Emerging Risk

2020: Cambridge Uni Study Says Catastrophe Risk is Increasing

The Centre for Risk Studies at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School has released its annual Global Risk Index, which suggests around $584 billion (1.55% of 2020 GDP) could be wiped off the global economy by catastrophic […]

Flood Insurance

HI Commercial Highlights Winter Risks to Property Owners/Landlords

With wet weather looking to continue, commercial insurance broker, HI Commercial is urging business owners and landlords to ensure their property maintenance is up to scratch, preventing water from entering premises, but also to be […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Willis Re Arranges Reinsurance Cover For Covea Mutual

Willis Re Securities, part of Willis Re, the reinsurance division of  Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced that it has structured and placed EUR 120 million of insurance-linked […]

Insurance Regulation

TRL Research Helps Develop Extreme Weather Event Software Tool

Here’s the latest from the TRL, who have been doing some research into how councils can cope with extreme weather events. The DeTECToR tool may have value for fleet managers too. Across Europe, National Road […]

News

Yes, You Can Insure That Camping Trip Against Wet Weather.

Insurance and protection-as-a-service company, Setoo, has announced that Campings.com, a Europe-wide campsite bookings company, selected its platform to provide a first-of-its-kind weather insurance product to its customers. Currently available to European travellers booking holidays in France, Italy […]

Flood Insurance

Heatwave Ends – Be Prepared for Flash Floods, Says Insurer

With heavy rain expected to hit the country this week, specialist insurer, Ecclesiastical is people to prepare for flash flooding. The prolonged heatwave that the UK has experienced is set to come to an end […]

Emerging Risk

Allianz Publish Report on Environmental Risks for Companies

Natural resources such as clean air and fresh water are vital for businesses – and at the same time massively at risk across many industry sectors today. Failure to manage the earth’s natural resources or […]

Insurance claims

#Snowmageddon UK Sees 57% Spike in Road Accidents

Co-op Insurance has reported a 57% increase in motor accidents and incidents on Wednesday 28 February, when compared with the previous week (21 Feb), due to the current weather conditions across the UK. This is the […]