Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Emergency Budget 2010: VAT up to 20%
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that VAT will rise to 20% on 4 January 2011.
Emergency Budget 2010: National Insurance changes for start-up companies
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that new businesses outside of London, the South-East and the Eastern region are to get national insurance relief for the next three years.
Aviva chairman joins Cable’s group
The government has confirmed the members of the Business Advisory Group established last month with the remit of acting in an advisory capacity to Vince Cable, Secretary of State, Business, Innovation and Skills.
DAS announces two senior appointments
DAS has announced two appointments to its executive management team effective 1 June.
Report shows insolvency rate falling
The rate of business insolvencies in May fell to its lowest point since January 2010, according to the latest Insolvency Index from Experian.
DAS confirms growth and Canadian launch
DAS has announced it is on target to achieve record growth during 2010 with annual premium income leaping by £19 million during the first five months of the year.
Alpha Underwriting launched
Alpha Underwriting has announced the launch of its accident, health and travel sector offering to handle corporate travel and personal accident cover utilising underwriting capacity from Lloyd’s of London.
CII outlines new London Market qualification
The Chartered Insurance Institute has outlined its new award in London Market Insurance to be launched in July.
Quest Gates boosts property team
Specialist loss adjuster, Quest Gates, has announced five new appointments to its property team.
High Court personal injury disputes jump 32% in two years
The number of personal injury claims continues to surge despite reforms to regulate claims handling companies according to statistics obtained by Sweet & Maxwell.
PB Week: Is it time for BP to give Peter Mandelson a call?
If you have a moment between listening to the buzzing of the vuvuzelas at the football World Cup and sorting out insurance for clients then I would ask you to make list, writes Emmanuel Kenning, reporter, Professional Broking.
Aviva reports 50% increase in motorcycle claims
Aviva has revealed that since 2005 it has seen a 57% increase in the number of bodily injury claims made against motorcyclists. The insurer has also seen motorcycle claims costs increase by 51% in the same period, and its statistics indicate that this is…
Four promotions at Canopius
Canopius has announced a number of promotions following a review of its senior management organisation at its Lloyd's platform, Canopius Managing Agents.
UK inflation rate falls
The Office for National Statistics has announced that the consumer prices index measure of annual inflation fell to 3.4% in May from 3.7% in April.
Total Objects wins London Market project
Software company, Total Objects, has been chosen to manage the ECF2 Market Acceptance Testing project for the London Market.
Business confidence suffers record drop
Findings from the latest BDO Business Trends report have shown a sharp drop in business confidence.
Report puts UK national debt at nearly £5trillion
The Institute of Economic Affairs has estimated that the national debt including pension liabilities and likely liabilities to be incurred by the government in respect of the banking sector is £4.8 trillion (333% of GDP).
PowerPlace appoints finance director
Online commercial insurance marketplace, PowerPlace, has appointed Robert Appleton as finance director.
Management changes at Heath Lambert in Leeds
Heath Lambert has announced that Leeds head of office John Dakin is moving to its national corporate team to focus on large accounts in Yorkshire and corporate relationships in the surrounding Leeds area.
Experian urges SMEs to check their own business credit scores
Experian has advised small and medium sized enterprises (SME) in the UK about the importance of actively monitoring and managing their own business credit scores to put them in the best possible position to secure credit, business loans, tenders or…
Jonathan Evans elected parliamentary group chair
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services elected former trade minister Jonathan Evans as its new chairman at a meeting in the House of Commons on 9 June, writes David Worsfold in his Parliamentary Connections blog.
Knowlden Titlow hires sales and marketing manager
Former Towergate employee Michael Buse has been appointed sales and marketing manager at Norwich-based Knowlden Titlow Insurance Brokers.
Survey shows employee absence costs UK economy £17bn
Employees took 180 million sick days last year, averaging 6.4 days each, according to the latest CBI/Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey.
Cobra Network appoints Home & Legacy
Cobra Network has announced the recruitment of Home & Legacy to provide additional mid and high net worth expertise to its insurance panel.