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FeaturesCovid-19 set to make future Olympic cover a non-runner
As athletes arrive in Tokyo for the summer Olympic Games, the postponement of the event for 12 months has already cost the insurance industry dear
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NewsIFED cracks down on insurance ghost broking with seven arrests
The IFB’s head of intelligence and investigations said ghost brokers ’are not afraid to take advantage of the financial hardship so many drivers are facing right now’
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FeaturesFire safety reform and PI withdrawal creates ‘existential moment for the insurance industry’
Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, industry experts debate the draft Building Safety Bill and what has been done so far to address fire safety
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NewsUK construction plant fire claims doubled in 2020 – HSB
The claims surge can be attributed to the pandemic, says product lead
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NewsGlobal cyber insurance pricing increases by 32% – Howden
The rampage in ransomware now poses a predominant threat to businesses of all sizes
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NewsEsure Group secures five-year partnership with Minster Law
Part one of the whiplash reforms, which launched on 31 May, ‘is an opportunity to iron out poor practises and simplify the claims journey’ says esure chief claims officer
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NewsMMC must not be confused with combustibility
The Grenfell Tower fire ‘underlined some of the systemic failings’ within the construction sector and highlighted the danger of combustible materials being used in building works
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NewsFootballer ordered to pay £5,000 following insurance fraud
A 33-year-old man scored a halfway line goal during a football match, despite claiming that he was unable to play after sustaining a foot injury in a road traffic accident four years ago
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NewsMark Farmer: Insurance and construction sectors ‘need to get closer together’ on MMC
Underwriters must work with construction businesses to understand how modern methods of construction aim to eliminate randomised and systemic risks
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NewsBuilding regulatory framework should not neglect other fire safety issues – ABI
The ABI’s director of general insurance policy argued that all buildings, regardless of height, should be safe
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Sponsored ContentCollaboration is key to whiplash reforms – Carpenters Group
Faye Fishlock, head of defendant insurance services at Carpenters Group tells Insurance Times why collaboration is key to whiplash reforms
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Sponsored ContentBusiness interruption ‘lets mind our language’ – Gallagher Bassett
The insurance industry has had a challenging time during the pandemic, not least because of the fallout over business interruption cover, Gallagher Bassett’s director for loss adjusting and claims consultancy, Gordon Vater says one way to rebuild trust is to make more of what the industry has done well
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NewsChange isn’t easy, but it needs to start now – Flood Re
Despite the efforts to support victims of the Doncaster flooding, insurers are still getting it wrong, says expert panel
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NewsInsurers brace for claims as Wimbledon defends ‘super slippery’ courts following star player slips
The All England Lawn Tennis Club says its courts are ’as good as they have always been’
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NewsHandl Group-backed tech firm launches self-care app for insurance market
The app aims to deliver ’real benefits for insurers and for their customers’, according to EQL’s co-founder and chief executive
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NewsRevealed: Insurance Times’s Tech and Innovation Awards finalists 2021
The final shortlist has been revealed - did your firm make the cut? Winners will be revealed on 3 November 2021
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NewsHiscox reaches settlement with BI action group
The settlement is in line with the Supreme Court judgment
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NewsDavid Amess: Sustainable energy agenda poses ‘major challenge’ to fire safety risks post-Grenfell
The MP is calling for another review of the building safety reform process because ‘fire safety has not kept pace with developments in building design’
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NewsUK P&I Club and Suez Canal Authority reach deal to release Ever Given vessel
The businesses are now working together to finalise formalities for a signed settlement agreement
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FeaturesIn Focus: How will insurers take the BI test case ruling forward post-pandemic?
Industry experts debate how insurers might apply the FCA’s business interruption (BI) test case ruling in a post-pandemic era, as July marks one year since the High Court’s virtual hearing
