Flooding
Ergo launches modular home contents policy
Munich-Re owned Ergo Insurance has launched a new home contents policy for the German market.
US nat cats push global insured losses above 10-year average
Munich Re has called for greater loss prevention measures to be taken in the US, which saw 90% of worldwide insured losses in 2012.
Flood brick entrepreneurs win Defra funding
The inventors of a flood brick designed to replace sandbags and defend homes from flooding have been awarded more than £44 000 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
ABI boss Thoresen resumes flood talks with Cabinet minister Letwin
Association of British Insurers director general Otto Thoresen is locked in talks today with Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet minister responsible for co-ordinating government policy, with a view to finally identifying a future flood risk solution.
General insurance review of the year: It never rains, but it pours
Flooding, and the ongoing struggle to replace the Statement of Principles, has been at the forefront of a range of difficulties faced by the general insurance market in 2012. Will 2013 bring a silver lining?
RSA and More Than give Xmas vouchers to flood affected customers
RSA and More Than will redirect mail and offer gift vouchers for customers forced to spend Christmas in alternative accommodation following the recent floods.
Household insurers to make profit in 2012
The household insurance market could make an underwriting profit for a second year in a row, according to Deloitte.
View from the Top: Difficult break-ups
Expect more insurers to terminate relationships with partners that yield insufficient returns, says Karen Hogg.
Post Claims Club chair's monthly missive: whiplash, flooding and nappy changing
Apologies for my tardiness with regards the lack of a November blog, but I was otherwise engaged with the birth of my first child.
Asian flood deaths down but losses increasing
Mortality from Asian flood events continues to decline but economic losses remain a major cause of concern, according to data from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Government given mixed reviews half way through electoral term
Insurance industry stakeholders have given verdicts on the government's performance as it reaches the half-way point in its five-year electoral term.
Airmic raises supply chain cover concerns
Business interruption and supply chain insurance products are too expensive and onerous in information requirements to meet client needs, according to risk management association Airmic.
Chancellor promises corporation tax cuts
The government has pledged to cut corporation tax to 21% by April 2014 in a bid to help struggling British companies.
Editor's comment: Grading the government
With the UK economy still struggling to recover from one of the deepest recessions in generations, expectations were rising fast as Post went to press on Tuesday that a somewhat dejected George Osborne would be addressing the nation come Wednesday…
Hiscox CEO: government spending on flood defences too little too late
The government's decision to suddenly free up £120m in funding for flood defences last week has been described as "a drop in the ocean".
Crawford and Cunningham assist flooded Somerset villagers
Crawford & Company and Cunningham Lindsey have banded together to visit the flooded properties of NFU Mutual policyholders in Somerset.
Premier Inn opens doors to flood victims
The Insurance Claims Accommodation Bureau has bolstered its database of preferred properties nationwide by forming an alliance with hotel group Premier Inn.
Axa offers interim payments to flood-hit customers
Axa is offering interim payments to households and businesses hit by the recent floods in the UK.
MP slams Defra u-turn on lost letters
The MP for Hull North has criticised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for suddenly claiming it has found residents' 300 'lost' letters on flood insurance- likening the situation to an episode of the political comedy, "The Thick of…
Insurers accused of 'grandstanding' in PM's questions
David Cameron has told MPs he wants to resolve the uncertainty surrounding the future of flood insurance and called on insurers to "provide what they are meant to provide".