In the first of a new series of video casts brought to you by Insurance Age and Insurance Post whilst our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss the sector’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and what lasting impact it might have on its reputation.
The London Market organisation has published wording to ensure coverage continues beyond a specified renewal date as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Personal lines product, House Guard, is now available to users of the software house.
Exclusive: The MGA will launch its P&C product suite in early March, aiming to eventually target 21 industry sectors.
Product will be sold exclusively through Acturis, following CPP’s launch on the platform in October 2019.
CEO and co-founder, Tobias Taupitz, discusses the start-up's expansion plans, its "coup" to have Amanda Blanc join its board, and why he believes Laka's pooled payment calculation model should be used across the industry.
Qomplx’s WonderCover product offers parametric cyber cover either as a standalone product or as an add-on.
The InsurTech firm now provides quotes for categories including holiday homes, non-standard construction, listed buildings and homes subjected to previous subsidence and flooding.
Cyber liability has been added to the cover alongside a number of additional features.
MGA says package allows organisers to protect the financial investment of their event.
MGA has worked with Team Partnership to develop the offering.
Geo Underwriting’s FlexiLet home product will be available via Applied TAM and Applied Epic.
Provider now covers intellectual property infringement and pre-claims assistance, as well as unlimited business interruption for firms up to £2m.
NIG has also added two new products on SSP's commercial e-trading platform.
MGA says ThreatInformer's data enrichment technology will help it improve key activities in the underwriting process.
New offering is free for Bewica's brokers to use and assesses customers’ susceptibility to the top cyber risks that SMEs face including phishing attacks, password interception and website attacks.
Provider said the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act means landlords now require cover for civil or criminal prosecution.
Offering is available for non-US domiciled firms and offers limits of $25m (£19m).
The proposition is aimed at small and medium sized business.
Aviva's chief distribution officer promises the provider will not exit any business lines as it cuts the number of personal lines products down to 40 from 400.
The provider also works with LV, Axa, Ageas and RSA.
Product offers 24/7 advice, incident investigation and restoration services in the event of a cyber attack.
Paul Beck, managing director of Direct Insurance Corporate Risks, reviews CPP Secure's Cyber Insurance for SME
InsurTech Futures: Start-up has also raised £15m, with Lloyd's of London chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown and JLT CEO Dominic Burke among the backers.
Offering is targeting renewable energy companies that operate domestically and abroad.
Map ranks the severity of different industries’ exposures to business interruption, privacy, and cybercrime and includes a few examples of how these exposures can play out for various types of organisations.
Axa to underwrite the Fleet UK product from 1 January following Zurich's exit from the scheme.
InsurTech Futures: The firm is looking to partner with commercial and HNW brokers.
Cyber Select offers breach prevention and management to businesses with turnover up to £350m.
The document has been developed to help brokers recommend the right cyber cover for their clients.
Keeley Theron, commercial manager at SJL Insurance, reviews C-Quence's ML5 Management Liability Insurance product
Company said the product is also suitable for SMEs with turnover below £1.5m.
Product launched earlier this year also now includes cover for court attendance costs, service providers’ extensions and operational error.
A GlobalData report suggested that engaging with pet influencers on Instagram and Facebook could benefit insurers and brokers.
GlobalData said growth was dependent on more households owning connected devices.
Product is the first launched by CPP since it joined the insurance broker market.
Proposition from Stubben Edge will enable brokers to offer customers loyalty rewards and has partners including Halfords and Vision Express.
Sector has recently been troubled by hardening capacity and cover shortages.
Provider announced its decision to exit nine lines of business last month.
CLS claims the policy will help open up a new market to brokers.
The provider has added HSB Engineering’s offering to its portfolio.
Chris Howell, managing director at Seaway Insurance Consultants, reviews U-sure's Residential Property Owners product
Business said the new system will make its specialist cyber cover available to regional brokers.
Provider says partnership will benefit Axa XL brokers and clients.
In the latest Insurance Post and Insurance Age video cast brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we present first in an irregular series - Covid Culture Club - where we discuss things to watch and do at home.
The insurer also published a trading update which addressed the current Covid-19 business interruption dispute.
In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we brought together a diverse group of businesses to discuss how the supply chain has forged deeper strategic – and personal - relationships with partners over the last six weeks.
Edwin Coe is representing a group of businesses with the insurer’s Resilience policy wording.
The Group is going after insurer Hiscox over its refusal to pay BI claims the group members believe to have been triggered by coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: UK capacity was pulled last month as directors say they were not prepared to go offshore or use "obscure foreign markets".