Will there be a sharp rise in the discovery of crime losses following the pandemic?
Imagine putting on your “Out of Office” for 15 years and still getting paid! Not sure many of us would be so lucky!
Dishonesty of Employee and SIM Swap Fraud – Bank in the United Arab Emirates
The Fraud:
ASL supports Healing Venezuela charity
ASL are delighted to have been able to support the Healing Venezuela charity in their first virtual Rum Experience at the height of lockdown last month and help raise over £5,000 for those most in need during the ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
How will the pandemic affect emerging markets?
Will Insurers be able to help emerging markets navigate their way through the pandemic?
What has prompted an upturn in investment management claims?
Ruth Willmington
Insurance claims made by investment managers and administrators post-pandemic and referred to us at ASL are increasing. These relate to both first-...
We comment on International Women's Day
An interesting article in PostOnline this morning for International Women’s Day. The gender diversity statistics for our industry are still behind the curve; however, the article concludes that there is light at the end of the tunnel and I think that’s right. The onus is now on all of us to take advantage of the opportunity to encourage flexible working as we emerge from the pandemic as the first step towards ensuring that talented female employees don’t leave the industry after starting a family.
Robert Lloyd talks to Brian Alexander, Group Practice Leader for GrECo Services
Brian Alexander, Group Practice Leader Financial Institutions, talks with Robert Lloyd, Director at ASL about trends in Crime & Cyber claims, the effects of Covid-19 on claims and the neutral and objective position of the loss adjuster.
Will fraud be bigger than Covid-19 for trade credit?
Georgina Fenton – Consultant
Interview with our new Managing Director
Helen Meredith has stepped up as Managing Director of ASL. In this interview she is asked about her thoughts on this new position
UK literary agent hit by ransomware attack
The insured, a UK based literary agent, were hit by a ransomware attack in the days following the initial Covid-19 lockdown. As with many SMEs, the insured were still trying to navigate the challenges of working from home, and this made the attack particularly disruptive. The insured acted quickly to appoint their own IT forensic experts and they were able to remove the malicious actors from the system before any data could be exfiltrated. The IT experts recommended the insured rebuild their servers rather than paying any ransom demand.