Insurance news

• Grenfell insurer almost doubles premium following ‘unprecedented loss'

  26-03-2018 13:52
  A Spanish insurer that covers leaseholder building insurance for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will raise premiums by 86% as a result of the Grenfell fire.
  
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• RSA’s Hester takes home £5m package

  26-03-2018 13:23
  RSA CEO Stephen Hester took home a £5m package from the business last year, despite the firm suffering losses last year in the UK.
  
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• A-Plan buys Oliver & Sanders

  26-03-2018 13:05
  Broker keeping both offices in Andover and Frome.
  
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• Trump signs flood programme extension despite veto threat

  26-03-2018 13:00
  The National Flood Insurance Programme would be extended to 31 July as part of a $1.3tn federal spending package signed by President Trump on Friday, despite threatening to veto the bill earlier the same day.
  
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• #Insagepeople: 26 - 29 March 2018

  26-03-2018 12:26
  Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
  
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• GDPR: A great catalyst for enhancing customer experience

  26-03-2018 12:00
  The General Data Protection Regulation is a tough regulation and with the sheer amount of change it entails, most of the impacted companies are prioritising areas that will be compliant on day one of post-GDPR era. Prakhar Agrawal, assistant vice-president and GDPR practice lead, consulting, at EXL, looks at the avenues available.
  
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• UK is a few years away from direct cyber market: CIBA 2018

  26-03-2018 11:58
  The cyber insurance market is evolving into a more digitally enabled one, which might help it open up to smaller customers where penetration is typically lower.
  
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• Regulation Q&A: From GDPR to IDD, Brexit to the future of the PRA, what do insurers really think?

  26-03-2018 11:58
  The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving, With this in mind, Post asked a number of senior insurance figures about some of the most pertinent changes that are afoot from GDPR to the IDD, and how they would like the situation to develop in a post-Brexit Europe.
  
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• Software house Genasys targets brokers at it opens UK office

  26-03-2018 11:38
  South African firm aims to "shake up" the market for UK software houses.
  
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• Software house Genasys targets brokers as it opens UK office

  26-03-2018 11:38
  South African firm aims to "shake up" the market for UK software houses.
  
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• Seeking the ultimate 'flying Uber car' is unrealistic, Equipsme boss warns insurtech investors

  26-03-2018 10:41
  Exclusive: Private equity providers need to have realistic expectations when investing in insurtech start-ups, because they are unlikely to find the next “flying Uber car”.
  
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• Blog: In marine cargo flexibility is key

  26-03-2018 10:35
  Angela McCluskie of Fiducia pushes against creeping commoditisation in marine cargo and tells brokers there are opportunities for the taking in this complex market.
  
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• Risk Management: Financial Institutions

  26-03-2018 06:02 via ft.com
  The upheaval that followed the financial crisis may be easing, but there is no shortage of things for risk managers to fret about. Brexit, #MeToo and data protection join market volatility on their watchlists
  
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• Senior managers fear being left on the hook under new rules

  26-03-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Greater personal accountability may prompt executives to shun financial services roles
  
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• Brexit, #MeToo and data protection put risk managers on guard

  26-03-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  But a sharp, destabilising shift to higher rates remains top of companies’ concerns
  
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• Big insurers convert disrupters to collaborators

  26-03-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Companies are joining forces with start-ups to stay ahead of rivals
  
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