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Equipment breakdown insurance checklist
Sudden and unforeseen damage to equipment is a commercial reality and can cause significant ramifications.
Holiday health: A guide to holiday illness claims
In 2025, over two million are expected to head overseas for the ‘Great Summer Getaway’. Anyone with a genuine claim to make to their insurer should familiarise themselves with what their travel policy covers and excludes.
Big interview: Dave Haynes, CEO, ARAG UK
ARAG UK CEO Dave Haynes spoke with Insurance Post to discuss the impact of the legal expenses insurer’s acquisition of DAS and how Labour’s legislative changes make its products more relevant than ever. Read this article to find out more.
Master insurance marketing under Consumer Duty
Consumer Duty has changed the insurance marketing landscape. The bar has been raised for how insurers engage with customers, measure success, and demonstrate value.
How brokers can help their construction customers manage evolving risks
Brokers are uniquely positioned to advise construction firms on potential hazards and ensuring they have the right insurance cover in place.
Q&A: Andy Talbot on ARAG's transformation
Ahead of the 2025 BIBA Conference, Andy Talbot, Director of ATE, Broker Sales & Marketing, tells Insurance Age about the feedback from brokers, technology upgrades, and how ARAG is positioning itself as a smarter, stronger business for the future.
Blog: A 'new era', but some things remain the same
Ahead of the 2025 BIBA conference, Terry Dyson, managing director - engineering insurance at HSB, highlights why BIBA presents an opportunity for the specialist insurer to spend quality time with broker, MGA and insurer partners to help them stand out…
Blog: How Easter Bunnies could reduce their equipment breakdown risks
Just like Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny knows that a sudden and unexpected breakdown of mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment could spell disaster.
Schemes spotlight: Key trends and opportunities for insurance brokers in 2025
With more and more brokers waking up to the opportunities presented by schemes, which specific schemes should brokers focus on this year?
Is bancassurance poised to lead the SME commercial insurance market?
Bancassurance – where banks partner with insurance providers to offer insurance products – has long been a staple of personal lines insurance.
Brokers: Do your customers overlook key equipment exposures?
For businesses, high-tech equipment can be more susceptible to damage and can also be difficult to repair quickly.
Six-year low, but 76% of UK properties still underinsured
According to research conducted by rebuildcostassessment.com, 76% of UK buildings are underinsured and 20% are overinsured.
ARAG enters new era with insurance company and law firm
Legal expenses insurance provider ARAG has completed the integration of the DAS UK brand into the ARAG business, following the acquisition made one year ago. Read this blog to find out more.
Spotlight: Buildings underinsurance – a hybrid solution?
The issue of underinsurance has created a dynamic landscape of both opportunity and challenge in the field of buildings insurance valuations.
Spotlight: Buildings underinsurance - what can be done?
While tackling underinsurance can lead to greater levels of trust between an insurer and the policyholder, failure to take action can have significant downsides including reputational damage and even legal action.
Spotlight: Why buildings underinsurance is bad for business
Based on current statistics, the insurance industry has some way to go in tackling buildings underinsurance.
Spotlight: Emerging risks in the property sector
The property sector faces long-established risks from storms and floods to subsidence and fires. However, new risks are constantly emerging and the insurance industry must ensure customers are aware and prepared to face them.
Spotlight: Why we need risk management for everyone, not just the 2%
For over 200 years, the insurance industry has understood the benefits of risk management in reducing and controlling exposure.
Navigating a tight budget
With the new Chancellor putting her first budget before Parliament this month, it's unclear how much of the financial burden businesses will have to bear.
ESG Spotlight: The ESG opportunity for SME brokers
Insurers are waking up to the huge opportunity ESG offers in the SME space – and they need brokers on board.
Evolving the insurance claims supply chain
Insurers and brokers are re-evaluating their supply chain strategies in the face of ongoing resource scarcity, and outsourcing is becoming more prevalent in today’s claims management world.
Airbnb and holiday lettings: What to do with the staycation boom
Holiday home lettings and Airbnb have surged in popularity with many holidaymakers choosing to rent ‘homes’ rather than stay in a hotel.
Techspertise
The international ARAG Group has high ambitions for our future growth following the acquisition of DAS UK, and one of the most exciting prospects is the investment in technology that has been planned, to help us achieve those goals.
BIBA business
It’s now almost six months since ARAG’s acquisition of DAS UK was completed.