Day: January 28, 2022

LONDON, Jan. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MIC Global has received ‘in-principle’ approval from Lloyd’s for the creation of MIC Global Insurance Syndicate in a box (Syndicate) MIC 5183. MIC Global is a pioneering insurtech providing end-to-end digital micro insurance products.

The new syndicate will be managed by Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s and is scheduled to underwrite business incepting on or after 1 April 2022.

Entry into the Lloyd’s market represents a significant step in MIC Global’s growth, furthering their ambition to build a global safety net and provide insurance to the millions of people and businesses who lack ready access to insurance. Through its Lloyd’s Syndicate, MIC Global further cements its position as an international leader in micro-insurance and embedded insurance solutions

MIC Global stands apart in the industry as a full-service insurance company with the global capability and technology to provide fully digital data-driven frictionless insurance.

Harry Croydon, CEO and president of MIC Global, said: “MIC is a spark for innovation and change in the industry. We envision a world where insurance is accessible to everyone, which means creating new ways of providing coverage by leveraging our technology and principles of straight-through processing. We have generated great momentum by providing embedded insurance solutions to like-minded platform businesses. Our Lloyd’s Syndicate will enable us to accelerate our plans to provide micro transactional insurance globally to as many businesses, platforms, and customers as possible.”

Jamie Crystal, executive chairman of MIC Global, said: “Insurance provides a critical safety net to support people and businesses in their time of need, yet insurance is too often inaccessible, inefficient, and cost prohibitive. We set out to build a full stack digital insurance company from the ground up to provide simple and relevant insurance for platform businesses, their customers, and their service providers. The need is global, and we are excited to leverage our technology in partnership with Lloyd’s, the preeminent global insurance platform, to provide embedded insurance solutions throughout the world.”

Julian Tighe, chief executive officer of Asta, added: “We are extremely pleased to partner with such an innovative business and are looking forward to supporting MIC Global. The SIAB model facilitates cost-effective and efficient entry to Lloyd’s and offers the flexibility required to adapt to changing business needs. Syndicate 5183’s business plan, which aims to deliver micro-insurance to a broad range of platform businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises that remain underserved by today’s market, is exactly the sort of initiative that benefits greatly from access to Lloyd’s via the SIAB framework.”

Issued on behalf of MIC Global by Rein4ce

Media contacts:

Mairi Mallon
Mairi.mallon@rein4ce.co.uk
+44 7843076533
Sarah Hills
sarah.hills@rein4ce.co.uk
+44 7718882011

About MIC Global

MIC Global is a full stack digital insurance platform that combines insurance capacity, in-country insurance licenses, world class distribution and scalable tech. MIC Global provides insurance to the millions of people and businesses that are unserved by the current insurance models.

For more information, please visit https://microinsurance.com/

About Asta:

Asta Managing Agency Ltd is the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s and is responsible for twelve syndicates, one SPA and two Syndicates-in-a-Box with capacity under management in 2022 of more than £1.4bn.

Asta Underwriting Management Limited (AUML) brings the skills, experience and capabilities of the leading third-party managing agency at Lloyd’s to the MGA market. AUML currently manages four MGAs.

See https://www.asta-uk.com/our-clients/ for full details.

January 28, 2022

• Major German University Hospital secures long-term access to the latest health technology through renewal of diagnostic and image-guided therapy solutions
• Philips to deliver new and upgraded hybrid operating room and interventional suites
• Agreement includes training and education for hospital’s clinicians and medical technologists

Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the University Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel (Brandenburg, Germany) have signed a 10-year strategic partnership to renew and expand the hospital’s diagnostic and therapy options through the delivery of advanced technology solutions. The approximately EUR 18 million agreement includes the supply of diagnostic imaging solutions including ultrasound, MR and mobile X-ray, as well as image-guided therapy suites and patient monitoring solutions. The long-term cooperation will provide University Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel with optimum flexibility and a needs-based approach to technology selection and financing.

“We have decided to partner with Philips in order to ensure high-quality, economical medical care for the population of our region into the future,” said Gabriele Wolter, Managing Director of University Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel. “Our joint activities will go well beyond device procurement and financing. There will be a uniform operating philosophy across devices and departments for renewal of our equipment inventory. In this way, we can speed up processes, minimize operating errors, and make its use easier throughout the clinic.”

