Legal
Markel targets ‘real opportunity’ with construction launch
Markel has developed a new product for the UK construction sector.
Partner benefits - ARAG's EduMe training platform
In this video, corporate account manager Jason Howse talks about ARAG's EduMe platform for business partners, which provides a comprehensive suite of training packages to help staff sell legal expenses insurance and assistance products with confidence.
Day-one benefits – ARAG’s legal services website
In this video, broker account manager Ben Parkinson and corporate account manager Jason Howse talk about ARAG's legal services website and the benefits that it offers to personal, commercial and property owner policyholders.
Legal expenses insurance - how brokers can sell “peace of mind”
It might be expected that brokers looking to sell ancillary insurance products to UK businesses are facing customer resistance. One sector that is firmly rebuffing this expectation is that of legal expenses insurance.
Financial & Legal targets private rental sector with LPG tie-up
Financial & Legal Insurance has announced a new partnership with Legal Protection Group to grow its presence in the private rental sector, which it claims accounts for 19% of all UK households.
Opinion: SLAPP legislation changes and the insurance industry
Judges in the UK have been given powers to dismiss lawsuits, labelled by the UK government as intended to curtail the freedom of speech of journalists, at an early stage. Joe Wornham, senior technical underwriter – media liability at CNA Hardy, analyses…
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.
Renovation Underwriting rolls out non-negligence liability cover
Managing general agent Renovation Underwriting has launched non-negligence liability cover available either as part of a wider renovation cover or as a standalone product.
Blog: Is a coming revolution in employee competition law set to rock the broker sector?
In light of the government’s plans to reform non-compete covenants, Anna Birtwistle, a partner at Farrer & Co, reflects on the potential for ‘seismic’ change in broker recruitment.
US cannabis-focused MGU CannGen Insurance opens in Europe
North American managing general underwriter, CannGen Insurance Services, has launched a European operation citing an expectation that the continent’s legal cannabis market will grow quickly.
Treasury Committee calls for consumer questions ahead of sector grilling
The Treasury Committee has called on the public to submit questions ahead of an evidence session with insurance bosses, as it warned of hearing ‘anecdotal evidence’ in recent months of premiums rising faster than inflation, insurers refusing to pay out,…
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.
Government planning to limit non-compete clauses to three months
The government has issued a policy paper setting out plans to bring in legislation limiting non-compete clauses in employment contracts to three months.
Specialist Risk Group snaps up TLO Risk Services
SRG has added to its professional lines capability with the purchase of TLO Risk Services for an undisclosed sum.
Interview: Biba CEO Steve White - Leading from the front
To coincide with the 10th anniversary of his appointment as CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, Insurance Age takes Steve White on a trip down memory lane.
ATE for personal injury & clinical negligence
What is after the event (ATE) insurance?
Video: What is legal expenses insurance?
Legal expenses insurance enables families, businesses, landlords and motorists to protect themselves from the cost of some common legal problems. Watch this short video to find out more.
Opinion: Preparing for sale or acquisition – what brokers need to know to seal the deal
Death, taxes and broker M&A are among the few certainties in life. Here, Rachel Owen, corporate law partner at MLP Law, outlines her top tips to help ensure that any transaction goes smoothly.
Gove vows commission-chain ban as FCA buildings review on highest charging brokers imminent
A Financial Conduct Authority review into brokers charging the highest commissions for work on buildings insurance is due in just a few weeks as government minister Michael Gove vowed to ban commission-chains and bring in ‘transparent’ fees.
Resolving legal disputes for landlords and tenants
As mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution recover some lost ground, this content explains how a new process that ARAG developed in response to the Coronavirus Act, is proving every bit as helpful in the difficult circumstances…
Cardiff City tried to insure Sala after his death in plane crash – Miller says in £10m court case
Cardiff City tried to insure footballer Emiliano Sala just hours after his plane went missing, according to court documents.
Dozens of law firms caught in ‘very difficult’ PI market have closed
Nearly 50 law firms have had to close in just over a year as soaring professional indemnity costs bite hard, according to a legal adviser.
Lawyers urge brokers to be vigilant about their own E&O
Law firm RPC has warned brokers to be vigilant about their own errors and omissions, and to stay on top of documentation against a backdrop of customers potentially opting for cheaper, but less protective insurance, in the cost-of-living crisis.
Broker convicted for indecent exposure
Mark Mellett, managing director of Spitfire Brokers, has been convicted in a Hampshire court of indecent exposure but avoided a jail sentence.