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Jensten adds to London Market and underwriting construction teams
The business has added expertise to its Senior Wright and City Underwriters operations.
Ecclesiastical grows profits
Broker, SEIB, which is part of Ecclesiastical, also reported increases in commission and fees.
Thompson steps into Brit CEO role
Matthew Wilson has taken an indefinite leave of absence for health reasons.
Pool Re's Julian Enoizi named president of the Insurance Institute of London
He succeeds AIG CEO Anthony Baldwin as Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh UK & Ireland, comes on board as deputy president.
Ataraxia adds Open GI’s Simon Hughes to board
He joins the Peter Cullum-owned minority investment business after spending 18 years with the software house.
Obituary: Sandy Dunn passes away
Dunn developed Eagle Star Direct and held board positions at Markerstudy, IGO4, Swinton, Call Connection and Supercover.
Prestige Valuations unveils jewellery pricing tool for brokers
The firm says the software can provide instant valuations for brokers to help them determine whether items are underinsured.
Open GI, Plum Underwriting and Verisk team up on home offering
The organisations will initially collaborate to develop a home flood proposition for the broker market.
Saga reports loss after tax of £3.1m
Interim results for H1 2021 highlight group loss but directors flag “robust” numbers as the business looks to recover from £57.1m loss in the same period last year.
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Aviva appoints chief risk officer
The insurer has also promoted its GI chief information officer to group CIO.
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Biba launches scheme for media and entertainment sector
The scheme has been developed alongside Yutree Underwriting.
Pool Re appoints chair
The former boss of the British Bankers Association, Angela Knight, takes the non-exec chair position at the terrorism reinsurer.
Brokers win big at the British Insurance Awards
Aston Lark, All Clear, Howden, Plan Group, Staysure, and Tysers all took home trophies on the night.
Jensten completes Tasker deal
The move sees Robert Organ take on the MD role for Jensten Retail as the business announces further board changes.
Zurich agrees £700m capacity deal with A-Plan's KGM
The deal means that Zurich will provide solus capacity to KGM for the next five years.
Group launched to help neurodivergent insurance workers
The group says that, despite great progress in the promotion and recruitment of a diverse workforce, where strides have been made to recognise equality, gender and disability; neurodiversity is often overlooked.
Home insurance premiums fall 6.4% off their June 2020 peak
Covid pushes home premiums down according to analysis from Consumer Intelligence.
Usage-based motor insurer, Adiona, launches
Penny Searles, of Wunelli and Smartdriverclub, is on the advisory board of the Gibraltar-regulated entity which has said it will work with UK brokers.
Who are the Top 50 brokers in personal lines?
The results of Insurance Age’s annual study into the top 50 brokers and providers in the personal lines market are in.
Video: Activate Group Q&A: what brokers should be looking for in an accident repair partner
Pete Thompson talks to Insurance Age about why brokers should be considering working with an accident repair business, and his employer Activate Group specifically.
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Top 50 2021 - Under £15m
James Hallam • Kerr Group Insurance • Laurie Ross • Lloyd & Whyte • PJ Hayman & Company • Verlingue UK