Commercial Lines related articles – Page 84
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NewsBuilding Safety Register reveals new manifesto
The Building Safety Register’s co-founder hopes the manifesto will provoke wider discussion over the implications of building safety for the insurance market, as well as highlight risk management measures
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NewsSimply Business selects insurtech MGA as health insurance provider for new proposition
The first phase will see the insurtech unveil its health insurance plan for the self-employed
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FeaturesStandardisation: a route to greater transparency or ‘stifling’ for competition?
Standardising policy wordings may be considered a ‘dangerous road’ by some in the industry, but could some standardised elements support the push for improved transparency and policyholder understanding?
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News AnalysisLockdown 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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NewsDemand for commercial property insurance quotes drops by 49% - Quotezone
High street takeaways were tipped as being the most resilient for this line of insurance
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NewsBiba backs government’s extra £3.5bn cash injection to address cladding dilemma
The trade association will continue working with government to deliver a targeted, state-backed indemnity scheme
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Features‘Testing times’ ahead for Covid-related employment liability claims
Industry voices believe a boom in employment liability claims is on the horizon. Insurance Times explores the Covid-19-related drivers behind the trend as well as what insurers and employers need to consider to mitigate claims
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NewsAllianz Insurance has issued BI claims pay outs on 75% of valid claims
At the end of January 2021, the insurer had made 1,832 interim and final BI claims payments
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IT InterviewInsurers not ‘profiteering’ from soaring building premiums post-Grenfell – ABI
In a recent blog, director of general insurance, James Dalton outlines the perspective of insurers having to cover the risks associated with high-rise buildings post-Grenfell
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NewsInperio to offer reduced professional indemnity premiums to solicitors via new partnership
Solicitors have had a tough time with professional indemnity insurance, but the MGA hopes to offer clients a quick and easy way of getting cover remotely
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NewsVisually and mobility impaired pedestrians are ‘most vulnerable’ in e-scooter incidents – Weightmans
A panel of insurance industry experts discuss the safety criteria around e-scooters and vulnerable road users, as well as the use of data from the ongoing government trials
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NewsManifesto 2021: Biba to explore basic insurance requirements for e-scooters
The trade body sees Brexit as a opportunity to undo the Vnuk ruling too
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NewsManifesto 2021: Biba to work with government on cladding insurance issues post-Grenfell
In Biba’s latest manifesto themed ‘Resilience’ launched today, the trade body has deemed the ongoing problems with cladding for professional indemnity insurance and buildings insurance “vital to resolve”
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NewsGovernment in talks with insurers over rising D&O cost
Widespread concerns that small businesses in particular are struggling to meet the cost of rising D&O premiums
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NewsIrish High Court rules against insurer FBD in Covid-linked BI claims case
The ruling could impact claims made by around 1,000 Irish pubs and restaurants
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NewsLeading the e-scooter revolution as Covid-19 fast-tracks technology’s insurance role – Zego’s Harry Franks
Zego has led the charge with the e-scooter revolution after several key partnerships, acquiring an insurance licence and tripling its staff headcount, now its co-founder and chief business development officer Harry Franks tells Insurance Times how the pandemic has benefited insurtechs
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NewsMotor injury claims fall by 23% year-on-year due to Covid-19
Overall, claims fell by 47% last year across motor, employers’ liability, public liability and clinical negligence claims
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NewsArdonagh snaps up Lloyd’s professional indemnity broker
Although the transaction is still subject to regulatory approval, on completion it will see the broker become part of the wider Ardonagh Advisory platform
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FeaturesBriefing: Risk registers need a revamp to be ready for a working world post-Covid-19
Insurance needs to play a bigger role in responding to risk flexibly moving forward
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NewsE-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
