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Arch takes Aon team; Gallagher expands operations; Vision Track’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Using algorithms to underwrite commercial and specialty market risks
Analysis: Harry Curtis examines the applications of algorithmic underwriting in commercial and specialty insurance, what role the approach leaves for human underwriters, and what challenges it presents.
Howden’s climate practice, Ecclesiastical and Iprism partner and WTW’s claims chief
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Howden secures £500m to turn insurtechs into MGAs
Howden’s venture will support the development of innovative insurance solutions, as well as create investment opportunities for insurtech start-ups.
Three ways to ditch insurance’s ‘Old Boy’ network image
Traditional portrayals of insurance as an exclusive stale, pale and male club were examined during iCan’s Dive In session.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: £30m - £40m
AutoProtect, Avantia, CFC Group, EGV (Holdings), Howden Group Holdings, and PIB Group achieved MGA/MGU revenues between £30m and £40 from UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs: Howden Group
Howden Group’s MGAs - Dual and KGM Underwriting Services - generated revenue that places the business in the top 15 of this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Aon unveils operational risks solution; Admiral launches PI policy; Clear inks another deal
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
A-Plan to be replaced by Howden on high streets
The A-Plan brand is to disappear from 100 branches across the UK, replaced by the Howden brand.
Are the City’s insurers struggling to stay sober?
Analysis: Frances Stebbing explores how the City of London’s drinking culture has been challenged and whether the sector finally recognises it needs to allow people the option to wake up as fresh as a daisy if it wants to attract and retain fresh talent.
Insurance M&A volume soars but deal value falls
Data analysis: The number of UK insurance merger and acquisition deals rose from 48 in the first half of 2022 to 54 at the start of 2023 but the total publicly disclosed deal value fell from £3.8bn to £16m year-on-year.
Simon McGinn appointed Dual UK CEO
Simon McGinn has been appointed as CEO of Dual Group’s UK business, as the Howden-owned managing general agent looks to more than double the premium it writes.
Aston Lark’s latest acquisition; World Nomads’ travel product partnership; and Lloyd’s unveils Women’s Cricket Team
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Markel launches construction proposition; Pen secures solcitors' PI capacity; Partners& acquires Nex Gen
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva expands underwriting appetite; Flood Flash with Hiscox; Dual deal
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: David Miller, Howden head of sport, Scotland
David Miller, Howden’s head of sport in Scotland, speaks to Post about the broker’s ambitions in the sport market and the challenges facing golf clubs looking for cover.
Axa XL’s carbon emissions product; Defaqto’s updated Matrix software; Flock appoints CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Ardonagh’s hat trick of purchases; Hiscox and IS2 partner; Howden sponsors the Lions
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Qover partners with Zurich; Keoghs takes team from Plexus; Allianz appoints CIO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva, Crawford, Zurich and Amanda Blanc triumph at 2023 British Insurance Awards
Aviva was among the big winners at the British Insurance Awards 2023, on a night when its group CEO Amanda Blanc took home the Achievement Award.
Novidea plans 'hyper growth' by targeting providers
Mike Scott, sales manager at Novidea, has revealed the broker platform provider is currently in talks with several providers to build systems for schemes, binders and cover holders.
WTW collabs with Clyde and Co; Canopius unveils cyber team; Hiscox appoints CIO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Value chain, commissions and productivity under fire in discussion over industry relevance
The insurance value chain has to be shortened if the industry is to remain relevant to corporate clients, broking bosses have said.
Dive In aims to unlock innovation through inclusivity
Insurance Post is media partner for this year’s Dive In Festival, which will take place from 26 to 28 September and launch a mentoring programme.