Emerging risks
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Cyber 23 May, 2019
CFC, the specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, is hosting the company’s first US broker conference, CFC Summit, today in Chic...
Intellectual property 2 May, 2019
In this webinar, we break down the complexities of IP insurance into bitesize chunks. Followed by an IP Q&A session, with questions straight from you!
Intellectual property 17 Jan, 2019
This week, the new Trade Marks Regulations 2018 came into effect in the UK. This regulation implements into law the EU Trade Mark Directive and brings quite a few changes, some of which we explore below.
Intellectual property 7 Dec, 2018
IP infringement has the potential to cost a business a substantial amount of time and money, and often these costs are unaffordable. Given the impa...
Intellectual property 27 Sept, 2018
Learn about IP infringement and the importance of IP insurance in the supply chain.
Intellectual property 16 Aug, 2018
As global patent and other intellectual property (IP) applications gather pace, the development and delivery of IP strategies remain a challenge fo...
Intellectual property 8 Aug, 2018
Today, Erik Alsegård, Intellectual Property Practice Leader at CFC, held an introductory webinar on IP insurance.
Intellectual property 26 Jul, 2018
Some of our long term readers will be aware we have been following the ongoing case of Nestle v Mondelez with some interest, and not just because w...
Financial institutions 6 Jul, 2018
In the heart of London’s historic insurance district and nestled in the shade of the iconic Lloyd’s building lies the office of CFC Underwriting – a bright and busy space home to more than 200 staff selling commercial insurance products to thousan...
Intellectual property 26 Jun, 2018
Regardless of how well-versed you are in matters of intellectual property, you may be surprised to hear that its history may have been very differe...
Intellectual property 21 Mar, 2018
CFC and broker BMS have joined forces to deliver Trade Mark Protect, a new set of insurance products to help Australian businesses protect their intellectual property assets.
Intellectual property 16 Mar, 2018
In 2013, following recommendations from consultations, the UK government formed the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. It was introduced as a...
Intellectual property 26 Feb, 2018
A new report recently published by the data provider Darts-IP details the prevalence of litigation in Europe brought by ‘Non-practicing entities’ (...
Intellectual property 20 Feb, 2018
High profile copyright infringements in popular music continue as Taylor Swift is in the firing line, once again. She was recently a target for ano...
Intellectual property 19 Dec, 2017
The European Patent Office have recently published an insightful series of case studies analysing the IP strategies of a number of European-based S...
Intellectual property 22 Nov, 2017
This week, the World Intellectual Property Organisation launched their inaugural study on the value of “Intangible Capital” in manufactured goods....
Intellectual property 10 Oct, 2017
Port vs. Whisky and Geographical Indications You may have heard of the rules governing the use of certain geographical names in products. For examp...
Intellectual property 31 Aug, 2017
We have been offering stand-alone IP cover, including for patents, for several years. However, many CFC customers across our US and UK product lines may not necessarily purchase stand-alone IP cover. That’s not surprising, seeing as intellectual p...
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