Business Interruption – Page 6
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NewsInsurers have paid £600m in interim and final BI claims payments
Around 13,670 BI policyholders out of the 35,438 who have had claims accepted have received at least an interim payment
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IT InterviewAston Lark boss Peter Blanc on mission to ‘build best broker’ amid acquisition spree
With ten acquisitions completed this year and counting, Aston Lark boss Peter Blanc tells Insurance Times the motives behind the broker’s spending spree and how he envisions the business developing
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NewsBrokers aim for ‘trusted advisor’ status with SME clients – Premium Credit
The financial organisation’s latest research also reveals ‘worrying’ trends around paying for business insurance due to Covid-19’s direct impact on SMEs
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NewsFailing to prepare for emerging risks has led to ‘resilience death’ – Marsh
Mitigating the impact of low-frequency, high-risk events will mean different results for different companies, but ‘we have to work together and we have to take action now’, says industry panel
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News AnalysisSuez Canal blockage leaves ‘(re)insurers significantly exposed to business interruption risks’
As the Suez Canal reopens, the insurance industry is bracing itself for huge losses ‘made up of compensation for delays’ and covering ‘potential damage to cargo’
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FeaturesArdonagh ‘on cusp’ of solving BI issue before FCA test case halted project
In a call with media this morning, Ardonagh’s chief executive David Ross spoke about how an industry working group was ’on the cusp’ of finalising a solution for business interruption claims, but the FCA Supreme Court case put a stop to this
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NewsInsurers paid out £472m in interim and final BI claim payouts following test case – FCA
The regulator calculated that 10,207 BI policyholders out of the 21,140 who have had claims accepted have received at least an interim payment
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NewsEcclesiastical blames Covid-19 for recorded £15.7m loss before tax in 2020
The insurer also paid out £18.7m for coronavirus-related claims ‘where there is confirmed cover’
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NewsPeach Pi reveals its first broker etrade platform
It hopes to better support small community businesses during challenging times, such as the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsSwift claims settlement is key to rebuilding Covid-hit reputation says legal alliance
The law firm network also predicts that virtual legal hearings will become the norm moving forward and that liability risks surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine roll out could contribute to claims increases
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FeaturesInsurers must revisit unclear policy wordings to ‘rebuild bridges with customers’
The FCA’s test case action brought ambiguous business interruption policy wordings to the fore, however the final judgment will very likely have ramifications across numerous lines of business. Insurance Times takes a closer look at the impact on insurers and brokers
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FeaturesOpinion: Test case opens industry’s eyes to depth of expectation gap
Editor Katie Scott believes the momentum around getting to grips with the expectation gap has escalated following the FCA’s test case result - insurance leaders are now preparing to tackle this head on for 2021
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News‘There’s no point looking backwards’ at industry’s BI woes says economic secretary
The economic secretary to the Treasury told online delegates that the insurance industry ‘will play a very significant role’ as the UK emerges from the coronavirus lockdown, but that it has to look to the future rather than mull on past grievances
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FeaturesBriefing: Will cyber insurance be the casualty of the next ‘black swan’ event?
The issues surrounding business interruption cover linked to pandemic-caused claims hit insurers and hit them hard. It’s only natural, therefore, to want to look ahead to other products that may follow the same trajectory if another black swan event arises - and cyber insurance has “certain parallels” according to the ...
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News‘Doing nothing is not an option’ following BI test case says ABI’s Huw Evans
The director general admitted that communications to company owners regarding their business interruption coverage was ‘too harsh and too insensitive’ early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, and that cyber insurance is the next coverage insurers and brokers need to keep an eye on
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News AnalysisBI claims set to place ‘huge burden’ on loss adjusters following Supreme Court ruling
As well as new business interruption claims, many loss adjusters and assessors are also seeing an influx in ‘resurrected’ claims that have been awaiting the appeals judgment before being progressed
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NewsABI members predicted to pay £2.5bn for Covid-19 claims incurred in 2020
The ABI’s director general believes the industry needs ‘to learn lessons from this unprecedented event’
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FeaturesAllianz Insurance exposed to BI claims through broker wordings
Chief executive adds that the insurer has seen 3,000 new business interruption claims following the Supreme Court’s judgment in January
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NewsRegulator warns capital markets will need to be part of future BI provision
The future provision of business interruption insurance is likely to require the use of alternative risk transfer solutions given the lessons learned from Covid-19
