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A negligent slip on a listed fire precaution can defeat cover under a QBE contractors' liability policy, a judge found in a preliminary ruling. Whether the roofer actually breached the condition is still to be decided.
Hackers raised temperatures at UK meat and produce suppliers this week, in a second European wave that has reached at least 11 countries.
The Constellation Software unit said it will run the London-based business as three units, one dedicated to London Market bordereaux and delegated authority tools.
Lancashire said reinsurance premiums fell 6% after a planned retrocession cut, while energy, marine and US expansion drove insurance growth of 5.3%.
The telecoms software group says the cash deal is its first step into insurance and plans to extend its agentic operating system to insurers.
Shareholders resolved on 20 October to wind up Hokodo Ltd, months after the founders said they had closed the business in late 2025.
IAG Loyalty says British Airways Club members collect 20 Avios per pound on car policies until 27 November, then 10.
Two syndicates approved in principle in October add credit and reinsurance capacity, as ten new corporate-member companies appear ahead of the new year of account.
The average home and business insurance payout reached a record £10,000 even though the total number of claims fell 4% to 142,000, according to the ABI.
UK-domiciled organisations with turnover under £20m can opt in to £25,000 of cyber liability cover if their self-assessed certification covers the whole organisation.
Underlying London Market growth slowed to 3.9% in nine months, from 5.3% at the half-year, as group written premiums rose 9.5% to $4.44bn.
A subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will join as a minority co-investor, with completion expected in the first quarter of 2027.
When Zurich completed the AIG travel deal in December 2024, it said the combined business would set up its headquarters in the US.
Seven UK insurance stories to start the week, in five minutes.
The purchase covers BMS Intermediaries and BMS Capital Advisory and adds property catastrophe, medical malpractice and workers' compensation expertise.
About $3bn of the stolen assets have been frozen on-chain, and the exchange says it already holds $5bn in the affected token assets.
Royal Bank of Canada told staff that such agents can create liability exposure, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg.
The London-headquartered run-off specialist also entered into its first insurance-linked securities deal, covering portfolios tied to funds run by Leadenhall Capital Partners.
The vendor metric covers all Anthropic's paying customers, not insurers, but it suggests why AI budgets set on a pilot may understate the bill.
The New York start-up, which has raised $3.1m, gives different commission benchmarks in its funding release and on its own website.
