Bought By Many offers vet video consults to pet owners
Pet owners with insurance from Bought By Many can now access free video consultations with fully qualified vets. Bought By Many has teamed up with FirstVet to provide its pet insurance policyholders...
View ArticlePowered by Trov launches
Insurtech platform provider Trov is launching a portfolio of end-to-end digital, white-labelled insurance products designed for rapid roll-out by financial services organisations—and has already signed...
View ArticleNew sales director strengthens Claims Consortium Group
Claims Consortium Group has appointed Heather Lambert to the new role of sales director. Lambert joins the property specialist from Crawford & Company, where most recently she was director of UK...
View ArticleFormer AIG claims handler jailed for fraud
A former AIG employee has been jailed for stealing £390,478 from the insurer. James Beaver was sentenced to two years in prison for the fraud he carried out while working as a claims handler at AIG and...
View ArticleDWF automates fixed recoverable costs claims
Law firm DWF has developed an automated costs system using its EvoClaim software platform to process fixed recoverable costs claims. Through a collaboration between two of DWF’s connected services...
View ArticleTravel insurance startup Pluto partners with Blink
Zurich-backed travel insurance startup Pluto has teamed up with Blink to provide flight delay cover to its customers. Pluto targets younger travellers who do not buy travel insurance. The insurtech...
View ArticleInjury-hit Premier League teams count the cost
The 20 English Premier League clubs suffered a total of 764 football injuries during the 2018/19 season—the most in the last eight years. Marsh JLT Specialty’s Football Injury Index 2019 put the value...
View Article‘Hit wild animal’ claims on the rise, finds AA Insurance
Drivers are increasingly claiming on their insurance for hitting wild animals, according to an AA Insurance survey of more than 17,500 people. The number of ‘hit wild animal’ claims has risen by 15%...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft recruits seven-strong team
DAC Beachcroft has recruited an insurance team from Norton Rose Fulbright in London. The seven-strong team of senior insurance lawyers will join Liam O’Connell, who left his position as Norton Rose...
View ArticleWrisk names new CEO
Wrisk has appointed a new chief executive officer as the pay-monthly contents insurance provider eyes the next stage in its growth. Nimeshh Patel has taken over from Niall Barton, who has moved into...
View ArticleABI: Cyber payout rate high but uptake too low
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that 99% of 207 claims made on ABI-member cyber insurance policies in 2018 were paid. This is one of the highest claims acceptance rates across...
View ArticleAllianz Insurance creates digital claims role
Allianz Insurance has appointed Shelley Hughes to the newly created role of digital claims propositions manager. Hughes will lead the development of a multi-channel, data-driven claims proposition,...
View ArticleHome & Legacy launches online claims portal
High net worth insurance specialist Home & Legacy has launched a new online claims portal. Home & Legacy launched the portal in response to broker feedback, which overwhelmingly indicated such...
View Article1st Central partners with the RAC
The RAC’s breakdown cover will be made available to 500,000 customers of car insurer 1st Central from 12 September. 1st Central has partnered with the RAC to offer its breakdown cover under both the...
View ArticleKennedys appoints first global managing partner
Kennedys has appointed Sheffield-born and based Suzanne Liversidge as its first global managing partner. The new role has been created in recognition of the firm’s recent growth and Liversidge, who has...
View ArticleWillis Towers Watson: Motor claims inflation rises
The average cost per motor claim rose to £4,791 last year, according to benchmarking analysis from Willis Towers Watson. Motor claims payout inflation in the UK rose by 8.6% last year. This latest...
View ArticleGlobalData: Young drivers pay more despite telematics
Telematics insurance was held by more than 35% of 17- to 25-year-olds in 2018, yet they can still pay more than double the average premium, according to research firm GlobalData. Younger drivers are...
View ArticleWeightmans uncovers dishonesty of ‘injured’ hiker
Law firm Weightmans has secured a fundamental dishonesty ruling against a woman who went mountain hiking following her alleged injury. Nusrat Sadiq submitted an insurance claim for various injuries,...
View ArticleThingCo launches next gen telematics device
Insurtech firm ThingCo has launched a new solar powered, self-installed telematics device called Little Theo. Incorporating intelligent voice, a sim card and crash detection, Little Theo is designed to...
View ArticleCyber crime cost to soar, finds Juniper Research
The cost of data breaches will rise to more than $5 trillion in 2024, according to Juniper Research. The market intelligence firm found that the cost of cyber crime on businesses will rise from $3...
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