Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Tactica Premium Finance enters administration
Chris Laughton and Steve Smith of chartered accountants Mercer & Hole were today appointed as joint administrators of Tactica Premium Finance.
PB Week: From Munich to Hastings
Clive Galbraith, chairman of Hastings-based broker Green Campbell Fisk, reviews a week including the Oktoberfest and berating a Conservative MP about the FSCS levy.
CBG marketing manager triumphs at CII Manchester awards
CBG Group’s marketing manager, Stuart Turnbull, has won the President’s Outstanding Achievement accolade at the Chartered Insurance Institute’s Manchester Insurance Awards.
RSA boosts D&O team
RSA has appointed David Berry to its professional and financial risks department.
Injury claims costs in motor rising by nearly a third a year, claims Towers Watson
The cost of injury claims in the UK car insurance market has grown recently by nearly 30% per annum according to Towers Watson.
Open GI links with imarket
Open GI has joined forces with imarket to provide a range of new commercial insurance products on its Open Trader platform.
Zurich targets mid-sized market
Zurich has announced it is launching a new strategy and product suite for its mid corporate business customers.
Insurance broking sees rise in profitability, survey says
Activity in the UK financial services sector grew in the last three months at the fastest rate since June 2007, although this growth was much slower than was expected, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.
Brit planning to recommend offer from Apollo and CVC consortium
Brit Insurance has confirmed receiving a cash offer of £10.75 per share from a consortium formed by Apollo Management and CVC Capital Partners.
Fortis signs £59m travel deal with Tesco
Fortis has agreed a five year deal with Tesco Bank to provide underwriting, claims management and sales and service support to Tesco Bank’s travel insurance customers.
Insolvency rate falls to three year low
The latest Insolvency Index from information services company Experian, has revealed that the rate of insolvencies dropped to 0.07% in August, the lowest point since June 2007.
Acturis climbs Sunday Times technology league table
Software company Acturis has risen 10 places to 65 on the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league table.
New structure at CBG
CBG has confirmed the completion of its executive management team restructure.
P J Hayman warns of unpredictable travel insurance rates
Specialist travel insurance provider P J Hayman has forecast higher rates for scheme holders and brokers with travel insurers revising and renewing schemes after the summer holidays.
Questgates raids Cunningham Lindsay for personal injury director
QuestGates has recruited Sarah Reynolds as personal injury director in its liability division.
Dual’s national business unit targets £50m book
Dual’s national business unit has confirmed ambitious growth plans to coincide with its 5th anniversary.
Davies raids Crawford for head of property
Davies Group, a UK claims services provider, has announced that Vic Noble is joining as head of property adjusting operations.
PB Week: Encouraging excellence at the PB Management Event
I have been invited to speak at the PB Management Event on 6 October to discuss “How does a broker become chartered”.
Compuquote adds courier to range
Compuquote, the electronic wholesale arm of UK commercial broker Bollington, has launched a new courier product for brokers.
CII launches cheaper student membership scheme
The Chartered Insurance Institute is launching a reduced-price membership scheme for UK university students to attract more talent to the insurance and financial planning sectors.
Arc wins Aviva contract
Arc Legal Assistance has been appointed by Aviva as provider of its household and travel legal expenses to a significant proportion of its personal lines customers.
European trade credit insurance market turns corner in 2010, according to Marsh
New insurance capacity, increased competition for business among insurers and improved risk management have led to positive developments for buyers of trade credit insurance across most of Europe in 2010, according to Marsh.
Axa selects Martin Eyres to lead mid corporate risks
Axa has appointed Martin Eyres as head of mid corporate risks.
PB Week: Hitting the wall
As a business consultant for firms across a range of different industries I see a wide variety of weird and wonderful - and often less than wonderful - things going on in companies.