Articles by Insurance Age staff
QBE makes H1 losses
The Australian insurer pointed to opportunities in the London and UK markets.
Admiral lockdown rebate cost £97m
2020 COR for the first half of the year was 83.0% compared to 92.3% on H1 2019.
UK Broker Awards - Meet the Shortlist - Diversity & Inclusion Award
The Diversity & Inclusion gong is one of the most important new trophies we award at the UK Broker Awards. Meet the brokers who most impressed the judges and became our finalists.
UK Broker Awards: Meet the Shortlist - Personal Lines Broker of the Year
In the run up to the 2020 UK Broker Awards Insurance Age is profiling all the shortlisted firms and individuals, with today’s focus being The Personal Lines Broker of the Year.
Fiducia develops terrorism policy
The product covers nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological attacks.
UK Broker Awards – Meet the shortlist – The Achievement Award
The trophy goes to the person who has done the most to support and elevate the broker community during their career.
Video: Autonomous vehicles in farming
Driverless vehicles are revolutionising the agricultural sector. MS Amlin explains how this is impacting insurance.
UK Broker Awards – Meet the Shortlist – Commercial Lines Broker of the Year
The lifeblood of brokers is SME business. This award picks out the best of the bunch when it comes to serving commercial clients.
Abbey and Autoline to merge into single brand
Northern Irish brokers to begin trading as AbbeyAutoline from 1 September
Bennett Christmas buys Sennet Insurance Services
Bennett Christmas is part of the Ethos broker stable and adds the professional indemnity specialist to its portfolio.
WTW and Aon address five lawsuits amid deal transaction
The two broking giants describe the legal actions as “without merit”.
UK Broker Awards – Meet the Shortlist – Customer Service Award
Meet the impressive brokers who make up the shortlist in one of the most competitive categories at the UK Broker Awards.
Video: Fleet crime in the agricultural space
Insurance Age speaks to MS Amlin about how farming fleets are being hit by organised crime.
PIB buys Rigton Insurance
Acquisition of Leeds-based broker follows hot on the heels of deals for UKinsuranceNET and Marx Re-Insurance Brokers
UK Broker Awards – Meet the Shortlist – Training Award
Meet all of the finalists competing for the Training trophy at the UK Broker Awards.
Survey: What direction should commercial and agricultural insurance e-trading be taking?
Brokers explain how providers can improve the commercial and agricultural insurance e-trading experience for a survey conducted by MS Amlin and Insurance Age
People Moves: Round-up 3 - 7 August 2020
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
UK Broker Awards – Meet the Shortlist – Broker of the Year
Broker of the year goes to the best of the best and this year is sponsored by Markerstudy.
Lloyd’s Dive In festival opens registration
The diversity event is taking place virtually this year and has speakers including the first British astronaut Helen Sharman and BBC presenter Naga Munchetty.
MGAs failing to deliver on data
Survey by the MGAA and Aventus shows fewer than a third provide brokers with customer data for account-based marketing and cross-selling.
Integro-owned Tysers appoints CEO
Clive Buesnel has joined the broker from a head of insurance role at Deloitte.
Lloyd’s approves syndicate to insure transportation of Covid-19 vaccine
The syndicate-in-a-box is supported by Ascot, Axa XL and McGill and Partners.
Adapting to change
Premium Finance Week: Close Brothers, Paul Trail and Steve Wallis reflect on how brokers have responded to the challenge of Covid-19.
Motor premiums fall but Covid-19 clouds analysis
Prices fell by 5% in the last quarter according to the Confused/Willis Towers Watson index.