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ABI hails ‘welcome relief’ of government’s flood defence spending commitment
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed the government committing to spend £7.9bn on flood defences over the next decade.

ERS promotes Annie Ward to head up bespoke personal lines and agriculture
ERS has promoted Annie Ward to head of bespoke personal lines and agriculture from being product manager for bespoke personal lines.

David Howden awarded CBE in King’s Birthday Honours List
The founder and CEO of the Howden Group, David Howden, was included in the King’s Birthday Honours List over the weekend.

Underinsurance concerns remain high despite slight easing – Aviva research
Aviva’s latest Broker Barometer has revealed 68% of brokers believe clients may be underinsured which while still high has eased slightly.
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Interview: Keith Hector, Covéa
Keith Hector, commercial lines director at Covéa, looks to make e-trade limits more flexible, highlights “buoyant” schemes business, and teases new products as he targets £200m GWP in 2025.
The stats: Q1 2025 sees commercial rates flattening, as experts predict market softening
Property owners and fleet premiums continue to rise but at a slower pace, while combined liability rates dip into negative figures in Q1 2025, according to the Acturis Commercial Broking Index. Ida Axling reports.
Analysis: Is the era of offshore capacity over, or is it poised for a comeback?
High profile casualties such as Gibraltar-based Enterprise Insurance Company (2016), and Danish providers Alpha (2018) and Gefion (2021) meant offshore capacity came under scrutiny at the end of the last decade. Today there appears to be less noise about similar players which begs the question are these overseas carriers no longer a factor? Or are they on the comeback trail? Saxon East investigate
Interview: Duncan Pritchard, CEO of Commercial Express
Last year Commercial Express garnered extensive attention from the broker community with its slew of eye-catching product launches, CEO Duncan Pritchard tells Insurance Age about the growth of the business and what is coming next.
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