Commercial
PIB Group buys Lincsafe
The Lincolnshire-based firm is a health and safety specialist and is the consolidator’s 15th deal since it started buying in 2016.
Insurance complaints to Financial Ombudsman hold steady in 2017/18
But organisation warns over loyalty and telematics complaints.
Hiscox updates cyber and data insurance product
Provider adds dependent businesses interruption and system failure elements to cover.
Blog: Opportunities in commercial life cover
DirectLife’s Neil McCarthy argues the case for brokers adding protection for SME staff to their portfolio.
Video: GDPR – Future proofing your business: Don’t panic!
In the culmination of the three part series the specialists run through what to do in the coming days, weeks, months and years now that GDPR is in place.
City Insurance Brokers and Compass launch profit insurance scheme
Product designed for brokers with delegated authority and MGAs.
Alpha: Cover My Cab steps in with Gefion policies
The move follows the collapse of Danish provider Alpha which left many taxi drivers uninsured.
CII points to deterioration in traditional branch-based model for SME insurance
Organisation updates the market in latest Underwriter of the Future report six years after the first edition was published.
Video: GDPR – Marketing: what brokers can and can’t do
In the second of a three part series our experts tackle marketing under the new GDPR rules from phone calls and emails to the post.
Ataraxia takes stake in Whitefield Insurance Services
The deal sees Stephen Hopwood take the reins at the Ramsbottom-based broker as Steven Foster exits.
Mercia Underwriting partners with Arag
New arrangement covers commercial and property owners business.
Video: A broking minute with Tom Bartleet of Erskine Murray Insurance Brokers
The CEO on dogs, cats, chickens and Jamiroquai.
Video: GDPR – What you need to know
Cheryl Martin, partner in the insurance advisory cyber and GDPR practice at EY and Branko Bjelobaba, founder of consultancy firm Branko Limited, share their knowledge on how the new regulations came about.
Cedar Underwriting launches with a focus on SME
The managing general underwriter is set to work with brokers looking for capacity for delegated authority schemes.
Reich targeting £100m of GWP by 2022
CEO Simon Taylor rules out selling up.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age's editor and reporter share their thoughts on Biba 2018 and a strong week for puns in headlines.
Allianz to get £250m commercial business boost from LV deal
Transfer to start in third quarter.
Pen writing up takeover “shopping list”
MGA ready to return to the buying trail after pause since 2015.
Ageas Q1 results "significantly hit" by bad weather
UK CEO Andy Watson says provider wants to grow in commercial lines.
Aviva scoops top spot in Brokerbility survey
Allianz drops to second place with RSA in third.
Allianz to move commercial business from LV in Q3
Insurer reports improved profit for first quarter 2018.
Blog: Eight things to look out for at Biba 2018
As the UK insurance sector descends on Manchester for the 2018 British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference, Jonathan Swift predicts some of the key talking points on the floor and in the bars around the venue.
Damian Baxter moves from Open GI to Hughub
Baxter becomes head of sales at insurtech firm.
Peter Cullum rolls with Oasis deal
MGA Lexicon Property targeting mid-market property owners.