Insurance claims

HSE Fines Autoneum GB £30,000 After Workplace Fall

Latest case from the HSE; The wife of a man left severely disabled by a workplace accident says he is a “stranger in her husband’s body”. Sue McFarlane’s partner John suffered life-changing brain injuries falling […]

Opinion

Insights: Managing Commercial Fire Risks

In recent years, fire risks and resulting insurance claims for business premises have grown significantly. A number of factors are influencing the risks, including unusually hot and dry weather, prolonged hours to fulfil demanding work […]

News

Commercial: SimpliSafe Teams Up With Aviva

SimpliSafe, maker of award-winning security systems, today announces a new partnership with Aviva, one of the UK’s leading insurance providers. The pilot is intended to help commercial businesses either reduce the severity of, or prevent, potentially […]

UK Insurance Trends

Staycation Costs & Wet Weather Dampen High St Spending

The ONS has released monthly retail sales data for July. For brokers in the Commercial and Retail sectors this is a tough year and an expensive Staycation summer for many Brits means there is less […]

InsureTech

Optio Chooses Guidewire for Data Warehouse & Underwriting Project

Optio Group, which comprises MGAs Ascent Underwriting, Cove Programs and broker Bay Risk Services, and Guidewire Software, Inc., provider of the industry platform general insurers rely upon, today announced that Optio has chosen Guidewire Cyence […]

Insurance Regulation

ABI Issues Insurance Reminder to Companies Stockpiling for Brexit

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging companies who are stockpiling goods and raw materials ahead of Brexit to check that they remain fully insured. This comes amid widespread reports that, from car parts […]

Emerging Risk

Dixons Carphone Warehouse Data Breach Highlights Risks For Insurance Sector

The news that the Dixons Carphone Warehpuse group suffered a data breach involving almost 6 million accounts highlights the huge risks in the growing cyber insurance sector. Although Dixons-Carphone (DC) say that no fraud has […]