Zego becomes first insurer to partner with e-scooter company

Insurtech Zego has become the first insurer to announce a partnership with an e-scooter company for the UK’s first e-scooter trial, which highlights the greater potential for insurtechs in this…

UK campsite and cottage bookings for summer 2021 on the rise

As holiday bookings abroad continue to look uncertain for travellers, more holidaymakers are booking their trips to UK cottages and campsites for 2021

Covid-19 pandemic plunges travel and tourism start-ups into distress

The latest RealBusinessRescue.co.uk Business Distress Index data analysis for small and young businesses in the UK has revealed the number of travel and tourism start-ups in the UK in significant…

Mercer Marsh Benefits Singapore joins forces with Aviva for mental health plan

Employee benefits consultancy company Mercer Marsh Benefits Singapore and insurer Aviva Singapore have joined forces to provide a new mental wellness plan

Swiss Re Institute estimates global insured catastrophe losses of US$31 billion

Global insured catastrophe losses are expected at US$31 billion in the first half of 2020, mostly from secondary perils, according to global re/insurer Swiss Re

Blink earns place on Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator programme

Irish InsurTech company Blink has earned its place today as one of 10 InsurTechs selected for the Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator programme focused on Covid-19 risks