Property
Navigators secures market access through Belgian acquisitions
Navigators has purchased two Belgium-based businesses in a €35m deal which it hopes will allow continued access to the European market after Brexit.
Blog: The cloudbuster’s guide to surge
Technology can’t influence the weather but can change its outcomes during surge, explains Claims Consortium’s operations director Connie Beasley.
Analysis: Macau's deadly storm
Powerful Typhoon Hato cost insurers in Macau nearly $400m (£298m), almost one and a half times the annual gross premium for the small market. Nicky Burridge takes a closer look.
Danish insurer Tryg to buy Alka for £1bn
Denmark’s largest insurance company Tryg is to buy competitor Alka Forsikring for 8.2bn DKr (£1bn).
Market Moves: December 2017
This month's movers and shakers in the insurance industry.
Interview: Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber talks about the expansion plans of the US-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence to validate claims and donates profits to charities.
Q3 nat cats accelerated plans for Ascot Re, says Brooks
Recent natural catastrophe activity across the Atlantic has sped up Ascot’s expansion plans, the group's CEO told Post.
Sector must tackle rising escape of water claims, warns ABI
Tackling the rising costs of escape of water claims must be the “number one priority” for the domestic property insurance market, the Association of British Insurers has said.
Home premiums on the up as repair costs and fraud escalates
Home insurance premiums are soaring as rising inflation increases the cost of claims while fraud escalates, according to research findings.
Analysis: Home, sweet connected home
Connected devices can help underwrite and mitigate household risks, but they also open the door to cyber vulnerabilities.
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Winners
The leading lights of underwriting gathered last night at Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards. The winners are below:
Former Aspen head launches Chord Re MGA
Former Aspen Re head Stefan Long has launched managing general agent Chord Re, which will underwrite on behalf of Neon Syndicate 2468.
Agora receives approval to begin underwriting in 2018
Agora Syndicate 3268 has received approval from Lloyd’s to commence underwriting business from 1 January 2018.
Hiscox's James Pilgrim-Morris on plugging the leaky bucket
James Pilgrim-Morris, head of claims at Hiscox UK & Ireland, says it's time to get all hands on deck to tackle escape of water.
Analysis: Energy risks: negative energy?
The insurance industry is worried about the energy sector. This already complicated and fragmented industry is getting more complex, especially with pressure from governments to increase production from renewable sources, just as the risks it faces are…
Zurich makes senior property and energy appointments in Singapore
Zuich Singapore has made two senior appointments for its Asia-Pacific property and energy divisions.
GRP acquires Alan & Thomas Insurance Group
Investment vehicle Global Risk Partners has acquired a majority stake in Poole-based Alan & Thomas Insurance Group.
Spotlight: Drones: Taking flight
Fast food and parcel deliveries by drones seemed a fantasy just a couple of years ago but it is now close to reality. Wherever you look, they are in the air. They are being flown by leisure users, the French police, UK lifeboats, Indian railways, oil rig…
Insurers back fire chiefs' calls for mandatory school sprinklers
Insurers have backed calls from the National Fire Chiefs Council to fit all refurbished schools with sprinklers.
Zurich's Guy Miller on climate change
Guy Miller, head of macroeconomics at Zurich, looks at the risks associated with extreme weather and anti-climate change initiatives.
Blog: Don't overlook commercial fire risk
Allan Macpherson, operations chief engineer at FM Global, explains how the commercial damage caused by fire can be mitigated.
Analysis: Councils: Local challenges
Local government insurance has to deal with emerging risks. How is it adapting as competition increases?
EMEA organisations falling behind on cyber insurance spend
Organisations spend on average four times more on insuring physical damage, such as property, plant and equipment insurance, than they do on insuring information assets.
International: Escape to Canada
The Canadian market offers unique opportunities for UK brokers, explains Servca's managing director Nomaan Jamal.