All Covid 19 articles – Page 4
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News AnalysisRansomware 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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Briefing: London market is still wrestling with its future as Freedom Day arrives
London market brokers query hybrid working models, while syndicates ponder whether Lloyd’s blueprint investment will pay off
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Sabre sees dip in GWP for 2021’s H1 as pandemic ramifications continue
However, the insurer’s chief executive has ‘cautious optimism’ as the firm records portfolio growth of 2.8% between 2021’s Q1 and 30 June
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Aviva to pay out Covid BI claims to physios after broker and trade bodies apply pressure
The insurer initially declined Chartered Society of Physiotherapy members’ claims under its surgery policy, but has now revised its stance
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Briefing: Covid costs now hitting reinsurance bottom line
Covid-19, Solvency II and ESG factors will all be influencing global multiline insurers’ balance sheets, says S P Global Ratings
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Small businesses see 50% hike in insurance spending – Dext
The increase has been driven by the Covid-19 pandemic
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UK car insurance premiums face biggest drop in over five years
The personal lines industry is ‘braced for one of the most turbulent times in its history’ thanks to sector-wide regulation changes
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Briefing: Why Admiral continues to be the darling of UK insurance stocks
Described as a ’golden nugget in muddy water’, is Admiral the shareholder gift that keeps on giving?
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Allianz Insurance seeks ‘judicial determination’ over restaurant chain BI claim
The insurer allegedly owes £16.4m to cover the restaurant chain’s pandemic-related losses
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Slug and Lettuce owner sues three insurers for £846m over covid business interruption losses
The pub group was forced to close all 760 of its pubs, bars and restaurants
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Pool Re warns of ‘potential terrorist threat’ to retail and hospitality sectors as lockdown lifts
The government is considering new legislation called a ‘protect duty’ that puts greater responsibility on business owners and operators
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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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Lockdown lifting set to spark crash for cash induced collisions – Ageas
The insurer’s claims director says that as lockdown has made it harder for these scams to occur, there could be a spike when restrictions lift
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British businesses suffer average loss of £223,516 from cyber-attacks – SJL Insurance
To protect assets, companies should invest in adding cyber insurance to business policies
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Broadway Insurance Brokers warns holiday makers against ‘amber gambling’ with travel insurance policies
Broadway Insurance Broker’s director of private clients says this is the next phase of the fallout following business interruption claims
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MGA Q&A: Dual Oliva ‘didn’t miss a beat’ during Covid-19 pandemic, providing ‘welcome consistency’ to brokers
Cliff Browne, managing director of Dual Oliva, tells Insurance Times ’s head of research Savan Shah about the MGA’s new developments for the broker community and how its underwriting process stands out in the MGA market
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Hiscox pays out more than £5.2m of Covid BI claims following specialist broker settlement
More claims are yet to be finalised, but policyholders include British nightclubs and other live event music venues
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Pandemic-stricken vehicle mileage sees biggest drop since 1994 - ACSO
The consumer body is urging insurers to ‘cut the cost of car and van insurance for UK motorists and treat their customers fairly’
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Bob Peterson: Still ‘headroom’ for pricing increases due to market ‘peaks and troughs’
Lonmar’s executive director of London market risk encourages Lloyd’s underwriters to return to the capital if they wish to retain the market’s ‘market leading, global position’
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Insurers have paid more than £875m in interim and final BI payments this year
The FCA calculates that 23,933 policyholders out of 40,531 who have had BI claims linked to the test case action accepted have received at least an interim payment so far
