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Breaking NewsInsurance Times eTrading 2021 survey results revealed
This year’s etrading results are out now - find out which insurer extranet platforms achieved five stars, which insurer provides a top-notch experience via a software house and discover how brokers ranked their broker management systems
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Zurich’s premium up by 14% in property and casualty
The group is on track with its strategy and financial plans, according to the group’s chief financial officer
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Insurance Times Five Star e-trading Report 2021 launching at Biba conference
Webinar will reveal etrading’s best and worst performers, according to more than 800 brokers
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Zurich appoints group chief underwriting officer
The hire brings over three decades of underwriting experience to the role
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Zurich warns e-commerce boom could spark warehouse blaze uptick
Zurich’s claims data shows the average cost of large warehouse fires is £5.9m
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Q&A: Working hard to become the UK’s ‘most agile insurer’ – Zurich
Zurich’s head of SME Paul Tombs tells Insurance Times what the insurer has been doing to become the ‘most agile’ in the UK and explains its latest developments for the Zurich Online platform
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Previsico and Zurich to plug flood risk for big corporate customers
Surface flood water has been deemed the ‘biggest risk’ in the UK, affecting three million people
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Insurance group launches new global risk service
Zurich plans to take its ‘risk advisory and prevention services to the next level’ to ‘equip customers with the knowledge to tackle challenges before they develop’
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News Analysis
‘Broken’ insurance industry must find fire insurance solution following Grenfell
Brokers attempt to pick up the pieces as insurers shun high-rise block exposures, however broker trade body believes it would be ‘disappointing’ if the industry failed to find a workable solution for a risk the sector has been insuring for centuries
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Zurich promotes new commercial insurance chief executive
The insurer’s former chief executive of commercial insurance is leaving the business to pursue other opportunities
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Reform ban on pre-medical offers could lead to arrangements that aren’t ‘in the spirit of the rules’
As the government confirms that pre-medical offers will not be allowed for whiplash injuries after 31 May, Insurance Times explores how insurers may seek to circumvent this
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Insurer to access UBI market with My Policy investment
Nationally, mileage declined by 63% during 2020’s first lockdown, according to My Policy’s analysis
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Lockdown mitigates claims impact of Beast from the East II
Policyholders staying at home during lockdown are better able to combat potential escape of water claims resulting from the recent snowfall, but commercial clients may still be at risk following lockdown-induced business closures
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Zurich UK reports 73% drop in business operating profit due to Covid-19
The insurer’s property and casualty business also experienced a 75% decline in business operating profit, however gross written premium for this division grew by 11% year-on-year
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E-scooter insurance demands from local authorities are ‘very different’
Local authorities have very different capabilities when dealing with the procurement of e-scooters and insurance demands also vary
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Zurich warns of ‘double disaster’ as Storm Christoph batters England and Wales amid pandemic
Storm Christoph has raged through England and Wales, adding further strain on the UK as it battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some insurance industry experts, however, have stepped in to offer support, advice and a solution
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News Analysis
Supreme Court BI ruling acts as ‘rude awakening’ for insurers
The ruling following the test case appeal at the Supreme Court will see insurers pay claims to businesses, as well as review policy wordings - but how have insurers reacted to the decision?
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Pen Underwriting strikes capacity deal with Zurich for hazardous goods and tanker transportation
The five-year deal will see Zurich provide capacity for £165m worth of premiums
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Zurich 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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Quarter of a billion worth of claimant damages stuck in litigation process – Zurich
Road traffic accident claimants are having to wait for more than a year before being heard in court, finds the insurer’s analysis
