CFC Underwriting

CFC annual pre-tax profits climb 27%

The UK’s largest specialist lines managing general agent has witnessed both its revenues and profits climb in figures issued this morning.

Europe: Subscribing to cyber

Will the potential implementation of the EU Data Protection Directive lead to growth in the cyber liability market in Europe? Carolina Parra-Serrano investigates.

CFC enters intellectual property market

Specialist lines Lloyd’s underwriting agency CFC has launched an intellectual property product following the transfer of Munich Re’s intellectual property team led by Erik Alsegard.

Interview: David Walsh: The artist

After 14 years building CFC Underwriting from a dotcom start-up to a successful MGA, founder and managing director David Walsh now sees the global market as his canvas.

Cyber Liability: Dangerous territory

As demonstrated by several Twitter-related defamation cases in 2012, unfiltered user-generated content means social media can be a libel minefield. How is the insurance industry responding to the ever-evolving risk?

Like the drugs trade, Cybercrime is not just a US issue

Last year, according to the Norton Cybercrime Report, global cybercrime cost an estimated $388bn. That's $100bn more than the cost of the global black market for marijuana, cocaine and heroin combined. And just like the world's drugs trade, cybercrime is…