Commercial
Zurich strengthens fraud defences with AI
Zurich Insurance has partnered with Quantexa to increase the power of its real-time fraud detection via an artificial intelligence-enabled platform.
Aviva to double automatic business interruption indemnity period to 24 months
Aviva is set to double its automatic business interruption indemnity period to 24 months, in what it claims is a UK market first to tackle underinsurance, Insurance Age can reveal.
Aviva launches risk training platform for commercial clients
Aviva has unveiled Aviva Risk Training Solutions, a digital learning platform designed to help businesses strengthen their risk management capabilities with 25 courses already live and over 50 in development.
Jensten reveals five Coversure buys in roster of 10 deals over the past year
Jensten’s purchase of Martin Insurance Services, as reported by Insurance Age, was the tenth since the last set of announced deals in August 2024, the broker has confirmed.
Acrisure expands on Birmingham expansion plans
CEO of Acrisure UK, Mark McIlquham, has set out the rationale for opening an office in Birmingham which could go live next year as the firm’s 20th branch.
The rise of AI: implications for D&O insurance wordings
Jonathan Hopkins of DAC Beachcroft and Zurich’s Jack O’Neill tackle the opportunities and challenges for brokers. Clients are asking about the impact of artificial intelligence on directors’ and officers’ insurance policies in a fast-changing landscape…
Interview: John Page, CEO of DR&P Group on the journey from £3m to £32m Ebitda and the vision for £55m
“We’ve never positioned ourselves as a consolidator. We’re really keen to be the brokers’ broker,” DR&P group CEO John Page tells Insurance Age.
Arch names Cleary as Leeds branch manager
Arch Insurance UK Regional Division has appointed Martin Cleary as Leeds branch manager, joining from Bravo Network.
Brown & Brown seals All Medical Professionals deal
Brown & Brown has bought specialist digital broker All Medical Professionals which trades as All Med Pro Dental.
US consolidator buys London-based £100m GWP MGA
US-based managing general agent consolidator Bishop Street Underwriters has acquired Avid Insurance, the niche multi-disciplined MGA.
Partners& buys Midlands broker
Partners& has snapped up family run Nottingham-based commercial broker Pargeter & Associates.
Peach Q&A: White and Bendelow
Insurance Age caught up with Peach’s CEO, Russell White, and director of commercial, Ryan Bendelow, to find out what comes next from the niche commercial insurer that is hungry for broker business.
Video Q&A: Arch’s Stuart Danskin on product liability opportunities for brokers
In this video Stuart Danskin, director of underwriting, Arch Insurance UK Regional, outlines the opportunities for UK regional brokers in selling product liability.
Jensten confirms £2m GWP broker buy
Jensten has bought commercial broker Martin Insurance Services in Kent.
RSA/NIG brands end as Intact name comes into force
Ken Norgrove, CEO of Intact UK and Ireland, has detailed plans to double the size of the business to £5bn by 2030, as RSA and NIG rebrand to Intact Insurance.
Dual seals five-year capacity deal led by Zurich
Howden-owned managing general agent Dual UK has signed a five-year capacity deal led by Zurich, along with Liberty and other A-rated capacity to support its new regional commercial combined product.
PremFina reveals 2024 losses
PremFina trimmed operating losses in 2024 from £6.4m to £4.2m with the business having previously forecast reaching profitability by the end of June next year.
Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode one, Aon’s Jane Kielty
In a new podcast series brought to you by Insurance Age, industry provocateurs Toby Clegg and Stuart Reid interview a series of well-known market faces, getting to know the personalities and characters behind some of the key movers and shakers in the…
Video Q&A: Arch Insurance’s Mike Bottle on standing out in the mid-corporate space
In this video Mike Bottle, managing director, Arch Insurance UK Regional discusses how the business has evolved over recent years.
Brunel launches specialist tech broker
Brunel Group has launched BrunelTech, a specialist broker for the technology industry.
MGA Ripe names second CUO in less than a year
UK Digital MGA Ripe has appointed Sean Carney as its new chief underwriting officer.
MGA completes MBO from broker parent
Blackthorn has sold its MGA subsidiary Samphire Risk via a CEO-led buyout backed by Kantara Capital.
New MD takes the reins as loss adjusting firm completes MBO
Independent loss adjusting business Williams Pitt has undergone a management buy-out.
Cullum-backed investment vehicle supports MGA’s Series A funding round
Minority Broker Partnerships, an investment vehicle backed by Towergate founder and former Global Risk Partners [now Brown & Brown Europe] chairman Peter Cullum, has backed drone specialist MGA Moonrock Insurance for an undisclosed sum.