Business interruption
In Series: Mid-corporate Risks: Staying afloat
Staying afloat
Markel explores Asian contingency insurance opportunities
Lloyd's insurer Markel International is seeking opportunities to provide event cancellation insurance cover in Asia.
Liberty Mutual Europe denies Access BI connection
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe has written to brokers denying any connection with underwriting agency Access BI, Post’s sister title Insurance Age has revealed.
3D Printing: Get ready for the 3D revolution
With 3D printing expected to totally transform manufacturing, what does it mean for the insurance industry?
Industry facing £426m bill for Christmas floods
The insurance bill for storm and flood damage over the 2013 Christmas and New Year period will cost the industry around £426m, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Ace launches product recall cover for fluid, process and power equipment manufacturers
Ace Group has launched a product for fluid, process and power equipment manufacturers in the UK and Ireland that will include cover for product recall.
C-Suite: Stay a step ahead of cyber crime
From a debilitating attack on service to a simple system break‑in, cyber attacks can vary in their sophistication and in the harm they can cause to organisations, says Chubb's Chris Pavlou.
Underwriting Property: Going for gold
Cited as a key factor in the British cycling success at the London 2012 Olympics, the philosophy of marginal gains can also be applied to underwriting.
Terrorism: Global threat
How has the insurance industry adapted to the steady rise in terrorism and civil unrest across the world in the past decade?
Markel unveils biomedical and life sciences liability policy
Markel UK has launched a liability product aimed at the biomedical and life sciences sector.
Risk managers and loss adjusters urge business interruption shake-up
Insurers told to do more to protect increasingly global supply chain.
Editor's comment: Your country needs you
Cuthbert Heath, one of the most innovative and influential Lloyd’s brokers, developed what we would now recognise as business interruption insurance, with the first modern policy issued in London on 1 January 1939, according to LMI Group.
C-Suite: Prepare for the worst
A recent fire at an AIG building illustrated the importance of a strong crisis management plan.
Cunningham Lindsey names Neill principal business interruption specialist
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has named Andrew Neill as its principal specialist for business interruption with immediate effect.
Expertise in Action: Technology: Open to attack
Despite several high-profile cyber attacks on major corporations, the insurance industry is still behind the times when it comes to cyber liability. How can it catch up?
Insurance Insight Asia editor talks Philippines flooding to BBC
With businesses in the Philippines are still dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Trami, Insurance Insight Asia editor Andrew Tjaardstra spoke to the BBC's Rico Hizon about what is happening and the cost of such natural disasters.
Lockton launches intangible risks insurance program
Lockton is seeing to put an end to “uninsurable risks” through a customised program developed by the broker in conjunction to Kiln.
Product recall: Total recall cover
After the horsemeat scandal thrust product recall insurance into the limelight, do insurers need to rethink how they offer such cover?
Japan Earthquake: A seismic shift
The sheer size and scale of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami has change the face of insurance in the region forever.
In Series: Technology: Out with the old fashioned systems
Old-fashioned systems are affecting some insurers’ ability to keep up with the growing expectations of more tech-savvy consumers, allowing new players to gain market share.
View from the Top: Understanding risk is crucial
The volatile economy, supply chain interdependency and the voracious appetite of regulators and politicians mean today’s organisations face very different risks to their predecessors.
Risk Management: Adapt to survive
Professional buyers and the market that serves them have a shared interest in keeping corporate insurance relevant, yet changing circumstances are threatening its role and value.
Comment: Power struggle
CEOs and CIOs are often at loggerheads when it comes to investing in new software, but this must change, says Andrew Binns.
Metal Theft: Copper and Robbers
New legislation promises to make life tougher than ever for scrap metal thieves and ease the demand on insurers – but why is the market unconvinced it will be effective?