Legal expenses
In Depth: Could legal expenses have a role to play as the landlord pressure cooker reaches boiling point?
Specialist legal expenses cover has the potential to turn down the heat as those renting out property face challenges on all fronts, including from the Renters (Reform) Bill. Rachel Gordon investigates.
In Depth: Legal expenses cover… needed more than ever?
Clients may want brokers to advise on how to reduce premiums, but this is the one add-on to hang onto according to providers as Rachel Gordon discovers.
Arag tops £60m GWP as profits return to £500,000
Legal expenses insurer Arag broke through the £60m gross written premium barrier in 2022, building on the previous year’s growth when it topped £50m for the first time.
Brokers told to prepare for major law change in rental insurance sector
Brokers have been told that a major change in the law in property will also affect the insurance market.
Das LEI posts £7.3m loss but swings back to underwriting profit
Das Legal Expenses Insurance Company has reported a comprehensive loss of £7.3m for 2022 driven by its investment performance, as the insurer grew and returned to underwriting profit.
People Moves: 24 – 27 April 2023
Keep up-to-date with personnel moves within the insurance industry.
Commercial Express and Arag team up on broker schemes
Commercial Express and Arag have partnered up to provide commercial legal protection to brokers serving a range of retail and wholesale business clients, as well as emergency assistance and legal protection to residential property owners.
Blog: Don’t under-rate rated
As economic pressure mounts on customers, brokers must beware the temptation to seek out unrated capacity Arc Legal Group's Tim Mullin argues.
Stuart Reid joins Harbour Underwriting as NED
Former Bluefin and Gallagher boss Stuart Reid has joined commercial dispute insurance specialist Harbour Underwriting as a non-executive director, Insurance Age can reveal.
Das LEI reports comprehensive £4.3m loss for 2021
Das Legal Expenses Insurance Company made an underwriting loss of £2.1m for the full year 2021 according to its solvency and financial condition report.
BHL-backed Coral Insurance opens for business
Specialist legal expenses provider Coral Insurance, backed by Allianz, began trading this week with the aim of making LEI a “valued, must have” for UK consumers and targeting 15% of the market.
Financial & Legal expands product range
Managing director, Karen Beales, was brought into the insurer two years ago to develop the products it offers.
Opinion: Legal disputes rise as tough times get tougher
Left reeling by pandemics, volatile markets, rising costs and labour shortages, UK businesses are also seeing a spike in legal disputes. ARAG MD, Tony Buss, explains why demand for legal protection is steadily rising with no quick end in sight.
In depth: Employment practices liability: getting back to business?
The disruption to working practices following the Covid-19 pandemic has also prompted major upheaval in the employment practices liability (EPL) market. Tim Evershed reports
In Depth: Legal expenses cover proves value in volatile times
The turmoil caused by pandemics and politics in the past two years has created an increasingly litigious landscape and served to highlight the value and benefit of legal expenses to businesses, says Tim Evershed
Arc Legal Group launched
The organisation merges AmTrust underwriting and Legal Insurance Management with Arc Legal Assistance.
The Insurance Age Top 100 2021
Our Top 100 Independent Brokers Supplement is now available to view online.
Insurance Age relaunch: Don't miss our product hub
Check out the website's fresh section, Product Hub, for in-depth features and content spanning 11 product lines.
Das UK promotes Tony Coram to CEO
Das UK Group has named Tony Coram as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Andrew Burke who is stepping down at the end of this year.
Blog: Why customers are missing out on vital protection
Arc Legal's Tim Mullin discusses why the industry needs to reframe legal expenses insurance and explains what role brokers have to play to help customers.
Allianz offers free legal line for commercial customers
The insurer’s 24/7 telephone service can provide guidance on any business-related legal matter, from employment law to debt recovery and property disputes, as well as advice on Covid-19 related legislation.
Berkeley Alexander develops landlord product
The provider has teamed up with Auto Legal Protection Services for the legal expenses and rent guarantee proposition.
Arag revamps family legal solutions offering
Product now includes a 'dark web' monitoring and ID theft restoration service, which the provider says will "enable brokers to build a truly unique proposition".
Das UK posts profit rise for 2019
The legal expenses provider's COR worsened to 99.2% over the year while GWP fell slightly.