Insurance & Reinsurance

Memo To Insurers; EV Leasing/Sharing Could Steal Your Market. Seriously.

Straight talking from the Editor’s keyboard; Newsflash; WeShare, Volkswagen and ŠKODA’s free-floating car sharing service, is to expand into seven further cities in Germany and other European countries in 2020. WeShare will be offering an […]

InsureTech

Cover Genius Partners Up With AXS on Gig Ticket Insurance

Gigs are where the real money is within the music industry. From middle-aged vegan hipsters airing their red trousers at Glasto, to goth princesses making a pilgrimage to see Sixousie & The Banshees, the typical […]

News

Councils Refusing to Let Families Attend Public Health Funerals

Royal London has done some interesting research and revealed the ten councils that spent the most, and least, on public health funerals in the UK in the financial year 2018/19. The mutual insurer sent a […]

Motor Insurance

Moneysupermarket Finds Pass Plus No Guarantee of Cheaper Car Insurance

While it’s generally thought that taking the Pass Plus driving course can reduce your car insurance premium, new research by MoneySuperMarket today reveals that the average person sees no difference to the cost. Pass Plus […]

News

Huge Costs to Insurers & Economy, As Australian Fires Continue to Spread

Insurance companies and other businesses are counting the cost of the Australian bushfires, with thousands of claims already in, and many more expected. It is one of the biggest natural catastrophe incidents to affect Australia […]

News

Winter Potholes Warning for New Drivers

As winter sweeps across the country and causes further damage to already worn roads,  drive like a girl, is warning that young, inexperienced drivers could be particularly vulnerable to potholes.  Despite the Department for Transport […]

Insurance claims

2020: Whiplash Reforms Will Change Claims Landscape Forever

Both underwriters and claims professionals are bracing for the Whiplash Reforms that are set to be introduced in April 2020. The Whiplash Reforms are a package of measures introduced by the government to reform the […]

HR & Employment

New Survey Finds Self-Employed Work Whilst Sick, Too Busy to See a GP

New research from AIG Life Limited shows self-employed people are working while ill as they worry about arranging medical appointments during working hours. Its study among more than 2,000 employees and self-employed workers found more than three […]