Commercial
Dog attacks: Liability bites
Injuries and damage potentially caused by dogs can be covered by pet or household policies. But there is a market for liability products, if not for owners, definitely for canine businesses
Claims II: Sport injury: Hitting hard
As professional sportspeople complain about their insufficient cover for career-ending injuries, insurers fear a surge in claims from contact sports
Claims II: Analysis: Beauty fraud: No pain, no gain
In an era of Instagram brows and duck lip selfies, the beauty industry is thriving. While most customers visit their hairdresser, nail bar or tanning salon to look smoking hot, others see a beauty treatment as a route to a windfall, via a fraudulent…
Allianz named most sustainable insurer in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2018
Allianz Group achieved the top position as sector leader among all rated insurance companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
This Week in Post: Surprises and savings
Getting a nasty surprise when the bill arrives is a feeling many of us have experienced. Some insured losses are no different.
GRP scoops up U-Sure in 10th acquisition of the year
GRP has acquired Lloyd’s coverholder U-Sure Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
China Re snaps up Chaucer from The Hanover
The Hanover has sold Chaucer to China Re for a total price of $950m (£726m).
Axa sees huge spike in cavity wall installation claims - updated
Cavity wall insulation claims exploded last year, with Axa Insurance alone reporting a dramatic increase in the space of seven months.
2018 Insurance Marketing & PR Awards: Full list of winners
LV was acclaimed as the Insurance Brand of the Year at last night’s Insurance Marketing and PR Awards
Aston Lark's Peter Blanc on the communication dilemma
As business insurance is increasingly sold online, Peter Blanc, group CEO of Aston Lark, warns against insufficient cover and lack of advice.
CMCs look elsewhere as industry calls time on travel claims 'epidemic'
The epidemic of holiday sickness claims might be over, but insurers have been warned claims management companies are already moving into new areas to make up for the shortfall in revenue.
Charles Taylor sees H1 blow from restructuring costs
Charles Taylor saw H1 pre-tax profits fall 95% on the back of one-off restructuring costs.
Primark fire losses could be ‘double or triple’ initial £30m estimate
Exclusive: The losses surrounding the Primark storefront fire in Belfast could be “double or triple” the initial estimates of £30m, sources involved in the claim said.
AGCS' Yogesh Virji on managing inevitable cyber risks
As cyber risk is climbing the concern ladder, Yogesh Virji, head of cyber - UK at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, explains how the materialisation of this threat can affect various lines of insurance.
Farm safety: Fatal farms
Farming is the most lethal of all industries. The sector and its main insurer are trying to change rules and mentalities to make it safer
Karen Beales departs suddenly from UK General
Karen Beales has stepped down “with immediate effect” from her role as CEO of UK General, less than two years into the role.
Penny Black's social world: September 2018
Community Cup, defeating dementia, mental health plea and afternoon tea
Lockyers snapped up by Broker Network
Yorkshire-based broker Lockyers is the latest to be bought by Broker Network.
Blog: The four stages of insurance innovation - a model to make sense of the market
Insurtech innovators comes in many different shapes including 'angsty', 'arms length' and 'armchair'. However, Dan White from Ninety Consulting argues large businesses should aspire to be 'all- together' innovators to maximise digital opportunities.
Editor's comment: A trip to the museum
This year at the football World Cup we heard more female commentators voicing their opinions on the beautiful game than ever before. A woman sat on the Croatian bench at England’s losing semi-final match and many women came out and admitted to not only…
Interview: Jacqueline McNamee and Elliot Biggs, C-Quence
Keen not to be lumped in with the insurtech movement, new managing general agent C-Quence is ready to launch in Q3 backed by Primary and Arch. Its CEO Jacqueline McNamee and chief information officer Elliot Biggs outline to Jonathan Swift why data, a…
Commercial insurance fraud: Improving detection
There might be disagreement as to how large the gap is between the resources committed to combatting commercial fraud when compared to personal lines – underlined by the recent Post/Crif research. But, there is at least some consensus around a lack of…
Trireme acquires Lloyd’s broker MGB
U.S. Risk Insurance Group subsidiary Trireme Insurance Group has purchased MGB Insurance Brokers for an undisclosed sum.
Commercial insurance fraud: Where future priorities lie
Closing the gap between the commercial and personal lines insurance sectors in the battle against fraud is a growing priority. Sara Costantini, director at Crif Decision Solutions, looks at what can be done now and where might the future priorities lie.