Articles by Will Kirkman
Legal & General appoints Carol Hughes as head of regional broker
Legal & General has appointed Carol Hughes as head of regional broker within its GI division.
UK General chief risk officer resigns
UK General chief risk officer Steve Blott has left the business.
Finch to buy three more brokers before September
Finch is in talks to acquire three more brokers before September.
Regional Review: Glasgow
Glasgow’s insurance roots stretch back centuries to the city’s days as a bustling merchant hub of transatlantic trade. Today, its insurance market has lost none of its vibrancy, and its reputation as the general insurance centre of Scotland remains…
Lancashire Holdings sees GWP fall in the first quarter
Lancashire Holdings saw a 22% drop in net operating profit in the first quarter of 2017, down to $25.2m (£19.56m) from $32.4m for the same period in the previous year.
My other life: JJ Murray, Davies Group
When not busy as an associate, Murray is a semi-professional rugby player for Canterbury RFC
Towergate backers buy private medical broker Chase Templeton
Nevada Investments, the investment vehicle set up by HPS Investment Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners will buy medical broker Chase Templeton from Palatine Private Equity.
PIB Group makes two senior hires
PIB Group has appointed Jon Stanley as group chief risk officer and Andy Tedstone as broking and placement director.
Interview: Brendan McCafferty, Axa
Brendan McCafferty joined Axa as CEO, intermediated and direct, in February. He talks to Will Kirkman about his new role
Career Development: A-One looking for new apprentices after a successful six months
A-One Insurance’s in-house apprenticeship scheme A-One Academy has been lauded as a success six months after launch.
Career File: John Ludlow
Ludlow named as CEO of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers
Arthur J Gallagher appoints Simon Green as non-executive director
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed Simon Green as independent non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval.
Independent's joint scheme administrators announce first and final dividend
After delays last month, the joint scheme administrators of Independent Insurance Company Mark Batten and Dan Schwarzmann have announced a first and final dividend.
Manchester Underwriting Management hires two managing directors
Manchester Underwriting Management has appointed Antony Broome and Pat Wood as joint managing directors of its newly created Casualty Division.
Aubert reappointed as London Market Group chair
The London Market Group has re-appointed Willis Towers Watson GB head Nicolas Aubert as its chair.
Watchstone to break up as CEO prepares to leave
Watchstone has revealed plans to break up as it prepares all remaining businesses for divestment.
Hastings sees new business influx following Ogden change
Customers buying car insurance through price comparison sites has led to an influx of new business for Hastings as motor premium rates continue to rise in light of the change to the discount rate.
Potential Swinton job losses a 'disappointing tragedy'
The changing consumer buying habits linked with 900 potential Swinton redundancies has not prevented other brokers from succeeding on the high street, experts said.
Commercial lines brokers must adapt or 'face extinction'
Commercial insurance brokers “face extinction” if they fail to evolve into business advisers within the next decade, the Chartered Insurance Institute has said.
Willis Towers Watson appoints head of broking
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Clyde Bernstein as the head of broking, for its corporate risk and broking division.
David Cameron to deliver Biba conference keynote speech
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has revealed that David Cameron will be making the closing keynote address at the group’s annual conference in May.
FCA publishes first complaints figures since rule change
The Financial Conduct Authority has published its first set of complaints data since new rules came into force in June last year.
Brokers: The unbearable weight of regulation
Brokers are becoming increasingly frustrated with the Financial Conduct Authority, citing rising compliance costs and an overbearing regulatory regime as hurdles to growth and innovation
ABI holds cross-sector roundtable on discount rate
The Association of British Insurers held a cross-sector roundtable yesterday to discuss the reduction to the Ogden discount rate.