Commercial
Covéa consults on job cuts
Insurer said changes in commercial and HNW would hit a “relatively small” number of people and stated there were no plans to scale back in these markets.
European Property Underwriting launches terrorism cover
MGA’s product available online.
Private equity injects £28m into Right Choice
LDC has taken a minority shareholding in Right Choice and the money will be used to develop the broker’s technology and software platforms.
Fiducia targets hauliers and warehouses with new combined liability product
Cover backed by A rated capacity.
Tokio Marine HCC buys Qdos Contractor
All other divisions of Qdos Group remain as independent company.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age’s editor and reporter get behind the headlines of the most read stories of this week.
Mercia Underwriting releases tradespersons and events products
Both policies from the MGA available online to brokers.
Hiscox appoints Steve Morse to lead in Birmingham as Sam Franks moves to Beazley
Beazley targeting expansion across the UK.
Swinton sale: Ardonagh in the mix and Markerstudy interested
Both organisations have previously run the rule over Swinton and could now bid.
Hayes Parsons buys yacht underwriting agency Admiral Marine
Deal adds £1.4m of GWP to the firm.
THB launches cyber policy
The cover is available on a wholesale basis and aimed at UK SMEs.
Higos expands partnership with Allianz after Aviva split
Owner GRP saw Aviva pull all its agencies last month.
XL Catlin launches Corporate CPR
Product can cover 45 named crisis events under six categories.
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.