Products
Open GI expands panel with Commercial Express property owners
Managing general agent Commercial Express has joined Open GI’s commercial panel, the software specialists have confirmed.
Hood moves household book from RSA to Bspoke
Bspoke Group has teamed up with Hood Group to underwrite the Top 100 Broker and affinity insurance provider’s household portfolio.
i-Wonder to launch classic car comparison site
Niche comparison site solutions provider i-Wonder is rolling out a service for UK classic car insurance, Insurance Age can reveal.
Wholesaler seals second capacity deal in a month
Addept Insurance Services has sealed a capacity deal with The Salvation Army General Insurance Corporation for the firm’s new dedicated tenant pet damage protection insurance for landlords, called Not for Lions.
OneBefore partners with Pulse on medical tourism travel insurance
Managing general agent OneBefore has launched Pulse Globetrotter – Medical Travel Insurance, a medical tourism travel insurance, in partnership with specialist insurance provider, Pulse Insurance.
Alan Boswell partners with Peach on teachers’ liability scheme
Alan Boswell Group has partnered with commercial insurer Peach to grow and enhance its teachers' liability scheme.
Epoq launches landlords legal expenses insurance
Epoq has teamed up with Temple Legal Protection to launch legal expenses insurance for landlords, adding to its portfolio after last month’s product release.
Beazley targets financial institutions with combined cover consortium
Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new consortium providing combined civil liability, crime/fraud and cyber cover for financial institutions.
Pen revamps cyber proposition for large corporate clients
Pen Underwriting has relaunched its cyber proposition for large corporate clients, doubling excess of loss limit (XOL) and introduce a broader risk appetite.
Chubb launches construction industry practice
Chubb has launched a construction industry practice in the UK and Ireland ready to trade locally with brokers across its branch network as it also unveiled a new product for the sector.
NBS launches unoccupied commercial property insurance
NBS Underwriting has launched an unoccupied commercial property insurance product, expanding its portfolio.
Addept Insurance boosts capacity for double product launch
Addept Insurance Services has partnered with Ortus Underwriting with underwriting capacity provided by Great American International Insurance (UK).
RSA launches mid-market D&O product
RSA Insurance has launched Directors’ and Officers’ Protection, aimed at UK domiciled or headquartered companies, large domestic and multinational businesses, private firms with a turnover of over £250m and publicly traded entities.
Aviva signs capacity deal for Howden scheme
Aviva has agreed to a deal with Howden to provide capacity for the broker’s Bespoke Farm and Estate Scheme, Insurance Age can reveal.
Sompo launches marine insurance proposition aimed at brokers across the UK
Sompo has launched a national marine insurance proposition for the UK, which – for the first time – enables it to write marine cargo and transport and logistics policies regionally, not just in London.
Markel targets SMEs to mid-market with tech insurance expansion
Markel is aiming to meet the evolving needs of the UK’s tech sector as it launches an expanded offering.
High Net Worth – is it really high noon for MGAs in upmarket personal property?
With Munich Re (GrovesJohnWestrup) and Allianz (Home & Legacy) putting mid- and high-net-worth MGAs into run-off in the last 18 months, is this distribution model failing to connect with these customers? Ed Murray explores these developments and others…
Kayzen Specialty rolls out D&O wrap offering
London and regional markets focused managing general agent Kayzen Specialty has launched an add-on for directors’ and officers’ insurance claiming it will provide broader cover protecting individual executives from gaps.
Epoq Legal launches ‘re-imagined’ LEI for businesses
Epoq Legal has unveiled a legal expenses insurance product featuring LegalAde for businesses, in partnership with Temple Legal Protection.
Biba calls on FCA to remove large SMEs from scope of Consumer Duty
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has called for larger commercial customers to be removed from the scope of the Consumer Duty
Blog: Questions need to be asked around solar panel fire risks
With reports of the number of solar panel fires rising six-fold in recent years, RiskSTOP’s head of technical risk engineering & surveys, Paul Farmer, suggests insurers and brokers need to start asking questions around maintenance, inspections and more.
CFC launches carbon credit loans policy
CFC has launched Carbon Lender Insurance policy deployed with Standard Chartered Bank, claiming a first.
Flock launches insurance for removal fleets
Insurtech Flock has rolled out a motor fleet insurance product for professional removal and storage companies available through brokers and directly.
Arc Legal and HB Underwriting team up to tackle employer’s liability gap
Arc Legal Group has partnered with HB Underwriting to cater for the latter’s policyholders who find themselves as employers because of their care needs.