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Gallagher makes senior promotion and appointment in small business & personal lines division
Gallagher has made a senior promotion and external appointment within its UK small business & personal lines division.
Insurtech start-up Homelyfe offers household product that can be bought in 85 seconds
An insurtech start-up has today launched an app enabled home and contents product that can be bought as quickly as 85 seconds.
Gallagher's "M&A pipeline is full" after 2017 growth
International broking giant Arthur J Gallagher will continue to acquire in 2018.
Gallagher employee jailed over £500,000 fraud
A claims manager who defrauded his employer, Arthur J Gallagher, out of more than half a million pounds, has been jailed.
MS Amlin establishes Bermudian reinsurer
MS Amlin has established a special purpose reinsurer in Bermuda to provide collateralised capacity support for its reinsurance portfolio.
Preview of 2018: A sneak peek at the coming year
The promised whiplash and discount rate reforms, as well as the UK’s exit from the European Union, are expected to shape the coming year for the industry. Insurers, brokers, loss adjusters and lawyers are wary of political uncertainties and the trends in…
Post Power List 2018: Grahame Chilton
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UI Path roundtable: How automation is changing insurance
The need to speed up laborious processes in order to meet customer demands has never been higher. Post gathered some insurers, brokers and tech specialists to discuss robotic process automation, which is on the verge of transforming the industry.
Gallagher appoints James Anderson to head up Rossborough Insurance
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed James Anderson as group managing director of Rossborough Insurance, its Jersey-based personal and commercial lines broking business.
Penny Black's Social World - November 2017
Caravans, cycling, coping mechanisms and a colour run
Profile: Jon Turner, Pen Underwriting
After spending the past year hiving up a dozen entities under the Pen Underwriting roof, CEO Jon Turner talks to Will Kirkman about the managing general agent’s drive to be a ‘virtual insurer’ with the firepower to invest in data analytics and new…
Career File: Martin Oliver & Gareth Birch
Martin Oliver to be replaced by Gareth Birch at Arthur J Gallagher
International: Trade credit demand is up
European political instability and financial regulations are pushing demand for trade credit cover, especially from banks that are keen on optimising their capital.
This week in Post: storm warning
Almost 30 years ago to the day, I had my first introduction to the power of Mother Nature and the world of insurance as the 'Great Storm' of October 1987 swept across the UK.
Gareth Birch replaces Martin Oliver as managing director of personal lines at Gallagher
Arthur J. Gallagher has appointed Gareth Birch as managing director of its UK small business & personal lines division.
Gallagher Bassett partners with icare in New South Wales
Claims service provider Gallagher Bassett has signed a three year agreement with a New South Wales residential building insurance scheme.
Market Moves: October 2017
Some of the movers and shakers in the market this month
Week in Post: Cancelled flights, closed doors and canned ads
My dad was one of 400,000 passengers affected this week by air traffic control delays, bad weather and a backlog in employee holidays for the delay, which lead to budget airline Ryanair cancelling 50 flights a day for the next six weeks.
Capsicum's Chris Hardcastle on the capacity struggle facing MGAs
Managing general agents are popping up all over the place but capacity is coming under pressure. Chris Hardcastle, managing director of Capsicum Delegated Authority, asks if there is enough capacity to go round.
Downey replaces Hall as CUO for Pen
Tom Downey has been promoted to chief underwriting officer for Pen Underwriting, replacing Martin Hall.
Interview: Meet the people making insurance more diverse
This month the Dive In festival returns, aiming to help insurance get fit for the future, highlighting the business case for diverse and inclusive workplaces and providing practical ideas and inspiration for how to bring about positive change. Post finds…
Gallagher boosts Scandinavian footprint with broker purchase
Arthur J Gallagher has acquired Scandinavian property and casualty broker Nordic Försäkring & Riskhantering for an undisclosed sum.
Week in Post: Last of the summer wine
This week we’ve seen some major acquisitions in the summer lull between the tail-end of results season, and everyone heading off to their holidays in Spain.