in Australia

Doctor Care Anywhere (‘DOC’ or the ‘Company’), one of the UK’s leading providers of digital health services (including Virtual GP services), today announces that it has lodged a prospectus (‘Prospectus’) with the Australian Securities and […]

News

Fast Approaching: Untraceable Futurist Conference

Untraceable’s flagship event, the Futurist Conference, will take place on November 11-12, 2020 in an entirely digital format, enabling participants to attend from the comfort of their homes. Long recognized for being Canada’s largest blockchain […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Liberty Speciality Upgrades Its Digital Capability

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced two technology developments that enhance the value it adds to brokers.  The first is the launch of Liberty Virtual Rooms, a video communications platform that aims […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Virtual Events: LikeMind Invites Insurance Industry to Participate

LikeMind announces the launch of a new insurance industry network created by volunteers with the aim of setting a benchmark for good mental health in the industry. LikeMind will officially launch on Thursday 22 October […]

Insurance Brokers

Beazley Launches Broker Portal, Specialising in Online Health

Specialist insurer Beazley has launched an online portal containing extensive resources to support brokers and their clients in navigating the rapidly evolving digital health risk landscape. The portal provides broking partners with unlimited access to […]