Articles by Insurance Age staff
People Moves: 14 - 18 March 2022
Keep up to date with the latest industry moves.
Arc Legal Group launched
The organisation merges AmTrust underwriting and Legal Insurance Management with Arc Legal Assistance.
People Moves: 7 - 11 March 2022
Keep up to date with the latest industry moves.
ESG round-up - March 2022
In our quarterly update, Insurance Age examines what the insurance world is doing to support the environmental, social and governance agenda.
Zego teams up with Aviva on fleet policies
Usage based and flat rate policies will be available to trades and haulage fleets in the UK containing between five and 500 vehicles via direct sales and brokers.
Ecclesiastical Insurance’s parent rebrands as Benefact Group
Ecclesiastical Insurance and all of the group’s other trading brands including brokers SEIB, Lycetts and Lloyd & White will continue to operate under their own names.
IWD: The view from the top
Key female insurance figures consider how far women have come in the sector on International Women’s Day.
IWD: More than 30 years to achieve gender parity
Aviva's Amanda Blanc warns that Women in Finance research shows the financial services sector won’t achieve gender equality for decades unless urgent action is taken now.
ERS posts COR of 98%
The insurer noted there was a reduction in demand in motor but growth in commercial.
People moves: 28 February - 4 March 2022
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Esure posts loss of £7.1m for 2021
Gross written premium also slipped to £807.6m for the full year 2021.
SSP adds Percayso Inform to platform
The software house said it made the move to broaden its data enrichment capabilities.
Admiral reports increased profit and turnover
Profit before tax hit £769m, a 26% uptick on the 2020 result as it flags plan to move into small business insurance.
SRG adds motor trade specialist to portfolio
The move follows snapping up the specialists risks team from Bridge Insurance at the start of the year.
BI highlighted as commercial flood risk issue
A survey by parametric provider FloodFlash saw 71% of brokers say they have had to handle flood incidents for clients.
EV charging product launched
Recharge Rescue has developed a product, which can be sold via brokers, to help EV drivers if they run out of power.
People Moves: 21-25 February 2022
Keep up to the date with the latest industry moves in the insurance space.
Polaris imarket policy count ticks up to 490,000 for 2021
The organisation said the use of imarket to place commercial lines business was at an “all time high”.
Webinar: How can brokers make the most of digital tools?
Watch our panel of experts on 28 February to get fully up-to-date on digital trends. Our discussion features Open GI, 1Answer network, Hubb and C-Quence
GRP-owned Premier Healthcare makes third buy
The broker is to acquire the business and assets of Amba Care and Wellbeing (Amba C&W).
Nexus rebrands as Kentro
Nexus Underwriting, an independent specialty managing general agent (MGA) in the London market, and Xenia Broking, a insurance and surety distribution specialist, will operate as distinct, independent brands under the Kentro holding company.
Broker Daniel Wilkinson found not guilty in sex assault case
Wilkinson was cleared of groping a woman at an industry awards dinner in 2017.
QBE International improves COR to 90.6%
The insurer’s international division, which includes the UK, posted a 15% increase in gross written premium for the full year 2021.
Jackson Lee highlights EV as "growing opportunity" for brokers with new launch
Jackson Lee Underwriting has launched electric vehicle early termination cover for companies participating in salary sacrifice schemes, as part of a wider push into the EV space in 2022.