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MVP invests in Heath Crawford & Foster
Minority Venture Partners has made a strategic investment in Borehamwood-based broker Heath Crawford & Foster.
Eviid targets insurers with evidential video application
Insurers are being urged to consider an evidential video application as a firm successful in the third-party administrator and loss adjusting markets targets the sector.
Video: How the economy influences insurance claims
BLM partners Jennette Newman and Julian Smart explain how macroeconomic trends can be analysed to predict insurance claims.
County Group acquires Inspire Risk Management
The County Group today acquired Warrington-based Inspire Risk Management.
Open GI appoints Martyn Holman as non-executive director
Open GI has appointed Martyn Holman as non-executive director.
GRP acquires Alan & Thomas Insurance Group
Investment vehicle Global Risk Partners has acquired a majority stake in Poole-based Alan & Thomas Insurance Group.
Editor's comment: Fashion is fickle
Fidget spinners, dabbing and the bottle flip are just three of the crazes that my son brought home from school during the last academic year. Luckily for me, unlike Pokémon - which has been in our house for three full years now - these were short-lived…
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…
Japanese insurer to establish Brexit base in Luxembourg
Japanese insurer Aioi Nissay Dowa is restructuring its European operations in preparation for Brexit.
Digital Insurance World 2017: Brexit will impact investment into UK insurtech
There are remaining uncertainties surrounding Brexit contingency plans and how a divorce from the European Union will affect investment into insurtech.
IPT rise would hit rural communities the hardest
Further increases in the rate of Insurance Premium Tax in the Chancellor’s forthcoming budget would hit farmers and rural communities disproportionately, NFU Mutual has warned.
Spotlight: Drones: Taking flight
Fast food and parcel deliveries by drones seemed a fantasy just a couple of years ago but it is now close to reality. Wherever you look, they are in the air. They are being flown by leisure users, the French police, UK lifeboats, Indian railways, oil rig…
Rising Star: Louise Chadwick, Auger
Chadwick is internal operations manager at the drainage and water mains claims specialist
Insurers hit out at FSCS consultation
The Association of British Insurers has hit back at proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority that insurers contribute towards costs of intermediary failure under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Career Development: Lloyd's graduate programme
Lloyd’s has opened applications for its 2018 graduate programme
Career File: Martin Oliver & Gareth Birch
Martin Oliver to be replaced by Gareth Birch at Arthur J Gallagher
Market Moves: November
Some of the movers and shakers in the market this month
Aon to acquire Henderson Insurance Broking Group
Aon is set to acquire Henderson Insurance Broking Group.
R&Q takes on Prosight Lloyd's syndicate in run-off
R&Q has reached an agreement with Prosight Specialty Insurance to manage Syndicate 1110 in run-off.
Wrisk crowdfunds half a million in under five days
Wrisk has hit its £500,000 crowdfunding target in under five days.
IPT raising £4.8bn a year
Insurance Premium Tax is raising £4.8bn a year, or £179 per household, new research has found.
Blog: LV's Sue Jones on her fraud-fighting career
Sue Jones, head of GI fraud strategy at LV, explains how fraud became an industry focus.
Spotlight: ADAS webinar: Negotiating the potholes of automated driving
A panel of motor experts discussed the challenges of repairing cars equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, at a webinar organised by Post in association with Auto Windscreens.
Spotlight: ADAS: Safety first
Rupert Armitage, managing director of Auto Windscreens, argues Advanced Driver Assistance Systems need to be recalibrated by manufacturers, and not the aftermarket