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RSA and NIG to offer single product set in H1 next year

RSA and NIG has completed a “broad reconciliation” from a product and wording perspective and is committed to offering a "single product set in the first half of next year", according to Laura Fox, distribution development director.

By Rosie Simms

Video Q&A: RSA distribution development director Laura Fox

By Insurance Age staff

RSA expects new business “clunkiness” to ease from July as it continues NIG integration

By Jonathan Swift

Bryson outlines one product, one platform, one rating ambition for RSA/NIG

By Rosie Simms

Blog: Sheltering customers from the storm

Caroline Elliott-Grey, senior product manager for the UK and Ireland at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, addresses the changing environmental risks and the opportunities for brokers from geospatial intelligence data.

By Caroline Elliott-Grey, senior product manager for the UK and Ireland at LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Organic growth boosts TL Dallas to £13m turnover in 2023

Bradford-headquartered TL Dallas Group topped £1m in post-tax profit in 2023 as turnover rose 14.2%.

By Emmanuel Kenning

People Moves: 30 September – 4 October 2024

Stay in the loop with the latest personnel moves in insurance.

By Rosie Simms

Howden parades beauty membership providers buy

Howden has unveiled the purchase of Associated Beauty Therapists and Associated Irish Therapists, two beauty membership providers that offer insurance broking services to members operating in the health, wellbeing and beauty sectors in the UK and Ireland.

By Emmanuel Kenning

UK Broker Week: Steve White reflects on his career

In the second of a two-part series ahead of UK Broker Week, Henry Moxon caught up with another UK Broker Award winner, former Biba CEO Steve White.

By Henry Moxon

Zurich names Lidster to lead on SME and trading as Edwards exits

Zurich has appointed Nikki Lidster head of SME and trading as Will Edwards leaves to pursue an opportunity outside the insurer.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Profit and turnover at AbbeyAutoline surge in 2023

Northern Ireland broker AbbeyAutoline achieved double digit growth in turnover and profit in 2023.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Martyn’s Law to increase demand for public liability cover – DAC Beachcroft

Martyn’s Law will have a significant impact on liability insurance, according to DAC Beachcroft partner Duncan Strachan.

By Rosie Simms

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High Net Worth – is it really high noon for MGAs in upmarket personal property?

With Munich Re (GrovesJohnWestrup) and Allianz (Home & Legacy) putting mid- and high-net-worth MGAs into run-off in the last 18 months, is this distribution model failing to connect with these customers? Ed Murray explores these developments and others in the upmarket personal property sector.

By Ed Murray

Claims – are brokers confident in insurers, MGAs and TPAs to deliver at the moment of truth?

Both the Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service have recently highlighted issues around insurers and managing general agents outsourcing claims to third party administrators. Siân Barton examines whether brokers hold similar concerns – and what trends they are seeing in terms of level of service in the current market.

By Siân Barton

Broking Success: Galloping forward with Harry Hall

Liz Hopper, managing director of equine specialist Harry Hall and CEO of the group holding company, aims to double gross written premiums in the next 24 months and broaden the product offer.

By Rosie Simms

Interview: Coalition’s Tom Draper on doubling in cyber with brokers

Cyber specialist insurer Coalition has grown to 32 people in the UK working with over 5,000 insurance staff in brokers across the country since going live in 2022, and is looking to expand again with a network of regional underwriting hubs, according to UK head of insurance Tom Draper.