Technology

Everywhere You Go, Always Take The Weather Guard

Beazley, the leading sustainable specialist insurer, is today announcing a new, efficient and effective online portal solution for its leading Weather Guard product. The new robust online portal, created in partnership with Paragon, will provide […]

InsureTech

You Know It’s Never Too Early For Snowfall Insurance

The Demex Group (Demex) – the first provider of comprehensive solutions for modeling, assessing, and managing climate-linked risks at scale – has announced the launch of revolutionary new snowfall insurance. Demex is a leading innovator in the […]

Insurance Brokers

It’s Schoolboy Arson Season: Tips & Advice For Brokers

As many schools across the UK have already closed their doors for the summer holidays, specialist insurer Ecclesiastical says schools will be an attractive target for criminals over the coming months. A combination of warm […]

Opinion

Let’s Separate Claims Costs From Climate Agenda Politics

Straight up catastrophe claims fact-checking from the Editor’s keyboard; A series of winter storms in Europe, unprecedented flooding in Australia and South Africa as well as a high number of thunderstorms in the US and […]

Insurance claims

Fire & Natural Catastrophe Still Biggest Drivers of Commercial Claims

Over the past five years, fire and explosion, natural catastrophes and faulty workmanship or maintenance have been the major causes of loss by value of insurance claims, according to the Global Claims Review 2022 from Allianz […]

Motor Insurance

Sensible4 Self-Driving Project Survives Finnish Winter

This news from Finland is interesting because one of the stumbling blocks for self-driving cars has been the weather conditions. Sensors struggle to make sense of terrain, road signs, pedestrians and more wen it is […]

Insurance claims

More Storms Equals More Flood Damage, Says GlobalData

Insurers saw rising claims as storms Eunice and Franklin battered the UK in February of course, just like most winters. But according to GlobalData the severity and frequency of weather events are increasing, posing challenges […]