All CFC articles – Page 6
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News
CFC secures significant investment from two private equity firms
The firm has grown its employee count over the past three years, establishing a global footprint with more than 500 staff located across the UK, US, Europe and Australia
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BrokerFest 2021: Sustained period of cyber market hardening must be fully understood
Ransomware demand ’is 20 times more than what we saw in 2018’, says MGA’s head of cyber
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News Analysis
Ransomware surge could see cyber become next Covid-related crisis
Cyber-linked business interruption cover ’should be viewed as vital’ as research confirms that 17% of UK businesses have experienced more cyber attacks since Covid-introduced homeworking measures
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CFC’s chief innovation officer promoted to chief exec
The MGA’s current chief executive Dave Walsh will become group chief executive in turn
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News Analysis
Breakingbury v Croad judgment could spark negligence claims increase
CFC’s Chris Comerford tells Insurance Times why he believes this judgment might open the doors to vicarious liability claims becoming commonplace as the CQC cracks down on insurance checks
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Features
Covid-19 creates tangible opportunities for intellectual property insurance
The pandemic has led to an ‘opportunity for brokers to work with clients to protect their intangible assets, which increasingly are at the heart of [a] company’s worth’
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IT Interview
MGA Q&A: Brokers’ growth appetite for emerging risks is ‘a challenge to get really excited about’ - CFC Underwriting
CFC Underwriting’s distribution director Pat Brice speaks to Insurance Times’s Savan Shah on the challenges that lie ahead for brokers and how the ’next few years have the potential to be one of the most exciting and innovative periods of growth in recent history’
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CFC Syndicate 1988 starts trading
The business believes it is the first independent MGA of scale to establish a Lloyd’s syndicate
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CFC’s new transaction liability product presents ‘significant opportunity’ for brokers
With more than 50,000 SME transactions in the UK alone, there is a significant opportunity for brokers in this market, according to CFC’s head of transaction liability
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Features
Lloyd’s boss John Neal has ‘big ambition’ to build the most advanced insurance marketplace
Neal says he is ’particularly encouraged by the human spirit of colleagues across the market during an exceptionally tough period’
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‘Futuristic’ CFC syndicate will have ‘key role’ in Lloyd’s market
Lloyd’s boss John Neal deems CFC a ’frontrunner in cyber products’
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Louise O’Shea: Open finance will empower insurers to innovate and meet customer demand
Mirroring the success of opening banking, open finance can help customers improve their financial health says price comparison website chief executive
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Perception that extortion cover fuels cyber crime is ‘misguided’ – CFC Underwriting
The firm’s cyber development leader believes ‘the last option we want is to remove extortion coverage’, but that applying sub-limits could be a viable route forward
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Features
Briefing: Brokers’ risk management role is key in preventing ‘contentious’ cyber ransom payments
The recent Colonial Pipeline cyber attack should act as a ‘wake-up call’ for businesses to better prepare for this emerging risk – and brokers are fundamental in laying risk mitigation groundwork
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CFC inaugurates new Lloyd’s Syndicate
The launch hopes to bring emerging and digital economy risks into the Lloyd’s market