All Financial ratings articles – Page 3
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D&Os face rise in insolvency claims
Corporate bankruptcies will be a strong driver of D&O risk in 2021 in the UK and Germany, predicts Clyde & Co
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Aston Lark adds to marine portfolio with superyacht broker buy
Aston Lark buys another nautical business, just weeks after snapping up MS Amlin’s pleasure craft book
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Government’s trade credit reinsurance scheme extended
The temporary support measures will now run until June 2021
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Motor premiums fall by 2.5%
Figures for the last six months show a decline in premiums as fewer journeys made during lockdown
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Convex parts with SCOR to secure post-Brexit EU access
Partnering with an EU entity is one of several ways by which a UK insurer or broker can continue to trade on the continent after Brexit
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Motor insurers predicted to save £4.4bn on claims payouts this year
A dramatic shift in vehicle use has led to a decline in claims this year
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Pet insurance price hikes continue unabated
Pet ownership has been on the rise during the pandemic
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European Commission to extend Aon-Willis merger probe
The Commission has until May next year to make its decision on the merger
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Lloyd’s underwriting room to open on Wednesdays only amid Tier 4 lockdown
The London market took the same measure during the national lockdown earlier in the autumn
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GRP reports year of growth despite pandemic headwinds
Global Risk Partners reported strong growth in 2020 fuelled by its acquisitions and underwriting performance
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Lloyd’s to stop insuring fossil fuel projects by 2030
The London market will aim to reduce premium income from fossil fuel to just 2% of premium income by 2022
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Covid-linked D&O claims are ‘a significant area for focus’ – Fenchurch Law
In particular, firms facing insolvency may struggle to find cover under directors’ and officers’ policies due to recently implemented coronavirus exclusions, says law firm partner
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Catastrophe losses cost insurers $83 billion in 2020
Losses from secondary peril events are forecast to increase, driven by climate change - Swiss Re sigma
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Irish regulator finds that ‘dual pricing is evident’ within home and motor markets
Customers with the longest tenures are paying the most for insurance, according to market analysis
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End of a mutual: LV= members to receive cash windfall after private equity sale
LV= previously sold its general insurance business to Allianz last year
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Law firm partner predicts ‘more and more coverage disputes’ for excess layer insurance
Brokers may well get caught in the ‘argy-bargy’ too if primary insurers and excess layer insurers disagree on coverage decisions
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Hiscox UK fills key leadership role
Specialist insurer Hiscox has made an interim appointment permanent as it continues to revamp its UK leadership team
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Mactavish warns that ‘premiums are rising dramatically’ due to hardening market
In addition, the firm believes there has been a ‘considerable erosion in the quality and extent of the insurance cover offered to policyholders’, which may not have been flagged by brokers
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‘Blanket’ broker PI exposure following Covid BI fallout is ‘overhyped’ – Fenchurch Law
Following the FCA’s business interruption test case, law firm partner says ‘of course there’s going to be broker exposure’ in relation to professional indemnity claims