Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Biba rallies brokers to lobby Parliament on FSCS fees
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has contacted members urging them to write to their Member of Parliament regarding the escalating cost of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
Lockton recruits former chairman of RICS in Scotland
Lockton has appointed Janey Milligan as a consultant to its professions team in Scotland.
New CEO at Brightside’s insurance broking division
Brightside has appointed Alan Sanderson in the new role of chief executive officer for its insurance broking division.
Two promotions at Towergate
Towergate has promoted Keith Harrison and Keith Jackson to the positions of chief operating officer, commercial underwriting and commercial director of commercial underwriting respectively.
Zurich appoints director of personal lines broker business
Zurich has appointed Gareth Howell as the director of UK personal lines broker business, reporting to Karl Bedlow, managing director of UK personal lines.
Lord Sheikh returns to broker market
Conservative peer Lord Sheikh has launched insurance broker and underwriting agent Macmillan Sheikh.
Ageas adds to commercial broker account team
Ageas Insurance has appointed three new commercial broker account executives to cover the North East, East and West Midlands, and South West regions.
Chartis appoints new head of UK operations
Chartis Insurance UK has announced the appointment of Kate Roy as the head of UK operations based in London.
Planned pre-emptive regulatory powers "a nonsense" - RPC
City law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has warned the Government’s plan to hand the new financial services regulator the power to publicise an investigation before it is completed is contrary to principles of natural justice and makes a nonsense…
Towergate wins NICEIC contract
Towergate has been appointed to provide insurance services to NICEIC, the UK electrical contracting industry’s independent voluntary accreditation and regulatory body.
Powerplace launches business support team
Powerplace has launched a dedicated business support team to provide brokers with a quick source of help and advice.
Policyfast in Aviva homework cover deal
Policyfast has announced an exclusive deal with Aviva to provide the insurer’s homework cover electronically to the broker market for the first time.
IIB issues warning on IMD review
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has flagged up its concerns that the Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) review could result in mandatory commission disclosure.
Laurent Matras defends new claims structure
Groupama’s managing director, Laurent Matras, has claimed the company’s new claims structure will make brokers “happier”.
Insurance Age blog: Sports people as biscuits, insurers as presenters
If you have never listened to Fighting Talk (Radio 5, Saturday 11am) then you are missing a trick. One of the staple jokes is ‘sports people as biscuits’ where Seb Coe becomes a Viennese Whirl, or Gareth Southgate is likened to a digestive, a good honest…
PPI complaints surge again
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has revealed that payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints rose to 24,955 for the period October to December last year, up 17% from the previous three months.
Willis revenue rises as commissions increase 3%
Willis has announced a 2% rise in revenues to $3.34bn (£2.08bn) for the year ended 31 December 2010 (2009: $3.26bn).
Jelf focuses on boosting personal lines offering
Jelf has appointed Antony Summers as managing director of its personal lines business reporting directly to chief executive of insurance Phil Barton.
THB reports 32% increase in broking profit
THB Group has reported a 5% rise in fees and commission to £48.4m (2009: £46.2m) for the year ended 31 October 2010.
Allianz creates new sales and partnerships role in Speciality Retail
Allianz Retail has recruited Simon Masding as head of sales and partnerships for its Speciality Retail division.
Brightside building commercial aggregator
Brightside Group has confirmed that it will be using newly acquired technology company Quote Exchange to build a commercial insurance comparison site.
Brightside buys aggregator technology firm Quote Exchange
Brightside Group has agreed to buy Quote Exchange for £3.7m in cash and just under 1.4m ordinary shares in Brightside.
ECIS targets brokers through new affinity division
Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Services (ECIS) has announced the creation a new affinity group division.
Aon announces fall in UK broking income
Aon has reported a 3% fall in UK retail broking income to $629m (£392.1m) in the year ended 31 December 2010 (2009: $650m).