All articles by Clare Ruel – Page 82
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      NewsCovid-hit cash strapped SMEs borrow more to fund business insurance – Premium Credit
The premium finance provider is urging all SMEs to consider finance options as they plan for the future post-pandemic
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      NewsCPP Group UK inks three-year cyber contract with Partners&
The SME market is a key growth area for cyber, but existing products are ’unnecessarily complex and unsuitable’
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      NewsGuidewire backs draft Online Safety Bill extension to include financial scams
Guidewire’s chief innovation officer says that cumulatively, financial scams risk the reputation of the industry
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      News AnalysisSoaring professional indemnity insurance pricing and low trust creates ‘perfect storm’
An expert panel at Biba’s conference last month discusses the current state of the professional indemnity insurance market
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      News AnalysisMIB establishes working group to understand hybrid injury claims
The working group has a shared vision to avoid any detriment to injured claimants
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      NewsAviva sued for alleged loss of income after Covid office closure
The law firm claims that Aviva owes them money for loss of income due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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      NewsBought by Many becomes a unicorn following latest funding round
The business has also doubled its team over the past year entirely remotely - it now employs more than 265 people, which it hopes to double again in the next 12 months
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      NewsDrone broker gears up for international growth after securing £1m funding
The company will continue to develop its products for new drone applications
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      NewsNovidea secures $30m Series B financing to accelerate growth
The funding will help grow the insurtech’s product road map and global expansion
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      NewsEthos Broking UK expands East Anglia footprint with third buy this year
The broker’s M&A strategy remains unaffected despite the Covid-19 pandemic
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      NewsSlater and Gordon reveals digital service to help customers pursue injury claims
The law firm’s chief executive says the service’s first product will make it easier for claimants filing personal injury claims by using automation
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      FeaturesIn Focus: How are broker schemes innovating to accommodate new risks?
Industry experts discuss the ways in which broker schemes are innovating to cover new risks, such as SMEs, e-scooters and short term rental accommodation
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      NewsCNA Hardy allegedly paid $40m to ransomware attackers
The firm said in a statement that the investigation is ongoing, but it has shared some information regarding the ransomware attack in March
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      NewsClaims Excellence Awards finalist 2021 Q&A: CAPS overhauls supply chain process removing connectivity barriers
The winners will be revealed at a free virtual ceremony on 27 May 2021, but delegates need to register in advance
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      NewsTemporary trade credit reinsurance scheme to close
Outgoing ABI director general says the scheme is an ‘excellent example’ of how the government and the insurance industry can work together
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      NewsBroker Insights eyes North American expansion as revenue doubles
Broker Insights’s chief executive and co-founder says the insurance sector has seen the benefits of engaging digitally during the pandemic
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      NewsRevealed: Who are the top ethnic minority leaders and role models in 2021?
Ethnic minority insurance leaders from Aon and Aviva have made it onto Yahoo Finance’s lists again this year
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      FeaturesIn Focus: Hard market and Covid-19 brings brokers more schemes opportunities
Fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed schemes for SMEs up the agenda, with ’brokers looking at this closer than ever’
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      NewsBiba renews contract with professional indemnity broker
Biba’s head of technical services noted the ’challenging market conditions’ the sector is experiencing around professional indemnity
 

























