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Pikl to offer specialist cover to rental market with new partnerships
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl and personal lines insurance companies esure and Sheilas’ Wheels have signed a major new “industry-first” distribution deal for sharing insurance products. The deal will see esure and Sheilas’ Wheels sell Pikl’s branded host insurance top-up product. Pikl provides specialist insurance cover for people who want to rent out assets, such […]
UK STAA announces new board appointments
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Short Term Accommodation Association [STAA], the trade body representing the short-term rental sector, has appointed its new board following election from its largest-ever membership base. More than 90 companies are now members representing the vast majority of the industry across the UK. The board members for the next financial year are: Chair: Merilee […]
Pikl selected for Tech Nation Fintech 3.0 programme
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Sharing economy insurance provider Pikl has qualified as one of 31 fintech and insurtech companies to have been chosen for this year’s cohort. This is the first year that insurtech companies have been eligible for the Fintech programme. In recognition of the impact Pikl has made to the industry over the last three years, founder […]
How has Covid-19 impacted on insurance for the short-term rental sector?
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Louise Birritteri, CEO and founder of sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl, discusses the impact of Covid-19 on insurance for the short-term rental sector, as well as the wider considerations for the industry. The short-term accommodation sector was severely hit by the Covid-19 outbreak. Bookings across the industry are estimated to have dropped by up to […]
Managing risk during the Covid-19 pandemic: Louise Birritteri, Pikl
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: Louise Birritteri, CEO and founder of sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl, speak to ShortTermRentalz about the current coronavirus pandemic, and managing risk in the short-term rental sector. It is a gross understatement to say we are facing into unprecedented times. First and foremost, the coronavirus pandemic is a tragedy and our hearts go out to anyone […]
Pikl recruits Stuart Reid as company chairman
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl has announced the recruitment of Stuart Reid as its chairman, following on from the appointment of Angela Seymour-Jackson as deputy chairman who joined last year. Reid is well regarded in the insurance industry having had a long and distinguished career in the broker world with Stuart Alexander, Bluefin and Arthur […]
Polaris and Pikl to create standards for sharing economy products
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Insurance product technology and standards provider, Polaris, has announced that it has agreed a ‘market-first’ set of new standards specifically for the increased demand for short-term insurances. This launch has been attributed to the dialogue it has been having with sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl, who published a 2019 report focused on short-term sharing. […]
Calls for guests to check hosts’ accommodation insurance pre-booking
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: New research, conducted by accommodation accreditation company Quality in Tourism, has found that, despite paying guests expecting that their accommodation hosts have adequate insurance, few of them actually bother to check this when booking. This has led to sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl calling for guests to make sure they check their accommodation hosts’ […]
Pikl partners with specialist insurer Hiscox
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Sharing economy insurance provider Pikl has partnered with specialist insurer Hiscox to develop a scheme which provides insurance for customers of the sharing economy. The first policies will be aimed at people who let out their properties on a short-term basis. The scheme follows the publication of Pikl’s industry-wide report ’Insuring the sharing economy […]
Pikl recruits Angela Seymour-Jackson as deputy chair
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl has announced the recruitment of Angela Seymour-Jackson to its board as deputy chair. Seymour-Jackson is a seasoned insurance industry specialist having held senior positions at AEGON, RAC and Aviva. She is currently a non-executive director with Trustpilot, GoCompare, Rentokil Initial, Janus Henderson and Page Group. As deputy chair of […]