Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Aviva appoints head of new business sales
Aviva has appointed Ian Valentine as head of new business sales.
Margaret Cole appointed to FSA Board
Margaret Cole has joined the Financial Services Authority Board as managing director of enforcement and financial crime, effective from today, 7 September 2010.
PB Week: Embracing the digital marketing future
The brokers I meet to discuss digital marketing tend to fall into one of two camps.
Video: The benefits of digital marketing
Mike Berry, strategic digital marketing consultant and trainer for The Marketers’ Forum, is interviewed by the editor of Professional Broking, Andrew Tjaardstra, on the benefits of digital marketing.
HDI-Gerling opens new branch in Dublin
HDI-Gerling has announced the creation of a new branch in Ireland.
Series of appointments at Aon
Aon Risk Solutions has appointed Craig Preston as area director responsible for Aon corporate’s Reading and Southampton offices.
Aon Benfield appoints ratings agency head in UK
Aon Benfield has appointed Chris Myers as head of rating agency advisory for its UK and Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions.
Ecclesiastical reports interim losses
Ecclesiastical has announced a loss of £9.9m in the first half of 2010. The figure is in stark contrast to the same period in 2009 when the insurer made a profit of £25.7m.
PB Week: On the march with the Tartan Army
It was with a sense of optimism that David Ross, the Chartered Insurance Institute’s director of communications, and I set off to Stockholm recently for a football friendly.
Brit Insurance boosts Glasgow operations
Brit Insurance has appointed Denise Fletcher and Karl Weidner to its Glasgow office. They join the property combined team, headed by Suzanne Sadahew, as underwriter and assistant underwriter respectively.
Fall in profits and revenue at Confused.com
Price comparison website Confused has announced a 10% fall in revenue and 20% decline in profit during the first six months of the year.
11 year high in claims against professional firms
High Court cases launched against professional firms for negligence have hit an 11 year high forcing more firms to borrow to pay increased professional indemnity insurance rates, according to independent finance provider Syscap.
QBE raids Chubb for accident and health underwriter
QBE has announced the appointment of Gemma Seymour as accident and health underwriter in its non-Lloyd’s A&H team.
MP banned after driving without insurance
Bolton South East MP Yasmin Qureshi has been banned from driving for six months after being caught using her mobile phone while driving without insurance, according to the BBC.
Quinn confirms withdrawal from solicitors' PI
Quinn Insurance has confirmed today that it will not be re-entering the solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance market in England and Wales this year.
RSA warned to raise Aviva offer to £8bn
RSA will have to raise its offer for Aviva’s general insurance business by 60% to £8bn to seal the deal, according to a report in the City AM newspaper.
Ace raids Chartis and Aviva for Birmingham team
Ace has announced two new appointments to its Midlands regional management team.
PB Week: Thinking about motor rates
Further to the news that car insurance premiums have jumped 14.2% in the second quarter 2010 it was interesting to note NIG's recent announcement that they were changing their strategy and moving away from the personal lines market, writes Paul Muir,…
UK inflation rate falls again
Annual inflation in the UK has fallen for the third month in a row to 3.1% in July.
RSA responds to press speculation about Aviva
RSA has confirmed that it put forward a proposal to Aviva to acquire its UK, Canadian and Irish general insurance businesses excluding RAC and Health for £5 billion in cash.
Allianz's half year results show GWP rise but profits drop
As part of Allianz’s half year results CEO Andrew Torrance has promised further double digit rate increases in private motor and said there was a “prospect of underwriting profit” in this area in 2011.
NMJ Insurance buys Protheroe Insurance
NMJ Insurance Brokers has bought Derbyshire-based Protheroe Insurance for an undisclosed fee. The deal for the Belper-based company follows the acquisition of Ridge Insurance in January 2010. It has been acquired from Brian Milward who is retiring from…
Aviation cover on offer from Allianz
Allianz Commercial is offering an aviation products liability solution for commercial customers underwritten by the specialist aviation team at fellow Allianz SE Group member, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
PB launches special digital only Green edition
PB has launched its first special digital only issue using the latest page turning technology to offer an in-depth guide on how best to adapt to the green economy.