Articles by Ida Axling
Gallagher takes chief information officer from JLT
Brent Kruger will replace Steve O'Donnell, who left the business in August.
Ofsted finds shortcomings in Wiser Academy's apprenticeship scheme
Wiser Academy CEO welcomes feedback and says changes will be implemented by the end of this month.
TV star joins Gallagher to grow its sport and media business
Jill Douglas takes on business development consultant role at the broker, as it looks to expand in the specialist sport, media & entertainment sector.
CII's income up in 2018 as membership rises
Organisation says it received proceeds of £21.0m from the sale of the Aldermanbury building.
Gallagher buys landlord insurance specialist
Gallagher says deal to buy RGA Group will strengthen its specialism in niche property owners insurance.
Hiscox promotes Joanne Musselle to group CUO
She will succeed Richard Watson, who is retiring from the business.
News analysis: Construction sector faces hit from hardening market
Brokers must prove their worth as industries face price hikes in professional indemnity insurance
News analysis: Dual pricing debate rolls on
Brokers look at fixed pricing as research shows vulnerable customers affected more by loyalty penalty
Open GI invests in machine learning specialist
InsurTech Futures: Software house says deal with Machine Learning Programs will enhance its proposition to brokers, insurers and MGAs.
Brightside losses flat at £10m in 2018
CEO Brendan McCafferty says business is set to invest as it reports growth in adjusted Ebitda, broking revenue and GWP.
FCA warns of Close Brothers clone
Fraudsters are using Close Brothers' details to trick people in the UK.
ABI figures show 1,300 insurance scams a day detected in 2018
Detected dishonest claims reached a value of £1.2bn during the year.
Sure Thing! to be rebranded following sale to Policy Expert
Policy Expert co-founder Adam Powell reveals plans to change the motor broker's business model.
Ardonagh confirms the end of all Swinton retail branches
CEO David Ross reveals plans for Ardonagh to double in size in the next three to five years, as results for the first half of 2019 show growth in retail and broking segments.
Ardonagh losses rise to £44.5m in H1 2019
Broking giant also posts growing income as a result of the deal to buy Swinton.
Bravo Group spent £53m on deals in 2018
The Broker Network owner, which also posted a loss for the year, made a number of large deals including Saffron, Compass, MCM and Lockyers.
Call Connection's administration extension confirmed
Administration period set to go on until 12 July 2020, as investigation into company director, Graeme Kalbraier continues.
Accredited Europe partners with two UK MGAs
Maltese provider is now working with Sophro MGA and has extended its agreement with First Underwriting.
GRP buys risk management firm H&S Click
Deal follows GRP's purchase of Lancashire-based broker 3XD in July.
Fresh unveils first set of results since Vantage sale
Broker posts turnover of £27.4m and reveals plans to develop its First Van brand and telematics offerings.
Brightside hires new MD of broking as Russell Bence exits
Derek Henry, formerly of Ardonagh Group, will join the broker in September.
Latest Ogden rate change will cost the industry over £160m
Insurers have revealed the impact from the change in the discount rate to -0.25%.
Ardonagh shutters Swinton's advised commercial business
Advised clients will be transferred to Towergate and the move, which will lead to redundancies, is likely to result in branch closures.