Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Business insolvencies down 17%
The latest Insolvency Index from Experian has revealed a 17% year-on-year drop in UK business insolvencies during October.
Lord Young resigns following recession gaffe
Lord Young of Graffham has resigned from the coalition government in the fallout from his comments that the majority of Britons had "never had it so good" despite the "so-called recession".
Coface returns to profit
Trade credit provider Coface has announced operating profit of €89 million in the first nine months of the year compared to a loss of €240 million in the same period of 2009.
Purple replaces Zurich with Groupama
Purple Partnership, the Jelf-owned network, has announced Groupama Insurances as a new commercial key partner, replacing Zurich on its panel of supporting insurers.
Evolution unveils iphone app for brokers
Evolution Underwriting has launched a service for brokers allowing them to manage their customers, policies and quotations on an iPhone.
PB Week: Castles and conferences
It's not often we get out at the CII, so when we do we need to make the most of it, writes Alasdair Stewart, head of business development, general insurance, at the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Heath Lambert expands projects risks division
Heath Lambert has announced a series of appointments and promotions designed to strengthen the offering of its project risks division.
CPI inflation rate creeps up to 3.2%
The Office for National Statistics has revealed that the consumer prices index rate for October crept up to 3.2% from 3.1% in September.
Markel expands trade credit division
Markel International has expanded its trade credit division with three appointments and cited strong demand from a diverse range of brokers.
Groupama appoints personal lines development underwriter
Groupama Insurances has appointed Julian Abson in the role of development underwriter for its personal lines motor account to develop business through its panel of intermediaries and strengthen relationships with broker partners.
Former Oval and Marsh MD Pepper returns with Momentum
Momentum - a support and development service for new and existing brokers - launched this week with Howard Pepper, a former MD at Oval and Marsh as managing director.
TEn unveils new flexible model
Commercial broker network TEn Insurance today unveiled its new operating model in a move designed to broaden its appeal, attract larger more established brokers and give existing members room to grow.
PB Week: Running the New York marathon
Seemed a good idea at the time... both entering the New York marathon, and saying "sure I could do a blog while out there", writes Marc DonFrancesco, group head of marketing at Towergate.
Inflation to stay above 2% for all 2011, says Bank of England
The Bank of England’s latest quarterly Inflation Report has stated inflation is unlikely to fall below 2% before 2012 due to the upcoming VAT increase and rising import prices.
Markel International expands D&O offering
Markel International has launched three new products to expand its directors and officers offering and brokers should also be aware it has altered the existing D&O wording.
Aon Q3 results show 8% fall in UK broking revenue
Aon has announced that income from its risk and insurance brokerage in the UK fell 8% to $148m for the third quarter of 2010 [Q3 2009: $167m].
Axa's UK personal motor revenues up 35% in first nine months 2010
Property & casualty revenues in the first nine months of 2010 were up 0.7% to €21.4bn across the group at Axa. The UK & Ireland saw a 1.4% increase compared to the same period of 2009 to €3.2bn.
PB Week: Learning with the young
Recently my 14 year-old nephew came to the CII for a week's work experience, writes Alasdair Stewart, head of business development, general insurance, at the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Insolvency rate for UK business hovering at 0.08%
The latest Insolvency Index from Experian has revealed an overall improvement in insolvency rates since early 2009.
GDP rises 0.8% in Q3
The UK’s gross domestic product increased by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2010, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
NIG appoints two underwriting managers
NIG has appointed two new underwriting managers for their motor trade and property owners lines of business.
PB Week: The web and the great cross-sell, up-sell conundrum
The quest to up-sell features and cross-sell products is one that has always troubled heads of sales, writes Peter Dunkley, marketing director at Total Objects.
Quinn bidders fear outstanding claims, according to reports
The Irish Independent has reported that several of the five bidders for Quinn are reluctant to buy the whole company fearing the outstanding claims and liabilities caused by previous management.
Spending Review 2010: AA disappointed at drop in flood defence spending
AA Insurance has voiced its concern that spending on flood defence will not be maintained at current levels.