Are you concerned about your business’ IP exposure? Or have a contractual IP insurnace requirement? Contact us to discuss further Intellectual property risk is currently largely uninsured and could have “disastrous” effects on clients, particularly smaller businesses, an expert has said. Erik Alsegard, IP practice leader at CFC, said that IP risks generally fall into […]
QBE COLLABORATES WITH SYDNEY SWANS TO LAUNCH VR TECH
QBE is set to explore the use of virtual reality (VR) in helping create safer roads and faster disaster responses with the launch of a first-ever, immersive 360-degree VR AFL fan experience on April 1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The VR technology, called Swans360⁰, will provide football fans with the fully immersive experience […]
CREATING ‘BIONIC BROKERS’ WITH THE HELP OF CHATBOTS
Would you buy brokered insurance from a chatbot? And would you trust its advice on commercial insurance needs? We’d be interested to hear your thoughts – contact us now! Half-human, half-computer, the bionic broker uses virtual assistants to be ‘open’ to potential customers at all times of the day and build the right quote […]
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Driverless cars may be the way of the future – but as with anything involving cars, they are fraught with danger… Uber Technologies’ autonomous vehicle testing was brought to a halt this week after a crash involving one of its vehicles killed a woman in Arizona – thought to be the first pedestrian fatality involving […]
RECALL ON TAKATA AIRBAGS
If you are concerned that this recall may effect you, please check here for additional information. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is urgently seeking information from the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development (DIRD) and car manufacturers regarding Takata airbags at the centre of the largest vehicle recall in history. Since 2009, more than […]
‘ADD ON’ INSURANCE DOMINATES CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
… and it’s no surprise. Transparency in insurance add-ons is often difficult to find. What are you paying for, does it actually add any benefit to your policy, and are you covered for what you need to be covered for? Using a broker circumvents these issues – we can discuss your needs with you and […]
PERTH MAN ALLEGEDLY FAKES CAR-JACKING ORDEAL FOR INSURANCE P...
A Perth man has been charged with creating false belief and attempt to gain benefit by fraud, for allegedly fabricating a two-hour car-jacking incident for insurance payout. The 28-year-old told detectives that two men got in on his Ford Falcon on Howe Street in Osborne Park on Feb. 7, forced him to drive for roughly […]
PLASTIC PUMPKIN FOILS FRAUDSTER
A tram driver in the US has been indicted on charges that he hired a man dressed in a Halloween costume to attack him at work in a bid to fraudulently claim workers’ compensation insurance. Thomas Lucey has been indicted on two counts of insurance fraud and single counts of workers’ compensation fraud, misleading police […]
NOSE INSURANCE? LLOYD’S ON WEIRD AND WONDERFUL INSURANCE CL
Lloyd’s has a reputation for insuring the “weird and wonderful”, but not everything makes insurance sense. Insurance Business spoke to Heather Ciavarella, senior business development manager at Lloyd’s Canada, about some of the stranger calls the company has received for insurance placements. “I did have a call from somebody who wanted to insure his beard, […]
UNINSURED DRIVER LOSES CAR, CASH IN MOTORWAY SMASH
Drivers in Illinois got more than they bargained for when a multiple vehicle crash saw thousands of dollars of cash spill on to the freeway. An uninsured driver lost control of their car for unknown reasons, hit a guardrail and spun out of control, hitting another car with a flatbed trailer near Champaign, Illinois last […]
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