John Glen said the government is in continual dialogue with insurance sector as he restates companies without the right cover will require support from elsewhere.

Are there any solutions to the loss of capacity and increasing premiums in construction PI? Martin Friel investigates

Biba's executive director, Graeme Trudgill, addresses the big question around business interruption and Covid-19.

With rates down and claims up, brokers are facing a new reality in the directors & officers market. Martin Friel reports

MD Chris Blackwell will continue to lead Trilogy as the MGA states it does not expect any changes to the business following the deal.

Education, prevention and insurance: Eva Berg-Winters, founder and CEO at Bewica, shares her company’s approach to cyber with Insurance Age

The venture, which is a combination of five existing brokers - MRIB and Independents, La Playa, CGI and Versatile - is led by former Jelf boss Barton, with Chris Jelf as commercial director.

Covid-19: Brokers battle colossal workloads as they look to help customers change policies and maintain cover.

Evans quoted the figure in a letter defending the response of insurers to the pandemic.

This week saw the launch of new broking business Partners&, bringing together a quintet of players to form a business which is positioning itself as distinctly anti-consolidator. Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift looks at what this means; and the challenges it faces to maintain its self-proclaimed USPs as it grows.

The organisation purchased Hughes & King for an undisclosed sum adding £4m in GWP to its business as it presses on with pipeline amid Covid-19.

But the consolidators say their models have not changed as a result of the coronavirus.

In the second of a new series of video casts brought to you by Insurance Age and Insurance Post while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how insurtechs are seeking to create positive customer stories to redress the negative media coverage.

Blanc will head up a review following the Doncaster 2019 flooding to learn why victims did not have the right cover.

Steve Green of Anthony Jones Insurance Brokers considers the future for the sector as the Covid-19 pandemic bites.

The insurer is facing a potential class action after declining a series of business interruption payments but says it could pay up to $175m and is “proactively paying claims”.

Reports state star chef Raymond Blanc has slammed Hiscox for not paying out after he was forced to close his restaurants and pubs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

The marketplace has been asked to collate insurer BI cover information for the regulator.

Flaxmans makes case for government and insurance sector to team up to help businesses recover following the coronavirus pandemic as Mactavish calls for independent review.

The Night Time Industries Association has been advised members have a “good case” against Hiscox as barrister warns “insurers will never be forgiven” for response to Covid-19.

The market has been criticised for its response to the coronavirus crisis, particularly with regard to business interruption as providers "look down the barrel' of class action.

The group of companies criticising Hiscox for refusing to pay out BI claims as a result of the coronavirus says it is also in "advanced talks" with a litigation funder to underwrite its entire legal costs as dispute hots up.

RSA is latest provider in firing line as nursery sector hits out and, separately, a new action group, Insurance Justice, has been set up to defend BI claims for businesses.

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 discuss the ongoing confusion around business interruption cover, and what is needed to bring some clarity to the situation

Mel Stride MP states firms are continuously facing difficulties in making successful coronavirus-related claims as the ABI says insurers are expected to pay out a total of £1.2bn.

Harbour Litigation Funding will pay Mishcon de Reya to review the claims business owners have against Hiscox.

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 discuss how the insurance industry let the narrative over business interruption become national headlines for the wrong reasons.

NDML is asking for some of Pool Re’s £6.6bn cash to be used to help businesses in the leisure and hospitality sector which have been hit by coronavirus.

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 discuss how brokers maintain their ‘trusted adviser’ status during these difficult time.

Regulator seeks court action to resolve uncertainty on business interruption cover and bring clarity on specific policy clauses.

Hiscox Action Group and the Night Time Industries Association, representing more than 500 businesses, have agreed to work together to challenge Hiscox’s business interruption stance.

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.

Edwin Coe is representing a group of businesses with the insurer’s Resilience policy wording.

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.

Provider says partnership will benefit Axa XL brokers and clients.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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