With around 500 beds, University Hospital Brandenburg an der Havel provides specialist care both locally and nationally for around 26,000 inpatients and 48,000 ambulatory patients in 15 specialized clinics. With medical excellence, innovative therapies and interdisciplinary teams, more than 2,000 employees work toward a common goal: ensuring first-class treatment quality by linking teaching, research and patient care.

Advanced diagnostic and therapy options, together with a modern standardized equipment inventory, are an important part of the hospital’s development for the future. A significant strategic element of the agreement with Philips is enhancement of the hospital’s vascular and cardiology specialist services. This includes the upgrading of two existing interventional suites for cardiac and vascular procedures and installation of a new hybrid operating room equipped with Philips’ Image-Guided Therapy System – Azurion – for minimally-invasive interventions. Minimally invasive techniques offer significant benefits for healthcare systems and patients, including reduced patient trauma (less patient risk), shorter recovery times and hospital stays (faster patient throughput), and lower health care costs.

“The aim of our cooperation is to take a holistic approach to the design and organization of healthcare along the full treatment pathways in the hospital, with our top priorities being improving outcomes, enhancing the patient and staff experience, and reducing the cost of care,” said Heiko Borwieck, Health Systems Sales Leader, Philips Germany.

Well-trained medical and nursing staff are an important part of comprehensive patient care. Philips’ ICARUS learning academy for medical and technical staff will be integrated into the hospital’s existing training and education program as part of the cooperation. Combining digital and face-to-face teaching methods, the platform will allow the hospital’s radiology team to be trained individually or in groups, independent of their location. The aim is to meet the daily challenges of the radiology workplace through the training of all employees so that the hospital can deliver a high-quality standard of care.

For further information, please contact:

Mark Groves
Philips Global Press Office
Tel: +31 631 639 916
Email: mark.groves@philips.com

Annette Halstrick
PR Manager Health Systems
Philips GmbH DACH
Phone: +49 152 2280 0529
Email: annette.halstrick@philips.com

About Royal Philips

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health and well-being, and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum – from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2021 sales of EUR 17.2 billion and employs approximately 78,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.

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Followers will choose the name of the Italian sports champions on the new livery of the Airbuses that will soon join the ITA Airways fleet

ROME, Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ITA Airways is launching the “Naming Azzurri” survey, an initiative that the Company is dedicating to users of the main social networks, who will be asked to vote the name of their favorite Italian sports champions. The names with the most votes will be on the new livery of the aircrafts which will be soon joining the ITA Airways fleet.

The “Naming Azzurri” initiative has been launched in collaboration with La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian sports news brand. La Gazzetta dello Sport will support the initiative on its Instagram and Facebook channels through a series of posts inviting followers to submit their nominations in the comments. The voting process will close around mid-February.

ITA Airways has been introducing aircrafts with the new blue livery in its fleet since 24th December 2021. These are named after the greatest Italian sportsmen of all times, who were ambassadors in the world of professionalism, determination, strength and passion, all values that have raised the Italian flag high. Two Airbus A320 named after Paolo Rossi and Fausto Coppi and one Airbus A319 dedicated to Pietro Mennea are already in ITA Airways fleet.

As other aircrafts with the blue livery will soon join the fleet, the airline is asking its followers to nominate a shortlist of champions from all sports that will determine the choice of the new names.

By answering the question: “Who made the history of Italian sport?” on the official Facebook and Instagram pages of ITA Airways and on the Instagram and Facebook profiles of La Gazzetta dello Sport, every user will be able to express a nominee, indicating the name of their favorite male or female Italian champion, among those who are no longer active in their respective disciplines, that they would like to admire on the livery of aircrafts flying in the skies over the world.

“One of the fundamental pillars of ITA Airways’ plan is to put the customer at the center of all efforts and this initiative represents a further step forward in this direction – said Giovanni Perosino, Chief Marketing Officer of ITA Airways – On 15 October 2021, when we launched our flight operations, we presented the new livery with a rendering. Today, we can see it in the skies and are given the measure of the work done. Our livery was born ‘Azzurra’ (blue), the colour of all Italian national sports teams, as there is no better ambassadors than the great Italian champions to bear witness to this in the world. The first names of the Airbuses have been decided by the company, but now the ball is in the court of our followers, who will have to nominate the Italian female and male sports champions to whom the next ITA Airways aircraft will be dedicated”. – added Perosino.

For more information:
LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola – barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it
+39 02 26305578 M +39 333 3905243

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