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Allianz's Graham Gibson, Aviva, NFU and Zurich among winners at 2023 Claims & Fraud Awards
Allianz chief claims officer Graham Gibson, pictured, won the prestigious Achievement Award at the Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards yesterday evening (5 October) at The Brewery.
Motor and home premiums at ‘peak of the pricing cycle’
Figures released by Pearson Ham have revealed that home and motor premiums have further increased in the third quarter, as we reach ‘the peak of the pricing cycle’.
View from the top: Hiscox’s Fiona Mayo on why more technology shouldn’t mean less humanity
Fiona Mayo, Hiscox marketing director, says that increasing automation all too often results in treating humans like numbers.
Regulator monitoring motor insurance premiums
The Financial Conduct Authority is “monitoring” motor insurance prices amid skyrocketing premiums.
Many Pets’ £42m loss highlights issues
Many Pets posted a £42m loss for the year to 31 March 2023, on top of the £31m loss for the year before.
Top 75 MGAs: Ripe
Ripe is making M&A part of its growth strategy, which means the business hopes to feature even higher up on future Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs lists.
Top 75 MGAs: Avantia
Avantia, the investment company behind Homeprotect, a direct-to-consumer brand for home insurance, appears in this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Animal Friends
Animal Friends is a quarter of a century old and one of the UK’s top revenue generating MGAs.
Top 75 MGAs: Policy Expert
Policy Expert’s more than one million UK customers has secured the business a place at the top of this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
How the Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs List 2023 was produced
Market analyst Insuramore reviewed revenues - defined as fees and commissions earned in relation to UK-based risks from any kind of direct non-life insurance - to produce Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs List.
Top 75 MGAs: Zego
Zego, the commercial motor insurance provider that offers cover for entire fleets of vehicles to self-employed drivers and riders, generated revenue worthy of inclusion in this year's Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Many Group
Many Group, now based in the US, UK, and Sweden, have helped half a million pets stay happy and healthy since 2017 earning it a place in the Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Top 75 MGAs: EGV Holdings
EGV Holdings is continually developing a stable of MGAs, earning the business a place in this year’s Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Prestige Underwriting
Prestige Underwriting celebrated its 25th year in 2022 and 20% above plan growth helped the business achieve a place in this year’s Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Brown & Brown
Brown & Brown's main MGA-MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 earning the business a place on the Top 75 MGAs list were Camberford Underwriting, Decus, Mithras Underwriting and Plum Underwriting.
Top 75 MGAs: AutoProtect
AutoProtect (MBI) Limited’s CEO Graeme Nieman says the MGAs biggest achievement is "emergence from the pandemic as a stronger business than when we first entered it”.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: Markerstudy
Markerstudy was named one of the country’s two biggest MGAs after achieving revenues of between £80m and £100m for UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Insurance Post’s Top 75 MGAs revealed
Markerstudy and Policy Expert have been the named the country’s two biggest MGAs after achieving revenues of between £80m and £100m for UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Will MoJ plans for medical reports fix the claims portal?
Tom Luckham unpicks the Ministry of Justice’s proposals to change medical reporting requirements for road traffic accidents and examines the impact it could have on motor insurance claims.
Insurers’ profitability to remain lower than cost of capital
Data analysis: General insurers are adjusting rapidly to the new higher interest rate era ushered in by the most intense monetary policy tightening since the 1980s but profitability is unlikely to soar back to pre-pandemic levels imminently.
Steps insurers should take to become inclusive innovators
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes explores what it will take to create an inclusive insurance industry culture that is capable of producing products and services suitable for a wider cross section of society.
Who’ll buy RSA’s home and pet books if sale is green-lit?
Content Director’s View: With RSA and parent Intact floating the idea of a possible sale of its remaining personal lines business, Jonathan Swift looks at who could be in the market for a new pet and/or household book.
Ripe CEO plans to snap up rivals
Insurtech Ripe has completed its first M&A transaction by acquiring specialist boat insurer Craftinsure, with bosses revealing plans to snap up other rivals.
View from the Top: Bspoke’s Tim Smyth on inflation challenging MGAs
Tim Smyth, CEO of Bspoke Group (formerly UK General), says MGAs need to make their voices heard and engage regulators and policyholders on the challenges facing the sector.