All articles by Clare Ruel – Page 42
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NewsSmaller businesses becoming bigger targets for cyber criminals as claims rise – Coalition
The cyber insurer’s head of claims says small businesses ’often lack resources’
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NewsDuck Creek Technologies launches new business accelerator suite for UK pet insurers
The UK pet insurance market is ’ripe for disruption’ with an estimated £1.5bn GWP generated per year by 2025
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NewsStubben Edge Group secures new £5.6m cash injection
The insurtech’s ambition is to ‘change the financial services industry’ says its chief executive
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NewsRussia’s sovereign internet could see cyber insurance implications – CyberCube
A sovereign Russian internet could lead to cybercriminal safe havens which could see implications for cyber insurance according to the latest report from CyberCube published today (12 September 2022).
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NewsNot all cloud downtime losses covered by cyber errors and omissions insurance – Parametrix
The limited coverage is characterised by low coverage limits, long waiting periods, narrow coverage triggers, significant deductibles and long claims processes
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NewsInsurance industry mourns death of ‘inspirational’ Queen Elizabeth II
The insurance sector is in mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday (8 September 2022) aged 96. She reigned for 70 years and 214 days and remains Britain’s longest standing monarch, having been catapulted to the throne on 2 June 1953 when she was aged 25, following the ...
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NewsMatthew Wilson returns as Brit group chief executive
Wilson and his family have set up a fund with charity Blood Cancer UK
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NewsDavies buys Florida-based third party administration and adjusting firm
The purchase comes after Davies completed its buy of Asta Capital earlier in July
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NewsSiriusPoint names ex-RSA boss Scott Egan as new chief executive
The firm’s interim chief executive will step down
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IT InterviewJoshua Motta: The MGA hitting the UK with ‘reinvented’ cyber security insurance
It is now harder than ever to purchase cyber insurance in the UK, with capacity being pulled back, increasing exclusions and price increases – but Coalition aims to overhaul the market at a time when SMEs need it most
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NewsAston Lark Ireland buys ‘like-minded’ Irish broker
Aston Lark Ireland is ’keen to continue growing and acquiring like-minded brokers’, says chief executive
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NewsInstanda names ex-Hiscox managing director as new chief financial officer
The insurtech’s chief executive says the appointment is ’integral’ to its expansion plans
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NewsABI responds to Merton Council leader comments in wake of Thornton Heath gas explosion
The trade association said it would continue to monitor any developments and reiterated that insurers would continue to do everything they can to assist impacted residents
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NewsMarkel names ex-AIG head as new managing director of distribution strategies and business development
The move will see his predecessor step down and move into a consultant role ahead of retirement at the end of the year
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NewsInsurance industry welcomes Liz Truss as new prime minister
The ‘back to the future’ proposal of merging the FCA, PRA and PSR is still a possibility, says global head of financial regulation
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NewsFleets see 30% fewer claims by adopting telematics – Zego
As the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze finances, fleets can benefit from cost savings while meeting customer demand by leveraging telematics technology
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NewsNew underwriting business launched by Jensten Group
The launch represents the latest step in delivering ‘real value to brokers’, says wholesale managing director
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NewsBackchat September 2022
Insurance journos take on TV inspired challenges, while MGA staff get muddy for a good cause, Allianz gets involved in movie making and an Uber driver nabs a new electric vehicle. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsInsurers must fulfil ‘moral obligation’ to Thornton Heath residents following major gas explosion
The leader of Merton Council says he will be writing to the government in response to home insurers refusing to pay out claims to impacted residents
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AnalysisEmerging Bazarcall ransomware attacks reinforce cyber risk to SMEs
A more ’robust and joined up approach’ is needed to combat the risks UK businesses are facing from cyber attacks, such as those distributed by bogus call centres, says director
