Commercial
This month: Cavities and complaints
As whiplash legislation speeds through parliament, claims management companies have increasingly been looking into other avenues to keep the coffers full and cavity wall insulation claims have spiked. CMCs may be the industry’s own bugbear, but this…
Ardonagh sells commercial MGA to Arch for £31m
The Ardonagh Group will sell its commercial underwriting business to Arch for £31m.
Analysis: Insuring for Brexit
How can insurers help customers facing Brexit uncertainly when they themselves face taking a blind bet on whether the UK will face a hard or soft deal when leaving the European Union? David Worsfold investigates.
Revealed: The future of Ed and Besso under BGC
A holding company will be established for Ed and Besso, with Steve Hearn as group CEO. However the two BGC-owned brokers will remain separate companies.
Thomas Miller partners with hospital ship charity
Thomas Miller has launched its new corporate social responsibility programme, with a three-year partnership with the international medical charity, Mercy Ships.
Reich Group buys Stockport broker
Manchester-based Reich Group has bought LJM Insurance Brokers.
Erskine Murray opens rebranded North West office
Erskine Murray has rebranded Offley Insurance Services, establishing the broking firm’s first branded office in the North West.
Axa signs £30m capacity deal with SME MGA
Axa has agreed a £30m three-year capacity deal with SME managing general agent Origin UW.
Slice cyber product shows ‘leverage’ gained through insurtech partnerships
The quick turnaround of Slice’s on-demand cyber insurance policy demonstrates the “leverage” partnerships with insurtechs can provide, according an Axa XL collaborator.
BP Marsh boosts its stake in Nexus
BP Marsh's announcement of its purchase of a 1.9% stake in managing general agent Nexus.
Q&A: BLM's Matthew Harrington and Alistair Kinley
Against a backdrop of changing client demands, political uncertainty and new legislation, Jonathan Swift caught up with BLM senior partner Matthew Harrington and director of policy and government affairs Alistair Kinley to discuss how the law firm is…
Blog: How to defend cavity wall insulation claims
Liability insurers are seeing a dramatic increase in claims arising from allegedly defectively installed cavity wall insulation. Tom Corrigan, partner at DAC Beachcroft, asks whether there is cause for concern.
Aviva plan for wind turbine at Perth HQ provokes outcry
Aviva is embroiled in a local planning dispute over plans to build a wind turbine, as the company moves to make their Perthshire offices carbon-neutral.
Ardonagh looks to debt for Swinton acquisition
The Ardonagh Group is taking on $225m (£176m) of additional debt as it acquires Swinton.
Blog: High-stakes cyber security
Insurers must guard their customers' data wisely to maintain their trust, writes Michael Davison, industry principal for financial services at Atos UK and Ireland.
Industry welcomes IPT freeze in the Autumn Budget
The industry has welcomed a freeze on insurance premium tax in the Autumn Budget 2018
Stand up and be counted - Post launches its fourth Insurance Census
Do you want to be counted? The Insurance Census is here and it's all about you!
Besso-owner BGC acquires Ed
Global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed has been acquired by BGC Partners.
AIG's post-Brexit restructure given green light
AIG has received judicial approval to split its European subsidiary into two new entities, as the insurer prepares for business after Brexit.
This week: Time to turn the tide
No woman should ever be made to feel uncomfortable in the insurance workplace because of the advances of a man.
Zurich's Håkan Hedström on what China's reforms of state-owned enterprises mean for investors
Investors should trust China's efforts to reform its state-owned enterprises but still check progress, writes Håkan Hedström, head of Asian market strategy, investment management, at Zurich.
Roundtable: How to offer a niche insurance user experience
Can a niche insurance user experience be scaled to drive revenue growth? Post, in association with EXL, gathered together a number of insurance industry experts to explain how
Simon Cooter to leave Covéa next year
Covéa Insurance’s commercial lines and high net worth director, Simon Cooter will step down next year.
Insurtech Azur secures £13.3m in series B funding round led by AIG
Insurtech firm Azur has raised £13.3m in a series B funding round led by AIG.