Nicholas Pratt
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GRM Insurance
UK’s finance sector sees spike in ESG roles
The number of senior-level ESG jobs within the UK’s financial services sector has grown by more than 50% in the…
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Executive & D&O
UK businesses urged to work with EU’s new anti-money laundering body
The UK has been warned that it faces being left behind in the global fight against money laundering unless it…
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Analysis & Opinion
QOCS brings landmark legal changes to Scotland
Andrew Lothian, insurance partner at Glasgow law firm DWF, describes how changes to personal injury cases in Scotland could have…
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Insurance
Insurance sector must deal with trust issues
There has been a lot of talk this last month about a lack of trust in the insurance sector. A…
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Insurance
Insurer and insurtech collaborate on commercial fleet insurance
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance UK (AND-E UK) and UK-based insurtech Flock have joined forces to launch two insurance products that…
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Insurance
Lack of Covid-19 insurance decimates UK’s festival industry
The survival of the UK’s festival industry is under threat due to a lack of insurance and government support, according…
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Insurance
Aston Lark continues broker acquisition spree
UK broker Aston Lark has announced two more acquisitions as it continues to buy up regional brokers in the UK…
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Insurance
FCA and HMRC send staff on cybersecurity training
UK government agencies have reacted to the rise in cyberattacks on public sector bodies by sending their staff on cybersecurity…
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Insurance
UK SMEs using credit cards to pay their commercial insurance
The financial impact of Covid-19 and a rise in premiums has forced a number of UK corporates to borrow more…
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Risk Management
Outlawing ransomware payments will hurt small companies, say experts
Cyber experts have criticised the calls to make ransomware payments illegal, stating that such a move could leave small companies…
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GRM Captives
Captives should be considered for emerging risks, say risk managers
Captives may provide well-managed corporates with the best way to manage emerging risks, especially during a corrective market where there…
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Risk Management
Supreme Court decision could pave way for more mass action lawsuits in UK
Simon Fawell, a partner in Dechert’s London office, explains how two upcoming data privacy cases could pave the way for…
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Insurance
Compliance burden pushing captives to consider outsourcing but concerns remain
The burden of disproportionate regulation is making it harder to run a captive without the help of an external captive…
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Insurance
Never been a better time to consider captives say risk managers
The hardening insurance market and a reduction in coverage as a result of Covid 19 are leading more companies to…
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Analysis & Opinion
The economics of cyber insurance
The news that barely half of small businesses (SMEs) plan to buy cyber insurance anytime soon is worrying, especially given…
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Risk Management
SMEs’ adoption of cyber insurance stays low as premiums go up
Almost half of small companies have no plans to buy cyber insurance coverage, despite an increase in both the number…
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Insurance
UK warehouses at greater risk of fire from e-commerce boom warns insurer
Zurich has called for the wider use of sprinklers in UK warehouses describing the current government requirements as “inadequate” and…
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Insurance
Insurers not set up to cover working from home
The mass move to home working is causing a divide between personal and commercial insurance coverage that insurers are unable…
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Insurance
Insurers call for more time to implement FCA pricing review
The majority of UK insurers believe there is insufficient time to implement the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) changes to pricing…
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Insurance
Widespread misunderstanding of D&O cover among UK directors
A vast majority of UK directors have a fundamental misunderstanding of their D&O insurance coverage and could be left footing…