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Beazley touts cyber claims frequency reductions as it returns to profit
Underwriting action taken at Beazley towards the end of last year has cut cyber claims frequency in half, the insurer revealed on Friday as it reported a $167.3m (£121.8m) pre-tax profit for the first half of 2021.
Hand sanitiser slips and stress claims warning as leisure and hospitality reopens
Hand sanitiser slips and stress are among the risks employers in the leisure and hospitality sector need to be aware of in the wake of Covid restrictions being lifted, lawyers at Keoghs have said.
WTW sells Irish arm to GRP; motor premiums hit five year low; Questgates acquires two firms and LV tops new customer experience report
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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Editor's comment: Here's to a better second half
We had high hopes for 2021. We were keen to see the back of 2020 which brought with it a global pandemic, toilet roll hoarding, national lockdowns, home schooling hell, business interruption court cases, a ban on sports, enforced staycations, and yet more talking and not acting on leaving the European Union.
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Intelligence: No time to hide on Scottish independence
A second independence referendum raised its head again in the recent elections for the Scottish Parliament, Post investigates what this would mean for the UK insurance sector
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Zurich's UK Chief Investment Officer, David Thompson says: "Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and we're using our influence as a major global investor to help tackle the crisis." pic.twitter.com/jtyRzoekPc
— Zurich Insurance UK (@ZurichInsUK) July 20, 2021
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