All articles by Clare Ruel – Page 97
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      NewsBroker pair form London Re in joint venture
With Brexit underway, the creation of London Re is aimed at directly serving clients in the European Union
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      NewsZurich UK offers fully paid emergency leave for parents and carers during latest lockdown
Since March 2020, Zurich has implemented a number of measures for employee wellbeing including the provision of additional free office equipment for safe and effective working from home
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      NewsMike Brockman’s ThingCo secures £3m investment
The investment will help ThingCo meet the growing telematics demand from the insurance market
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      NewsCriminals cash in on lockdown puppy surge but insurance does not cover ransom
Insurance will not cover a ransom charge for stolen pets
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      NewsPlans for post-Brexit European Health Insurance Card replacement revealed
The new card will not be valid in four places that were previously covered by the EHIC
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      NewsMusic lobby group calls on government to underwrite festival insurance schemes
The music lobby group is working with the government to identify how it can hold live music events safely and reduce the risk of contracting the virus
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      NewsLloyd’s of London closes underwriting room again
Following the tightening of the UK’s lockdown restrictions, Lloyd’s has shut its underwriting room yet again
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      NewsNew Dawn Risk warns of pressures on commercial SME buyers and newer products
New Dawn Risk’s chief executive gives his predictions for insurance consumer confidence as the UK is plunged into lockdown yet again
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      NewsPeter Cullum backed broker duo to form Manchester ‘powerhouse’
The two brokers are currently in talks about another local broker joining the business as part of its growth plans
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      NewsDeer in the swimming pool, exploding ovens – Aviva reveals most bizarre claims
One claim saw Aviva assisting one customer after his car was struck by a toilet cistern which fell from a passing tipper truck, the release of these coincides with its latest TV ad
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      IT InterviewCovid spurring insurers to work more closely with insurtechs – Instanda
Instanda’s Tim Hardcastle tells Insurance Times why the pandemic has been a catalyst for insurers to work with external partners
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      NewsNew Worry+Peace platform targets brokers
The broker and insurtech aims to support professional indemnity insurance
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      IT InterviewInvestment platform Seedrs aiming to become ‘go to’ funding source for insurtech
Seedrs chief investment officer tells Insurance Times about the firm’s ambitions as well as the state of the investment landscape during the pandemic
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      IT InterviewCovid-19 pandemic exacerbates opioid crisis as claims surge again
With the Covid-19 pandemic still ongoing, there has been a surge in claims for opioids. Sedgwick’s senior medical officer tells Insurance Times why the situation has worsened and what the loss adjustor has been doing to tackle it
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      NewsNovidea looking to grow internationally following specialist broker on-boarding
Novidea is targeting commercial non-commoditised business
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      NewsBackchat December 2020
Cruising around in a celebrity car, the perfect Christmas present for fans of the Lloyd’s of London lift and what brokers should be doing on the 12th day of Christmas. You heard it here first…
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      NewsBroker boss denies allegations he ‘grabbed a woman’s crotch and bottom’
The next hearing will be on 7 January
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      FeaturesRise in cryptojacking could potentially hit insurers’ bottom lines – Guidewire’s Matt Honea
Cryptojacking is on the rise but massively under-reported, Guidewire’s senior director of cyber-security tells Insurance Times why insurers should be aware of this emerging risk
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      NewsArcadia collapse alludes to danger of trade credit fallout – Nimbla
The insurance invoice firm says Arcadia is ’just the tip of the iceberg’ and that ’many more defaults can be expected in 2021’
 

























