Articles by Ida Axling
Lord Hunt takes GRP main board role
Move follows Searchlight's purchase of a majority stake in GRP, which saw a number of management changes.
Beazley launches cancellation cover for virtual events
Provider predicts virtual events will continue after Covid-19 lockdown eases.
Euler Hermes hires new RICC director for UK and Ireland
Andrew Hodson moves across from the Allianz-owned insurer's Paris office.
TL Dallas reveals growth plans
Broker's MD Polly Staveley and commercial MD Tim Mortimer discuss modernising the business, acquiring specialist teams and how the firm has been impacted by the coronavirus.
Ardonagh buys Broker Network-owner Bravo Group
The consolidator announces $500m notes offering and flags £1.6bn equity valuation as it brings the network, along with Ethos Broking and Compass, back into the fold.
NMU unveils new cargo product
Insurer says new offering provides enhanced levels of cover and a simplified claims process for the lower value losses.
Ex RSA Ireland CFO O'Connor fined €70,000 and banned for 8 years
Action follows the provider's failure to maintain sufficient technical reserves between February 2010 and September 2013.
Castle Insurance Services set to make more deals
MD Paul Younger chats about the broker's acquisition strategy and details how the business has been impacted by Covid-19.
Covid-19: PRA warns of potential "significant impact" on insurers from BI dispute
But the regulator also describes the sector as resilient and robust in a letter to general insurance CEOs.
Lloyd's and RSA apologise for slave trade links
Lloyd's pledges support for BAME communities as it condemns "appalling and shameful" part of its history.
GRP to close "a number of deals" within weeks
Group CEO Mike Bruce on the Searchlight deal, expansion plans and how the firm's M&A activity is "gaining momentum".
PIB culls top brands in its commercial specialty businesses
Move sees brokers including Cooke & Mason, DE Ford, Franklands, Lorica, Wilby and Cobra Insurance Brokers unite under the PIB Insurance Brokers brand.
Axa XL boosts UK broker management team
Michael Clarke joins the business from Willis Towers Watson and Robyn Warke moves across from Generali.
CII reports income rise for 2019
Organisation has also seen an increase in membership volumes.
RSA's single commercial vehicle exit sparks mixed reactions
RSA criticised for "abandoning the broker sector" after provider says single vehicle business is "no longer broker territory" as brokers refuse to give up on the space.
Open GI teams up with Plum Underwriting on home product
The software house says the partnership provides brokers with access to the latest home products from Plum.
Pen partners with the police on cyber certification scheme for SMEs
The Gallagher-owned MGA says SMEs who achieve the certification and then buy cyber insurance from Pen through their broker will receive a premium discount.
Searchlight completes GRP deal
The move, which was first announced in February, sees founders Peter Cullum and David Margrett retain a minority stake in the business as Mike Bruce becomes group chief executive.
FCA warns of Financial Services Register clone
The watchdog says it is working on getting the fake site taken down.
FCA expands number of wordings under scope of BI test case
The regulator's updated preliminary list shows that the scope of the legal proceedings has been extended to cover a total of 91 policy types.
RSA exits single commercial vehicle market
Exclusive: Provider says single vehicle business is "no longer core broker territory".
TotusRe seeks proactive reinsurance solution for catastrophic risks
Founders James York and Liz Foster say collective is "complementary" to Pandemic Re with membership spanning global and regional brokers.
FCA zones in on broker resilience amid Covid-19 outbreak
Watchdog surveys 13,000 firms as it seeks to understand the effect Covid-19 is having on the finances of regulated firms and guide its supervisory actions.
Ethos partner Bennett Christmas buys energy broker
Deal is broker's second since becoming an Ethos Broking partner last August.