Emmanuel Kenning
News editor, Insurance Age
Emmanuel is the News editor of Insurance Age and has over a decade of experience writing about the insurance industry.
Well connected with the broking community he is now in his second stint at Insurance Age.
He started his career as a reporter on broker-focused title Professional Broking in 2009 becoming a senior reporter ahead of joining Insurance Age at the end of 2010.
Promoted to features editor in October 2011 Emmanuel became editor the following June holding the post for nearly six years before deciding to return to being a reporter to focus on news writing and analysis.
Along with deep knowledge of insurance he has also gained a solid understanding of reinsurance through a year writing on the market with a particular focus on insurance-linked securities at Trading Risk.
He re-joined Infopro-Digital in late 2019 taking up the position of senior reporter at Post working on the broking beat.
Emmanuel returned to Insurance Age in February 2022 to lead the news team. He focuses on bringing in and editing exclusive news and analyses along with keeping readers up to date on company announcements throughout the sector.
He also supports the editor across videos, podcasts, events, profile interviews, data driven research, opinion pieces and more to help keep Insurance Age ahead of the competition.
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Hyperion buys Windsor from management
Hyperion Insurance Group has bought Windsor from the management and employees and their institutional backer Hutton Collins Partners for £95m.
RSA unveils new personal lines broker MD
RSA has appointed Jill White as managing director, personal lines broker, following the announcement of a change in role for previous chief Steve Kingshott.
RSA partners with Ingenie on telematics
RSA has signed a deal with Ingenie to provide underwriting capacity for the telematics offering targeted at drivers 17 to 25.
Lorica appoints former JLT partner
Lorica Insurance Brokers has revealed that Stefan Puttnam, previously a partner at JLT, will join the company as an executive director as of 6 June.
Profits rise at BP Marsh
BP Marsh & Partners, a venture capital outfit with several insurance investments, has announced a consolidated profit after tax of £3.6m.
Kwik-Fit to axe up to 170 jobs
Kwik-Fit Financial Services (KFFS) has confirmed plans to merge its insurance business onto one site with the loss of up to 170 jobs.
Giles losses for 2011 come in at £37m
Giles group has reported a further loss of £37.4m for the year to 31 August 2011 compared to £37.1m in 2010.
Giles not headed for IPO chief exec insists
Brendan McManus, chief executive of Giles Insurance Brokers, has hit back at claims the company’s backers are looking for an exit as he moved to dampen rumours of an imminent market flotation.
Ramsey to replace Oliver as Barbon CEO
Barbon Insurance Group has recruited Mike Ramsey as its new chief executive officer to replace Martin Oliver.
Lloyd’s preparing for euro disintegration
Richard Ward, chief executive at Lloyd’s, has confirmed the insurance market has prepared for the collapse of the Euro and put a multi-currency settlement option in place and ready to go.
RSA teams up with fish and shellfish specialists
RSA has agreed to provide Global Aquaculture Insurance Consortium (GAIC) with capacity to underwrite aquaculture business on a global basis alongside an existing Lloyd’s panel.
Commission disclosure, it's a question of politics
Let me share with you the major reason why I think brokers need to get ready for commission disclosure.
Miller targets corporate sector expansion with new hire
Miller Insurance Services has recruited Warren Dann from Jardine Lloyd Thompson as it looks to expand its book of large corporate clients.
UK motor insurance industry COR improves to 106%
UK motor insurers reported a net combined ratio of 106% as the market grew by 10% to reach £14bn in premiums in 2011, according to figures from Deloitte.
2012 British Insurance Awards shortlist revealed
The brokers shortlisted for the British Insurance Awards (BIA) have been revealed by sister publication Postonline.
Aviva confirms branch sale in Ireland
Aviva Ireland has agreed to sell 23 branches to One Direct, reducing its Irish presence to three.
Chubb adds active underwriter to syndicate
Chubb Insurance has appointed Kevin Docherty as active underwriter for its Lloyd’s Syndicate, 1882.
RSA unveils mini global product
RSA has launched a new product for UK-based businesses with global exposure in up to ten countries.
Steve McGill steps up to group president role at Aon
Steve McGill has been appointed group president at Aon in conjunction with his current roles as chairman and chief executive officer of Aon Risk Solutions.
Riot scheme not fit for purpose, says ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for an overhaul in the law that provides for compensation to be paid to the victims of riots.
Coface appoints new chairman
Laurent Mignon has been appointed as chairman of the board of directors at Coface.
Which? calls on government to tackle CMCs over PPI
Which? has written to the government urging it to clear up the claims process for people who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) and to tackle exploitative claims management companies (CMCs).
Aviva warned of possible credit rating downgrade
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has placed the credit rating of Aviva on a negative watch with a 50% chance of a downgrade in the next three months.
Towergate pulls out of Cobra deal
Towergate has confirmed that it will not be making a bid for Cobra Holdings.