Public sector
Government introduces Bill to bolster cyber resilience
The UK government has today (12 November) introduced a new Bill to parliament aimed at strengthening cyber security for the nation’s essential public services.
ABI Fire Safety Facility cover limit raised to £75m
The Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility has been expanded, allowing participating insurers to now cover losses of up to £75m.
Access deal; Clearspeed’s work with 1st Central; Lockton’s risk lead
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers urged to share more cyber information
Cybersecurity professionals have called on the insurance industry to encourage cyber information sharing and take a collaborative approach to security.
Pen Underwriting and QBE agree £420m capacity deals
Pen Underwriting and QBE have announced the renewal of two UK and Ireland capacity deals, together worth £420m.
Why the NHS needs cyber insurers’ help
Tom Draper, head of insurance, UK, at Coalition, explains how the NHS is vulnerable to cyber attacks and explains ways insurers can come to the rescue of the nation's healthcare provider.
McLarens warns cash-strapped councils against self-insuring social housing
As the crisis in social housing continues, Gordon Winstanley, public sector lead at McLarens, observes local authorities are looking to reduce their insurance spend but he warns this is not without risks.
Q&A: Carl Tatman, Crawford UK
Carl Tatman shares his plans to expand solutions for local authorities and housing associations in his new role as client account director at Crawford UK.
Unexpected insurance fallout of the prison crisis
Andrew Steel, partner and police defence lawyer at national law firm Weightmans, and member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers’ Public Sector & Blue Light Sector Focus Team, explores the insurance implications of Operation Early Dawn amid the UK’s prison…
Insurance Post’s Top 90 MGAs revealed
Ardonagh Group, Brown & Brown, Gallagher, Markerstudy and Policy Expert are the UK’s five biggest MGAs.
ABI fraud head hails joint effort in combating cannabis farm property claims
The insurance industry’s efforts to stamp out the ongoing problem of illegal cannabis farms in partnership with the police and other agencies, has been singled out as a sign of the potential of what can be done with wider data sharing.
Zurich and Marsh McLennan call for partnership to tackle cyber risk
Zurich and Marsh McLennan are calling for public-private collaboration and recovery mechanisms to be put in place to strengthen society’s cyber resilience.
Big Interview: Matthew Hill, Chartered Insurance Institute
Matthew Hill, the third CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute in as many years, knows only 10 Downing Street has had a faster revolving door than the industry’s professional body in recent years.
Are insurers racing to be online-only excluding disabled customers?
As the insurance sector increasingly digitises, Damisola Sulaiman examines the barriers disabled customers face in accessing online insurance services, as well as the measures that have been implemented by insurers to address these issues.
Action to avoid prison overcrowding to impact insurance claims
Operation Early Dawn, which will allow prisoners to be held in police cells rather than prison accommodation, may create several problems for insurers from a claims and practical perspective, a legal expert has warned.
Tories announce captive insurance consultation
A consultation on whether to establish a regulatory framework for captive insurance companies will be launched next Spring, according to the Autumn Statement.
Howden’s climate practice, Ecclesiastical and Iprism partner and WTW’s claims chief
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
McLarens aims to become the go-to adjuster for hospitality claims
Rebecca Webster, McLaren’s broker development lead, shares why the claims services provider has launched its hospitality offering and what challenges lie ahead.
Top 75 MGAs: Gallagher
The performance of Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting business, which includes Manchester Underwriting Management and RMP, plus Vasek Insurance earned the group a place on Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Lightweight concrete used in schools poses coverage questions
A construction material that has sparked widespread concern about the safety of school buildings could present insurance coverage challenges, were its use to give rise to claims.
Why insurers need to up the ante on climate change
Caroline Elliott-Grey, product manager for UK and Ireland for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, says insurance providers should face up to the winds of climate change and use predictive modelling to mitigate risks.