Articles by Will Kirkman
Discount rate review delayed despite court refusing ABI's appeal
The Association of British Insurers’ appeal to the High Court over the discount rate review has been refused.
Gallaghers & Co sees steep rise in broking profits for Q4
Arthur J Gallagher & Company's brokerage segment saw pre-tax profit rise to $123.9m (£98.82m) in Q4 2016, a 69% increase on the $73.3m earned over the same period last year.
PIB continues acquisition spree with York broker capture
PIB has confirmed the acquisition of York-based broker D E Ford.
Flood Re to hit 130,000 policies by April
Flood Re is on track to back 130,000 policies in its first year of operation, the scheme’s chief financial officer Adam Golding told Post.
SME focus more on price than scope of cover
Only four out of 10 small to medium enterprises rank scope of cover as the top deciding factor when buying insurance.
Italian earthquake losses updated to £106m
Perils has updated its loss estimate for Italy’s October earthquakes from €31m (£26m) to €125m (£106m).
Generali terminates chief financial officer Minali's contract
Generali's general director and chief financial officer Alberto Minali has had his employment terminated.
Treasury Committee on Solvency II post-Brexit hears evidence from ABI and Lloyd's
Industry leaders gave oral evidence on Wednesday to a Treasury Committee on Solvency II post-Brexit.
Lyons to retire as chairman of Admiral
Admiral Group non-executive chairman Alastair Lyons will retire from the position this year, after stating that he will not seek re-election at the group's general meeting in April.
New venture Vizion looking to attract brokers disillusioned with consolidation
Vizion founders Chris Blackham and John Sims have told Post they are looking to bring brokers disillusioned with larger consolidated firms on board.
Paris experiments with driverless buses
Paris began a three-month test of two driverless buses yesterday, in what is the first stage of the city's embrace of self-driving vehicles.
Triggering Article 50 will require an Act of Parliament
The Supreme Court has ruled by eight to three that the government cannot trigger Article 50 without an Act of Parliament.
Eight out of 10 PI jobs at risk from whiplash reforms
More than 35,000 jobs may be at risk if the government’s whiplash proposals go through, a macroeconomics consultancy has claimed.
Broker Direct enters partnership with Transactor
Broker Direct has joined Transactor's panel of open market rated insurers.
Knowles takes on parent company name
Knowles Loss Adjusters has rebranded to Charles Taylor General Adjusting Services.
Post People 23 - 29 January
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Lemonade drops 'peer to peer' label just months after launching
Lemonade has said that it no longer classes itself as a peer to peer insurer just months after launching.
Judges 'dismayed' by government's whiplash proposals, say it will clog up courts
Whiplash reforms could cause the courts to become gridlocked with unrepresented personal injury victims and lead to higher taxes, judges have warned.
Biba calls on the FCA to address rising regulation costs
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has called on the Financial Conduct Authority to address the cost of regulation on small brokerages.
French app-based start-up joins insurtech incubator programme
App-based insurtech start-up Cbien has joined as one of the 10 firms on Startupbootcamp’s 2017 programme.
Industry reacts to Prime Minister's Brexit speech
The industry considers the impact of leaving the Single Market.
UK to leave single market, Prime Minister confirms
Theresa May has confirmed that the UK will be leaving the single market, but will negotiate for a free trade agreement for financial services.
Half of industry expects economy to deteriorate this year
Nearly half of those working in the insurance sector expect the economy to deteriorate this year.
Biba launches its 2017 manifesto
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has called for the government to commit to no further increases to Insurance Premium Tax and to negotiate for single market access in the EU exit.