Written premium in the first quarter was 4% lower than the same period in 2024, extending a trend in which written premiums in calendar years 2022 through 2024 remained relatively stable compared to large swings during the pandemic, a new report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows. The average charged rate … Read more
Alps has launched a Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance product specifically for motorhomes, teaming up once again with Financial & Legal. The managing general agent, which specialises in add-on insurance products, legal expenses, and claims solutions for intermediaries, previously added Financial & Legal to its panel in June. RelatedAlps adds Financial & Legal to GAP panel … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working on a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades. Mediation between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas has collapsed despite intense international pressure for a ceasefire amid appalling conditions. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the harrowing plight of the more … Read more
In what the global comms tech provider proclaims as a global first for the rail industry, ProRail – the organisation responsible for the Netherlands’ national railway network infrastructure – is to deploy a cloud-native global system for mobile communications for railway (GSM-R) core network. ProRail is responsible for managing and maintaining the Netherlands’ national … Read more
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed commissioning one skilled person report in the insurance sector during the first quarter of 2025/26, after a recent record total the year before. It marked a return to opening investigations with the regulator having concluded the previous financial year with no insurance-related S166s in the final quarter. However, that … Read more