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BIBA Membership: Be Wiser Joins Leading UK Broker Association

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) announced today that the awarding-winning broker Be Wiser has joined the organisation. The business based in Andover, is one of the UK’s best known insurance brokers and specialises in […]

News

CS Healthcare Welcomes All Consumers, Not Just Public Sector Employees

One of the most archaic hangovers from the 1970s, when Britain was sharply delineated by class, has finally been put to bed. Once, members of civil service and white collar unions such as NALGO, CPSA, […]

News

Travel Insurance: Cost Of Medical Treatment Overseas is Rising, Warns ABI

Travel insurers are now dealing with the equivalent of one new claim every three minutes from UK travellers needing emergency medical treatment while overseas, with the medical bill at its highest for eight years according […]

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e-scooter Safety: More Insights & Comment From a USA Perspective

According to a survey commissioned by VOOM, the world’s first on-demand, telematics-based insurtech platform for specialized mobility, 80% of e-scooter riders claimed they do not wear a helmet consistently or at all. This, despite 40% of […]

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Brexit: Research Suggests Stockpiling is Declining – Few Believe We’re Leaving

New research reveals the rate at which UK businesses and households are stockpiling goods in preparation for Brexit has fallen, as it has adversely affected cash flows and household incomes. The findings, which are from […]

Insurance Brokers

Health: Legal & General Updates Critical Illness Offer, Easier T&Cs

Legal & General has announced the launch of an updated critical illness offering with improved cover and a simplified list of conditions that makes our critical illness products much easier for advisers and customers to […]

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Mobile Phone Insurer Says Men Are Twice as Likely to Lose Their Phone.

MEN are more than TWICE as likely to accidentally lose their phones compared to women, and it seems that skinny jeans could be to blame. That’s according to new stats unveiled by leading UK mobile phone insurance […]

Opinion

Opinion: Insurers Can Build the Human Touch Into Automated Systems

Russ Hubbard, Chief Revenue Officer at Ephesoft looks at the impact of automation and AI within insurance and sees great potential in the time-saving element. In short, insurers and brokers can spend more time sorting […]