Agriculture
My Other Life: Max Perris, Cunningham Lindsey, farmer
As well as being a loss adjuster, Perris works with a 350-strong dairy herd in Yorkshire
Sompo creates agriculture platform
Bermuda-based specialty (re)insurer Sompo International Holdings has created an integrated agriculture platform called Agri Sompo.
UK loss adjuster rankings 2017: The rankings
In the two years since Post last conducted its loss adjusting survey, consolidation has changed the market considerably. Content director Jonathan Swift takes a closer look.
Rural Insurance signs £41m capacity deal with Zurich
Rural Insurance has signed a long term capacity deal with Zurich worth £41m.
ERS launches agriculture operations unit
ERS has launched a 27-strong agriculture operations team as a result of increased demand.
Axa's Tanguy Touffut on how Big Data is enabling parametric insurance
Big Data and satellite technology are enabling parametric insurance, explains Tanguy Touffut, CEO of Axa Global Parametrics.
Blog: Growing timber insurance, the essentials
Growing timber insurance is a niche market that requires expertise, be it for underwriting or assessing storm damages. Frank McGaffney, loss adjuster at Agrical, explains.
Why and how cross-selling works for microinsurance
Cross-selling is a great way to distribute microinsurance, as illustrated in Africa, where some farming insurance programmes are also experimenting with new ways to pay out claims, write Tom Johansmeyer, assistant vice-president at Verisk Insurance…
Making Winners work: African farm insurance
The Winners Project aims to provide a long-term-solution to the threat of extreme weather for farmers in Africa
Towergate MGA signs £45m capacity deal with Axa
Towergate has shifted the majority capacity provider for its farm managing general agent from RSA to Axa.
Bird flu outbreak could hit insurers hard
An “almost inevitable” bird flu outbreak in the UK could be costly for insurers, a specialist agriculture loss adjustor has warned.
Chaucer expands Singapore treaty team
Lloyd's specialist insurance group Chaucer has appointed former Swiss Re manager Ong Chee Koon as class underwriter to join its Asia treaty team in Singapore.
NFU Mutual launches new service to help small farm holdings thrive
NFU Mutual has launched a new policy aimed at helping small farm holdings survive the current economic climate.
Bluefin's Kenny Hogg on why drones can't replace human contact
In the uniquely information-obsessed world we now inhabit, the personal transactional nature of an insurance broker has never been more in the spotlight.
Cornish Mutual expands with new Devon Office
Cornish Mutual has opened a new Devon office in order to help service its growing membership in East Devon, Somerset and Dorset.
New farming risks and their insurance implications
The past 12 months have not been easy for farmers. Depressed produce prices have left the sector facing one of the worst income crisis for more than 100 years.
Blog: How to mitigate agricultural pollution claims
Farmers are facing increased responsibility to prevent pollution and most insurance policies provide only limited cover in that area. However, specialist policies can now be taken, as well as practical steps to limit damage.
AAIS to release new rules filings for drone insurance cover
American Association of Insurance Services has released new filings of Unmanned Aircraft Liability Coverage forms and rules this week, in response to consumer demand for coverage for drones.
Swiss Re agrees parametric pilot with China to protect farmers
Swiss Re has entered a pilot reinsurance protection scheme with the government of Heilongjiang province to help protect farmers from natural catastrophes.
China counts $33bn costs from major flooding
According to Aon Benfield's catastrophe modeling team Impact Forecasting the recent flooding in China could cost the country as much as $33bn (£25bn) in economic losses.
Mutuals: Mutual attraction
Mutuals in the general insurance market are causing their publicly owned rivals to sit up and take notice
Towergate appoints DAC Beachcroft, DWF and BLM to claims panel
Towergate Underwriting has announced a new claims legal panel, comprising of BLM, DWF and DAC Beachcroft.
Rural Insurance sees GWP rise 11.5% as £100m target looms
Harrogate-based agricultural specialist Rural Insurance has maintained solid growth in line with its £100m target, with GWP rising by 11.5% for the 12 months to end of March.
MGA Imperium launches farm division with QIC Europe capacity
Specialist managing general agent Imperium Insurance Management has launched a specialist farm division with capacity backing from Qatar Insurance Company Europe.