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Backchat: December 2024

2024-12-23T13:00:00+00:00By

Insurance Times delivers a bumper Backchat segment in time for Christmas, including a parade full of traditional British pageantry, editor Katie Scott offering public speaking advice, an underwriter sharing a philosophy podcast and a cyber risk management firm celebrating a new office opening in Leadenhall. What has the insurance industry ...

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UK insurance provider secures capacity deal as it hits $1bn GWP

2024-12-10T12:53:00+00:00By

’These are huge milestones for us,’ says chief executive

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Briefing: ‘Tis the season to be jolly?

2024-12-04T09:00:00+00:00By

Macroeconomic circumstances have buffeted the UK general insurance market in recent years – that trajectory looks set to continue as 2024 comes to a close and pressure points still pinch firms

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CFC launches insurance proposition for mid-size to multinational tech companies

2024-12-02T12:06:00+00:00By

’Tech companies hold vast amounts of data that they have to protect. This is the most exposed industry across the size spectrum,’ says head of tech, media and intellectual property

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Howden urges insurers to tackle cyber cover penetration gap as 52% report attack in last five years

2024-11-25T11:00:00+00:00By

SMEs must be a particular focus, says head of UK cyber retail, because ‘this segment has been historically underserved by the cyber insurance market’

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Biba boss says cyber protection gap becoming ‘even more worrying’

2024-11-13T13:24:00+00:00By

’It’s important to acknowledge that a significant number of businesses do not have insurance protection against a cyber attack,’ says chief executive

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Briefing: Risk managers question insurance relevancy

2024-11-06T09:00:00+00:00By

Conference reveals yawning expectation and service gap between risk managers and insurers, with feedback that risk professionals are struggling to get insurer commitment to cover emerging risks

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Howden launches new proposition backed by several insurers

2024-11-01T11:59:00+00:00By

The product is ’another proactive, seamless, data-driven solution that safeguards businesses’, says head

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Former Superscript duo launch digital assets insurance broker

2024-10-30T13:00:00+00:00By

’Our goal is to become a leading global distributor of covers,’ says chief executive

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More than a third of UK businesses lack emerging tech expertise amid cyber attacks – Hiscox

2024-10-28T09:13:00+00:00By

’Business leaders will need to continue to invest in attracting the right expertise to manage emerging technology risks if they are to not just survive but thrive in a world of expanding technologies with their reputations intact,’ says chief information and security officer

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MGA launches clawback service to recover money stolen in cyber attacks

2024-10-18T09:53:00+01:00By

This ’gives us another way to support our policyholders and brokers when their financial livelihoods are on the line’, says managing director

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Enhancing cyber preparedness for unpredictable risks – Dual UK

2024-10-16T15:00:00+01:00By Scott Davies

Scott Davies, a senior cyber underwriter at MGA Dual UK with 22 years of industry experience, shares his insight on how businesses can enhance their cyber preparedness to mitigate ever-evolving digital risks

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Broker network unveils new cyber proposition for members

2024-10-10T14:00:00+01:00By

’This collaboration will streamline the process of capturing cyber risks,’ says chief executive

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Intersys opens new London office

2024-10-09T14:00:00+01:00By

’As the industry faces an expanding array of cyber threats, it’s crucial for insurers to adopt a holistic approach to risk management,’ says director

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Briefing: Cyber opportunities create new pressures for insurers

2024-10-09T07:00:00+01:00By

Acting quickly could be said to be insurers’ kryptonite – however, the supply and demand see-saw for cyber cover means insurers may need to embrace this discomfort

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Aviva teams up with Cyber Resilience Centre

2024-10-08T13:00:00+01:00By

’Cyber Resilience Centres provide access to high quality – and generally free – advice and guidance,’ says head of cyber

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Briefing: Cyber threats soar as insurers scramble for solutions

2024-10-03T08:00:00+01:00By

Data outsourcing is becoming a larger target for cyber attacks as companies look at ways to cut internal costs

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Briefing: Can risk prevention mitigate against the increase in cyber attacks on the public sector?

2024-09-25T08:00:00+01:00By

With cyber attacks on the public sector increasing in scale and volume, should an active model to cyber insurance be adopted?

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Axa XL expands UK cyber team

2024-09-23T10:27:00+01:00By

’Cyber remains a top concern amongst our clients and that’s why we’re expanding our UK cyber team,’ says head

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Crowdstrike IT outage could prompt ‘greater demand for cyber cover’

2024-09-18T14:00:00+01:00By

Cyber ’losses stemming from non-malicious causes’ are ’underserviced in the current market’, says head of London markets

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Insurtech 50 cover

In 2023 we launched our inaugural Insurtech 50 report, produced exclusively by Insurance Times and based on data provided by business management consultancy Oxbow Partners.

This report collates a portfolio of the 50 most innovative UKGI insurtechs that insurers and brokers should have on their partnership radar, based on specific criteria defined by Insurance Times to reflect the needs and interests of our readership.

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