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Penny Black's Insurance Week

A recently rebranded insurance technology company may have to be careful about the territories it chooses for expansion.

Penny Black's Insurance Week

Hollywood and the insurance industry crossed swords again this week with none other than A-list actor Tom Hanks caught squarely in the middle.

Penny Black's Insurance Week

Penny hears that one Adrian Colosso has been darkening the doors of Gallagher almost a year after departing the firm following Heath Lambert's sale to the Illinois-based broker.

My Best XI: Stuart Daws, Allianz Commercial

Stuart Daws, risk control survey manager at Allianz Commercial, has selected a mixture of industry and celebrity folk for his insurance start-up best XI. Along with three of his colleagues, there are special appearances from musicians, a restaurateur and…

Post Blog: Never mind the meerkats

With Google unveiling its new car insurance comparison service, what can the other aggregators do to compete? Ben Gibson explains.

Post Blog: When Greg met Sandy

As superstorm Sandy created havoc across the eastern seaboard, Greg Gladwell, CEO UK & Ireland at Crawford & Company, found that his holiday in New York was not going to plan.

Penny Black's Insurance Week

Penny has been pleased to discover that, as well as using social media for professional purposes, insurers and brokers have also been taking to the web to unashamedly share their secret passions.

Penny Black's Insurance Week

Penny has always thought driving in London was for the brave, or indeed foolhardy, and the experience of a friend from Gibraltar has done little to calm her nerves.

My Best XI: Steven Williams, Go Compare

Steven Williams, the new product development manager at Go Compare, selects his Best XI for a start-up insurance company. As well as a range of brokers, online specialists and telematics providers, two Welsh footballing legends are chosen in attack,…

Penny Black's Insurance Week

Believe it or not, Penny held down her fair share of jobs before becoming a lady of leisure. However, firefighter was not one of them.

Penny speed meets... Alan Inskip, CEO, Temporary Cover

Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own 'speed…

Blog: Talanx IPO - Doing the double

When Talanx chief executive Herbert Haas announced his firm's initial public offering U-turn last week, there was reason to suspect he might be growing dizzy.

Middle East Blog: The voice of the UAE

I recently contacted a few regional ‘A’ rated insurance companies, in preparation for a corporate governance article, to get sound-bites from chief executives or managing directors on the drivers of corporate governance in our industry in the United Arab…

Penny Black's Insurance Week

Like most of the continent, Penny couldn't take her eyes off the Ryder Cup action as Europe pulled off the 'Miracle of Medinah' against the US in Chicago last week.

My Best XI: Adrian Brown, RSA

Adrian Brown, RSA chief executive for UK and Western Europe, has selected his insurance start-up best XI almost exclusively from the upper reaches of the broking industry. However, a former England legend, television pundit and friend of the telematics…

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