Cyber
Social media libel: Keyboard warriors
Social media grants people the ability to broadcast their opinions to a wide audience. What coverage can insurers provide against libel?
The Polish insurance market and its prospects
Price wars in the motor sector have contributed to poor results for Polish insurers, but the market could be shaken up by upcoming distribution rules and potentially growing demand for property, liability and cyber policies.
Catastrophe bonds: A good year for disaster
Catastrophe bonds were invented in the early 1990s to help insurance companies mitigate the risk of major disasters. With storms brewing both politically and environmentally, can the catastrophe bond market open new doors to insurers in 2017?
Risk managers and business leaders must be 'cyber savvy'
The UK’s business leaders and risk managers need to be ahead of the curve when it comes to cyber risk, said Julia Graham, technical director at the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers.
Novae promotes Trueman to chief innovation officer
Novae has promoted Dan Trueman to the role of chief innovation officer
Hiscox backs cyber capacity for Towergate MGA Fusion
Towergate-backed managing general agent Fusion has launched a cyber and data product offering limits of up to £5m.
Brokers more worried about Trump than Brexit
Brokers are more concerned about Trump than the UK’s exit of the European Union, according to a survey.
Post Power List 2017 – bubbling under: Charles Franks
Group CEO, Tokio Marine Kiln
Post Power List 2017: Andrew Kendrick
Senior vice-president of group and president for Europe, Chubb
London market has 'resilience to survive $200bn loss event'
The London market has sufficient resilience to withstand a $200bn (£160bn) loss caused by two major events over a two week period, according to a stress test conducted by an industry steering group.
Spotlight: Claims Assistance: Providing claims support
For SMEs, the delays inherent in complex claims can mean coming perilously close to insolvency. What can brokers do to support them through the process?
Questgates launches cyber investigation service to assess business interruption loss
Questgates has launched a cyber investigation loss adjusting service that can assess the cause and liability of a cyber attack.
Beazley handled 2000 data breaches last year
Beazley managed nearly 2000 data breaches for its clients last year, with a third of those breaches from hacking or malware.
Legal Update: D&O liability, data protection and the avoiding of bogles
Scots worldwide are preparing to celebrate the works of poet Robert Burns. Two lines from his famous poem Tam o'Shanter will be spoken at many events: "Gathering her brows like gathering storm, nursing her wrath to keep it warm".
NHS trust hit by cyber attack
England’s largest NHS trust has launched an investigation into a cyber attack that forced systems to be taken offline as a precautionary measure.
Tailored policies and cyber set to influence market in 2017
Tailored insurance for new professions, cyber policies for SMEs, and the FCA’s consultation on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme are three key trends expected to influence the insurance market over 2017.
UK General's Karen Beales on the future of personal lines broking
The personal lines market has been interesting during the past 12 months.
IDT911 re-brands as Cyber Scout amid international expansion
IDT911 has re-branded to Cyber Scout as it looks to expand globally.
Video: Hospital hacks
As ransomware attacks are targeting NHS trusts, the cyber exposure of hospitals is coming under scrutiny.
Biba launches product recall scheme through CFC Underwriting
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has launched a Product Recall scheme through its member CFC Underwriting.
2017 Preview: What lies ahead for insurance?
After sharing their views on 2016 last month, insurers and brokers make their predictions for the coming year. What do they think the highlights and lowlights will be over the next 12 months?
C-Force: It's time to unmask the claims heroes
2016 was a big year for insurance claims – but who are the people behind the scenes, making sure customers receive the best service possible?
Roundtable: Health and cyber crime: Cyber crime against the healthcare sector
With cyber crime the fastest growing criminal activity in the world, attacks on healthcare providers are becoming more prevalent. Post, in association with Kennedys, hosted a roundtable to find out the scale of the threat – and what the industry can do…
Blog: Cyber risk in aviation
The cyber threat to planes is bound to raise public fears, but the aviation industry operates in a way that minimises risks.