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Insurance Covid-Cast episode eight: What is the insurance supply chain doing to keep the sector moving during the Covid-19 lockdown?

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.




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Hiscox share sale raises £375m

The insurer also published a trading update which addressed the current Covid-19 business interruption dispute.




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Insurance Covid Cast Episode Nine: Could Tiger King Joe Exotic cut it as a fraud fighter or handle big cats at Lloyd’s?

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.




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Axa XL teams up with Accenture on cyber security services

Provider says partnership will benefit Axa XL brokers and clients.




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Tarian Underwriting unveils cyber platform

Business said the new system will make its specialist cyber cover available to regional brokers.




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Product review: Proper property

Chris Howell, managing director at Seaway Insurance Consultants, reviews U-sure's Residential Property Owners product




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Acturis unveils first SME cyber add-on product

The provider has added HSB Engineering’s offering to its portfolio.




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CLS launches public procurement indemnity policy

CLS claims the policy will help open up a new market to brokers.




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MS Amlin confirms exit from aviation market

Provider announced its decision to exit nine lines of business last month.




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Castel enters construction market with new offering

Sector has recently been troubled by hardening capacity and cover shortages.




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Customer loyalty programme launches for brokers

Proposition from Stubben Edge will enable brokers to offer customers loyalty rewards and has partners including Halfords and Vision Express.




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CPP unveils SME cyber insurance on Acturis

Product is the first launched by CPP since it joined the insurance broker market.




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Personal lines cyber cover is untapped market, analyst claims

GlobalData said growth was dependent on more households owning connected devices.




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Experts urge pet providers to turn to social media

A GlobalData report suggested that engaging with pet influencers on Instagram and Facebook could benefit insurers and brokers.




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NMU updates cyber product

Product launched earlier this year also now includes cover for court attendance costs, service providers’ extensions and operational error.




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XO launches PI offering for freelancers

Company said the product is also suitable for SMEs with turnover below £1.5m.




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Product review: Management liability made easy

Keeley Theron, commercial manager at SJL Insurance, reviews C-Quence's ML5 Management Liability Insurance product




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Cyber guide launched by Society of Insurance Broking

The document has been developed to help brokers recommend the right cyber cover for their clients.




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Allianz launches mid-market cyber offering

Cyber Select offers breach prevention and management to businesses with turnover up to £350m.




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Flood forecasting firm Previsico launches nationwide

InsurTech Futures: The firm is looking to partner with commercial and HNW brokers.




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THB agrees Fleet UK partnership with Axa

Axa to underwrite the Fleet UK product from 1 January following Zurich's exit from the scheme.




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CFC unveils cyber risk heat map

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.




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Aviva Renewable Energy launches exclusively through UK brokers

Offering is targeting renewable energy companies that operate domestically and abroad.




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Cuvva's pay-monthly product aims to cut out brokers and aggregators

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.




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Product review: Accessible cyber

Paul Beck, managing director of Direct Insurance Corporate Risks, reviews CPP Secure's Cyber Insurance for SME




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Lorega expands cyber product for homeowners

Product offers 24/7 advice, incident investigation and restoration services in the event of a cyber attack.




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Uinsure adds UK General to panel

The provider also works with LV, Axa, Ageas and RSA.




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Bayles pledges no impact on brokers amid Aviva personal lines changes

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.




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CFC develops excess cyber product

The proposition is aimed at small and medium sized business.




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Beazley launches suite of D&O products

Offering is available for non-US domiciled firms and offers limits of $25m (£19m).




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Arc Legal extends landlord legal defence cover

Provider said the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act means landlords now require cover for civil or criminal prosecution.




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Bewica launches cyber portal for SMEs

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.




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CFC buys InsurTech start-up ThreatInformer

MGA says ThreatInformer's data enrichment technology will help it improve key activities in the underwriting process.




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Keychoice teams up with NIG on commercial vehicle policy

NIG has also added two new products on SSP's commercial e-trading platform.




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Hiscox adds extensions to technology cover

Provider now covers intellectual property infringement and pre-claims assistance, as well as unlimited business interruption for firms up to £2m.




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Applied adds Geo Underwriting to personal lines panel

Geo Underwriting’s FlexiLet home product will be available via Applied TAM and Applied Epic.




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CLS launches planning refusal cover

MGA has worked with Team Partnership to develop the offering.




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CFC unveils solution for event organisers

MGA says package allows organisers to protect the financial investment of their event.




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aQmen refreshes recruitment product

Cyber liability has been added to the cover alongside a number of additional features.




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Uinsure expands into non-standard home insurance

The InsurTech firm now provides quotes for categories including holiday homes, non-standard construction, listed buildings and homes subjected to previous subsidence and flooding.




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Acturis expands cyber offering with Qomplx

Qomplx’s WonderCover product offers parametric cyber cover either as a standalone product or as an add-on.




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Bicycle broker Laka to expand its product range

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.




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Gallagher to offer CPP’s SME cyber cover

Product will be sold exclusively through Acturis, following CPP’s launch on the platform in October 2019.




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C-Quence's P&C launch backed by NIG

Exclusive: The MGA will launch its P&C product suite in early March, aiming to eventually target 21 industry sectors.




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Acturis adds Ageas home product to platform

Personal lines product, House Guard, is now available to users of the software house.




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LMA develops renewal clause amid Covid-19

The London Market organisation has published wording to ensure coverage continues beyond a specified renewal date as the coronavirus pandemic continues.




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Insurance Covid Cast – episode one: How has the industry’s reputation been impacted by its handling of the coronavirus epidemic?

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.




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Gresham launches Professional Select

The product covers 300 different trades and offers flexible commission to brokers.




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Insurance Covid-Cast - episode three: Is motor insurance at a tipping point in light of the coronavirus lockdown

In the third of a new series of video casts brought to you by Insurance Post and Insurance Age while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss whether UK motor insurers are being unfair in not rebating premium or offering more flexible options for policyholders when they are not driving as much during the Covid-19 outbreak.




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EPUL teams with FloodFlash on property product

Its parametric property investor proposition now allows brokers to get FloodFlash quotes at renewal and for new business.