Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Seventeen adds to northern footprint with first Yorkshire buy
Seventeen Group has bought East Pennine Insurance Consultants which trades as Fletcher Smith in Sheffield and North East Insurance Brokers in the North East.
R&Q opts for provisional liquidation
Accredited owner R&Q Insurance Holdings has decided to file for provisional liquidation in Bermuda and sell the fronting business through that route.
C-Quence switches from NIG to Sompo on P&C
Managing general agent C-Quence has added Sompo as capacity provider for its property casualty and property owners propositions, Insurance Age can reveal.
Whistleblowing to FCA increases
The level of whistleblowing to the Financial Conduct Authority increased in the first quarter of the year, reversing previous declines.
Devitt posts rises in year of MCE collapse
Motorcycle specialist Devitt Insurance Services grew turnover by 3.3% in 2023 as profits leapt to £4.03m.
AM Best keeps Accredited ratings unchanged during sale turmoil
AM Best has confirmed that the A- (Excellent) ratings of R&Q-owned Accredited remain in place but are still under review.
Filing pinpoints Arag growth in 2023
Arag boosted the number of risks placed by 3.6% in 2023 to 3.09m, a filing at Companies House has revealed.
Allianz and Aviva take top slots in Brokerbility’s insurer partner satisfaction survey
Allianz has been voted in first place by Brokerbility members in its latest poll on service satisfaction from key insurer partners as Aviva topped the rankings in the underwriting category.
R&Q ponders liquidation route as Accredited sale to Onex drags on
Accredited owner R&Q Insurance Holdings has confirmed the possibility of filing for a provisional liquidation in Bermuda and then completing the sale of Accredited to Onex through that process.
Jensten buys Chris Knott Insurance Consultants to bolster South East presence
Jensten has bought Chris Knott Insurance Consultants adding 19 staff and an office in Hastings to the group.
Interview: Sabre CEO Geoff Carter
Sabre boss Geoff Carter tells Insurance Age about the upsides for brokers from its IHP rollout, growing in motorbikes after the collapse of MCE and profitable expansion plans in taxi.
Focus partners with Markel for construction binder
Wokingham-based managing general agent Focus Insurance has partnered with Markel for a construction binder.
Sabre boss Geoff Carter on supporting brokers to compete in an ever more competitive world
Motor specialist Sabre is making “big investments” in insurer hosted pricing with a rollout this year and into 2025 to deploy sophisticated rates into the broker market, CEO Geoff Carter told Insurance Age.
Biba and Griffiths & Armour renew PI scheme
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has renewed its professional indemnity accredited broker agreement with Griffiths & Armour for a further three years.
Allianz to boost engineering workforce to 800
Allianz Engineering Inspection Services is growing its workforce from 654 to over 800 in the next four years as it targets becoming the biggest engineer surveyor team in the UK.
Brokers eyeing up expansion in non-standard
More than three quarters (79%) of brokers had an increase in non-standard insurance enquiries over the past year with an identical amount expecting continued growth in the year ahead, according to a survey by Prestige Underwriting.
Simon Mabb named head of UK regions at AssuredPartners
The new head of UK regions at AssuredPartners has promised a focus on organic growth as he looks to facilitate support and co-operation across the business in the recently created role.
JMG in double swoop for motor and cleaning specialist brokers
JMG has bought Executive Insurance Services and Gleaming Insurance, in a move it said took the group to £300m in premium.
CGI leader Andy Jones on transforming the market and the data standards vision
Creating a data standard is “the real utopia vision”, Andy Jones, director for consulting services in insurance at CGI in the UK, told Insurance Age.
Aviva warns on increase in summer floods
More floods are happening outside of traditional ‘flood season’, with more than a third (35%) of home insurance flood claims occurring between June and August, according to new analysis from Aviva.
Lloyd & Whyte 2023 deal totals revealed
Lloyd & Whyte made four acquisitions in 2023 at a cost of £6.5m, as the previous purchase of SEIB helped boost turnover to £47.93m.
Ex-insurance broker jailed for pocketing £46k from bouncy castle hire companies and amusement parks
A former insurance broker has been jailed for two years, after he stole £46,125 by editing a wholesale broker’s contracts to increase the cost of premiums paid by his clients, the City of London Police have confirmed.
SRG adds Accredited capacity to MX
Specialist Risk Group’s managing general agent, MX, has sealed a capacity deal with Accredited Insurance (Europe).
Pen expands into Ireland with Wrightway Underwriting
Pen Underwriting has bought Republic of Ireland-based managing general agent Wrightway Underwriting establishing its first on-the-ground presence in the country.