Contingency
Three Lions on a shirt and insurance kept Jules Rimet gleaming
Editor’s View: England may have fallen short of the World Cup final, but Emma Ann Hughes observes the tournament has once again demonstrated the vital role insurance plays in protecting football’s biggest spectacle.
Ki and QBE’s partnership; Rokstone’s leadership changes; IUAD’s milestone hit
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
QuestGates buys Brownsword; Woodgate & Clark integration; Vitality’s health CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Making sure Father Christmas is covered
Insurance Post editor Emma Ann Hughes has made a list of Santa Claus’s risks and got the insurance industry’s leading lights to check it twice in order to recommend products plus services for the man tasked with delivering a holly, jolly Christmas this…
Probitas opens five lines of business following Aviva sale
Probitas will begin quoting for five new classes of business marking the first development since it was acquired by Aviva earlier this year.
Insurance Post’s Top 90 MGAs revealed
Ardonagh Group, Brown & Brown, Gallagher, Markerstudy and Policy Expert are the UK’s five biggest MGAs.
How insurers address evolving supply chain risks
How incidents like the attacks in the Red Sea, drought in the Panama Canal and Baltimore bridge collision have the potential to create cascading exposures for insurers is examined by Tim Evershed.
Aon’s carbon offering; Arch’s events cover; WTW’s war facility
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Axa’s schemes directory; McLarens’ UK entertainment team; Markerstudy rebrands broker platform
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Axa and Synectics partner; Tesco to offer non-standard home; Markerstudy's three NEDs
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Top 75 MGAs: Countrywide Legal Indemnities
Countrywide Legal Indemnities has been providing legal indemnity products for title defects affecting UK property for almost three decades.
A smooth exit strategy is essential should things go south, says PRA
Shoib Khan, director of insurance supervision at the Prudential Regulatory Authority, warned that businesses and senior management must be ready to pull the plug on writing new business before things get too messy should market conditions become too…
Review of the Year 2022: Claims and Legal (part one)
Senior claims figures look back on 2022 and reflect on what 2023 might bring.
For the record: Lemonade joins the ABI; Lexis Nexis expands to Ireland; Jensten acquires Bennetts
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Industry responds 'sensitively' to event cancellation in wake of Queen’s death
Organisers have seen many of their events cancelled since the Queen passed away earlier this month, despite clear guidelines from the government. However, the insurance industry has responded to these cancellations with sensitivity
Analysis: Revisiting the government’s Live Events Reinsurance Scheme
The government-backed scheme is set to expire at the end of September, following months of waning interest from event organisers in the cover it was set up to provide.
British Insurance Awards 2022: Major Loss Award: QuestGates – Hyperion Adjusters Division
Under extreme time pressure, Hyperion’s handling of the single largest loss in the global contingency market made them a clear winner in this category.
Tower Brook acquires Premium Credit; ABI reports motor premiums have fallen 5% in Q1; Aston Lark buys UK Global; and Seventeen snaps up broker
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Clyde & Co merges with BLM; Beazley unveils underwriting structure; KGM buys Eridge Underwriting Agency; Blanc becomes WWF ambassador; and Swiss Re warns of global protection gap
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz in regional commercial restructure; GRS extends global reach with adjuster tie-up; Movo buys three; and Tractable strikes two new deals
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week.
Blog: Bringing entertainment risk into the spotlight
Pippa Morris, senior underwriter for entertainment at Markel International, discusses emerging risks in the film and TV industry, and how brokers and production companies can stay on top.