FSCS arranges GAP coverage for Alpha customers
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has secured coverage for UK policyholders who had guaranteed asset protection cover with the now-collapsed Alpha Insurance
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Bayer shares slide as Monsanto counts cost of weedkiller claim
Shares in German pharmaceutical giant Bayer have tumbled following the $289 million (£226 million) damages award against Monsanto over its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers
LMA sets launch date for the hub with a new name
The claims expert management hub’s platform will be known as GEMINI going forwards and will be delivered to the market in September
Insurtech firm By Miles joins ABI as associate member
Miles provides pay-as-you-drive insurance designed for UK drivers that travel fewer than 7,000 miles per year
Chubb UK&I claims team earns chartered insurer status
Chartered status allows all members of Chubb’s UK and Ireland claims team access to the CII’s technical, market and regulatory research. They also have the opportunity to develop their careers through its specialist qualifications
Horwich Farrelly welcomes drop in travel sickness CMCs
Horwich Farrelly has welcomed the Ministry of Justice’s report that the number of claims management companies (CMCs) operating in the travel sector has fallen by 37%
DAS UK makes cyber experts of Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa
DAS UK Group has become the first legal expenses insurer to launch a suite of cyber security information and guidance for the virtual assistants Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa
FloodFlash raises £1.9m in seed funding
Insurtech start-up FlashFlood has raised £1.9 million of seed funding to accelerate the nationwide roll-out of its service
ABI general insurance council appoints new chair
Ageas UK chief executive officer Andy Watson has been appointed as the new chair of the general insurance council (GIC) of the Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Carpenters Group opens new office in Liverpool
National legal and insurance services provider Carpenters Group has opened a new office on Chapel Street in Liverpool. This new office is part of a growth plan to expand the current defence and serious and catastrophic injury teams and strengthen the group’s presence in the region