Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Roundtable: Untapped market for brokers?
In a special round table event hosted by Insurance Age, brokers, legal professionals, loss adjustors and BLP Insurance met up to discuss the oft-overlooked issue of latent defects insurance. In a special new development, all online subscribers will…
Profile: The billion pound man
Allianz Retail’s general manager Jon Dye predicted the division would hit £1bn in GWP by 2013, Emmanuel Kenning finds out if he is going to reach that target
Gocompare delivers £34.7m profit
Gocompare.com has announced a £34.7m pre-tax profit for 2011, a 15% increase on 2010.
S&P downgrades Groupama to BB junk status
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded Groupama S.A. to BB status from BBB- citing insignificant capital adequacy as being behind the move.
Ex-Insurance Age editor Martin Friel joins Axa
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed former Insurance Age editor, Martin Friel, as head of media strategy with immediate effect.
Allianz unveils new underwriting manager in property and three ATE appointments
Allianz Commercial has appointed former RSA underwriter John Dunn as its new underwriting manager, property.
NIG recruits underwriting chief in Scotland
NIG has appointed Neil Bowen as area underwriting manager (Scotland) with responsibility for underwriting across its commercial book.
Oval’s Peter Blanc looks to the future
Peter Blanc, chief executive of Oval Group, has scotched rumours of the broker being up for sale and laughed off the suggestion of an IPO.
Takeover reports from ex-CEO cause no fear for Brightside’s Holman
Martyn Holman, the new chief executive of Brightside Group, has stated that there is no animosity in his relationship with ex-CEO Arron Banks and is looking forward to continuing to work with him.
Blanc sees more in than out at Oval as he outlines growth plans
Peter Blanc, CEO of Oval, has listed the factors which he believes will see the broker grow and clarified that any redundancies will be among non-client facing staff.
Brightside turns to Holman as Banks quits
Brightside has confirmed that chief executive officer Arron Banks has resigned from the broker and will be replaced by Martyn Holman.
Blanc targets 50% growth in Ebitda at Oval
Peter Blanc, chief executive officer of Oval Insurance, has revealed to Insurance Age, for a series of three articles, that he is targeting a £30m Ebitda performance within five years.
CCV appoints new regional MD
Rob Simpson has been promoted to the role of regional managing director responsible for the Central region consisting of Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and the Midlands.
Equity rolls out mini fleet product
Equity Red Star has launched SME Protect, a mini fleet product targeting family run businesses and small enterprises operating fleets with two to ten cars or commercial vehicles.
Brit sells to RiverStone
Brit Group has agreed to sell Brit Insurance Limited (BIL), its Financial Services Authority regulated insurance company, to run-off specialists RiverStone Group.
Cobra takeover deadline extended again
The board of Cobra Holdings confirmed on Friday that it was still in negotiations with Alto Intermediary Group but that the deadline for the takeover had been extended to 22 June.
Ageas Insurance Solutions reveals new senior managers
Ageas Insurance Solutions has made two senior appointments to its management team with a new senior insurer development manager and a head of finance.
LFC and Axa in PI link-up
LFC Insurance Group has announced a new exclusive professional indemnity (PI) facility with Axa.
TEn hams it up
TEn Insurance has launched a new exclusive scheme for The Radio Society of Great Britain through network member South West Broking.
NIG reveals profits in 2011 results
NIG has revealed that it made a profit after tax of £47.3m in the year to 31 December 2011, a reversal of the £78.8m the provider lost in 2010.
Farr unveils land contamination legal cover
Farr Insurance has launched an environmental impairment liability (EIL) cover product.
MPW buys David Lynes Commercial
Maidstone-based MPW Insurance Brokers has bought David Lynes Commercial (DLC) for an undisclosed sum.
Warning of rise in home insurance premiums after floods
Business advisory firm Deloitte has warned that the recent floods across the UK could tip insurers into losses and force premiums higher for policyholders.
Discombe steps up as SSP chairman
SSP has appointed Nick Discombe as non-executive chairman after three years in a non-executive director role with the company.