The Latest Breaking News from Insurance

Govt investigates better protection for home-owners, as a final building consultant goes to the wall leaving cash-strapped councils as 'last man standing' in weathertightness crisis.

British Gas owner Centrica says insurance plan won’t stop risky business practices, while Octopus calls ringfencing ‘financially illiterate’

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose for a third week to the highest since November as more companies announce job cuts, suggesting some softening in the labor market.

The last thing anyone wants is to get sick while you're on holiday, but it does happen. If it's coronavirus, here's what you should do.

Do you need to isolate and, if so, for how long?

When to start worrying that something catastrophic is on the horizon? Most of us tend to start at some point after it has already happened. We buy insurance against a particular disaster only after we have experienced it (and then cancel it a few years later). We fail to evacuate…

The respected professinal services operator set up with former employees after selling Henderson Insurance Broking Group to Aon for £90m

More than two years into the pandemic, it’s unsettling to imagine a scenario in which hundreds of thousands of Californians are exposed to evasive coronavirus subvariants without access to health care while others experience further financial strain amid record inflation. Yet Congress’ reluctance to extend COVID subsidies could force an…

Thousands of Australians may be taking out insurance that isn't valid because they run a side business from home, but what if you work from a home office?

Zurich UK says fraudulent property claims from 1 January to 31 May 25% higher than in same period in 2021

The average value of a fraudulent home insurance claim is £8,800, according to Zurich UK.