Articles by Sian Barton
Les Brewin to exit Marsh-owned Purple
As Brewin is set to retire no replacement has been announced for the network which became part of Marsh following its 2015 Jelf acquisition.
Andy Fairchild leaves Jensten Group
The former Broker Network CEO joined Jensten (formerly Coversure) in July last year.
FCA appoints interim CEO
Current incumbent Andrew Bailey joins the Bank of England as governor on 16 March.
Lloyd’s appoints whistleblowing champion
Angela Crawford-Ingle has joined the board of the Audit Committee as Bruce Carnegie-Brown says Lloyd’s is committed to encouraging an open culture.
Wentworth Alexander swaps SSP for Applied Epic
The business is planning to create a self-service portal and mobile apps for staff and customers.
Ecclesiastical launches wellbeing guidance
Head Lines: The provider has produced a series of videos to help brokers manage stress.
Claims inflation continues to bite at Hastings
Trading update reveals provider has restated its operating profit from £125m to £110m – a drop of 12%.
The Blog Spot: Kicking things off
Editor, Siân Barton, considers how the insurance space has launched into 2020 and looks back to a thread from 2019 that should be picked up again this year.
MCL restructures Irish operation amid Brexit uncertainty
Motor broker MCL relocates and registers Irish operation to Swords, Dublin to enable it to continue trading as normal following UK’s EU exit.
Former RSA boss Steve Lewis joins Pro Global
Lewis left RSA in February 2019 and joins as CEO of the outsourcing and consulting specialist next month.
Beazley places UK regional marine book in run-off
Decision could result in a small number of redundancies as the insurer pointed to pressure and low margins in the sector.
Lifesure moves into commercial with fresh broker launch
Barnes Commercial Insurance Broker has been set up by the firm as a separate business to focus on medium-sized SMEs and professions.
John Collyear exits Vantage
He founded Vantage in 1999 but retired on 1 January this year.
Strategy reform reveals FCA data drive
The watchdog wants to use automation to deepen understanding of markets but has been warned against developing an over-simplified view of the market.
Amanda Blanc’s latest role announced
The former Axa UK boss has joined claims insurtech RightIndem as non-executive chair of the board.
CFC develops excess cyber product
The proposition is aimed at small and medium sized business.
Axa teams up with Brokerbility for management training
The courses, aimed at broker leaders, cover the type of misconduct exposed by #MeToo revelations.
Sure Thing! posts £2.1m loss for 2019
Losses went down for the motor provider in final full year results ahead of Policy Expert buying the broker in June 2019.
Willis IRM buys Leeds broker
The Belfast-based company has purchased Hale Kavanagh.
Pukka steps away from Gefion
The MGA moved away from the troubled unrated Danish provider earlier this year.
GRP silent as potential buyers named
Searchlight and Apax Partners are believed to be in talks with the consolidator over taking a stake in the business.
Gefion set end of year liquidity deadline by Danish regulator
The struggling unrated Danish provider must have €5m in liquid assets by end of this month as watchdog points to “serious” problems.
Saga appoints former Superdry and Co-op boss as CEO
Euan Sutherland replaces Lance Batchelor who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Amanda Blanc’s second NED role revealed
Blanc, whose Aviva appointment was also announced this week, has joined a specialist motor insurer to drive acquisitions and organic growth.