Business interruption
How insurers dodged a bullet over storm Ciarán
Tegwen Gabb, senior weather and climate analyst at Eurotempest, reveals how close the UK insurance industry came to sustaining one of its largest insured losses of all time from storm Ciarán.
Diary of an Insurer: Pool Re’s Jonathan Gray
Jonathan Gray, chief underwriting officer of Pool Re, is careful about cyber security while working on the train and considers how to protect the UK’s publicly accessible locations from terrorist attacks.
Arch takes Aon team; Gallagher expands operations; Vision Track’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Diary of an Insurer: CNA Hardy’s Dr Soondus Moorhead
Every week is a unique balancing act for mother-of-two, cat lover, chartered process safety engineer and risk control consultant at CNA Hardy, Dr Soondus Moorhead.
Insurance Post Podcast: BI insurance fit for post Covid-19 pandemic purpose
More than three and a half years on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there are still “a lot” of business interruption cover cases rumbling through the courts, according to Joanna Grant, partner at Fenchurch Law.
Football clubs and insurers set for 2025 courtroom clash
A legal dispute between several Premier League football clubs and their insurers over Covid-19-related business interruption payouts is set to go to trial in 2025, according to a court order.
Liberty and Axa XL settle Pizza Express BI battle
Pizza Express has settled its legal dispute with two insurers over what business interruption payout was due to it for Covid closures, according to a court order.
‘Financial turmoil’ drives wave of SME Covid BI lawsuits
A law firm claiming to represent thousands of SMEs has initiated dozens of fresh Covid-related business interruption court proceedings.
Policies did not cover central government action, insurers argue in Covid BI trial
The insurers in a group of Covid-related business interruption disputes, being heard by the Commercial Court this week, have argued that the policies in question did not cover central government actions.
Aviva admits liability in Fuller’s dispute while Liberty stands firm
Pub chain Fuller’s has received a £500,000 payout from Aviva after the insurer admitted liability in a dispute over Covid-19-related business interruption cover, a London court has heard.
CII’s Connell tackles FCA’s latest Greatest Hits compilation
Trade Voice: Dr Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, outlines how firms can push back against the notion they are all as bad as each other.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2023: Personal lines insurers hardest hit by inflation
Valeria Ermakova, associate director for analytics at AM Best, reveals while reserving for claims inflation is shaking the nation's insurers, actions taken by the top 10 of this year's Insurance Post Top 100 UK Insurers List helped these providers hold…
McLarens aims to become the go-to adjuster for hospitality claims
Rebecca Webster, McLaren’s broker development lead, shares why the claims services provider has launched its hospitality offering and what challenges lie ahead.
Ramifications of crumbling concrete for insurers
Rachael Murphy, senior associate at Browne Jacobson, considers the type of claims insurers can expect from issues with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
LMA launches ESG Academy; Brown & Brown's latest deal; MS Amlin appoints CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Three insurance industry challenges for Gen Z to fix
Use artificial intelligence as an assistant, don’t let inclusion be a tick box exercise, and shape your company’s climate change efforts was the advice to Generation Z who attended iCan’s Elevate conference last week.
Unveiling the future of commercial insurance: education, engagement and technology
In the second instalment of the research series by Insurance Post and Crif, we explore how education, engagement and technology converge to shape a resilient future for commercial insurance.
Unveiling the future of commercial insurance: navigating risk, trusting data and empowering clients
Insurance Post, in partnership with Crif, conducted a comprehensive survey to explore the risks associated with the commercial insurance sector.
Trade Voice: Cila’s Marc Sweeney on navigating the evolving landscape
Marc Sweeney, president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and director at Davies, says the professional body has a critical role to play in helping its members navigate challenges.
Is Hiscox no longer the big bad BI wolf?
Editor’s View: Scott McGee considers how lessons can be learned from how Hiscox, which bore the brunt of the initial reputational hit from Covid-related business interruptions claims, has moved on.
Rugby clubs and restaurants mount Covid BI suit against Allianz
Allianz is facing legal proceedings brought by more than 30 claimants seeking payouts for Covid-related business interruption.
Insurance broking sector’s vulnerability to cybercrime uncovered
More than 38,600 pieces of data have been leaked from the top 75 UK insurance broker domains since 2016, according to a scan of the dark web conducted on behalf of Insurance Post.
Flat Iron becomes latest restaurant to take Covid BI fight to the courts
London steakhouse chain Flat Iron is the latest restaurant to bring legal proceedings against its insurer in pursuit of a business interruption payout for disruption it suffered due to Covid-19 restriction.
Big Interview: Ecclesiastical’s Richard Coleman
Richard Coleman, managing director of Ecclesiastical, shares his growth plans for the provider and how the insurer’s reach is going far beyond protecting the steeples of this land.