Commercial
Ardonagh posts double digital advisory growth but retail fall
Ardonagh achieved 12.1% growth in advisory income in the third quarter but turnover in retail dropped 11.3%.
Capsule and Aviva launch start-up insurance pilot
Specialist insurance broker Capsule and technology provider Codat have teamed up with Aviva to pilot a new technology-led approach to ensuring high-growth businesses have the right level of cover in place.
Beazley raises £350m as it eyes cyber push
Beazley has raised £350m as it flagged plans to accelerate growth in cyber and specialty business.
Ten ways to combat underinsurance
Brokers play a key role in helping businesses get the right amount of cover and in times of inflation, more than ever, this role becomes absolutely crucial in avoiding underinsurance, argues Nick Hobbs, chief distribution and regions officer at Allianz…
Biba schemes provider Renovation Plan ties up with Axa
Renovation Plan has teamed-up with Axa as its exclusive partner for all the specialist home renovation provider’s insurance products.
Insurers going back to basics on schemes - BLW's Brett Sainty
Following claims that schemes commission and volumes have dropped over the past 12 months, BLW Insurance Brokers’ CEO, Brett Sainty, told Insurance Age that insurers have gone back to basics when it comes to delegated authority partnerships.
US insurtech Vouch invests in broking start-up Capsule
San Francisco-based Vouch has invested in the UK insurance broker Capsule.
In Depth extra: Not a fleeting thought - how the insurance market is catching up on EV
Although the fleet market is still lagging behind the private car space when it comes to the adoption of electric vehicles, Lauren Ingram discovers change is inevitable.
Broker Expo 2022: Brokers warned get "on the front foot" to combat disintermediation threat
The biggest threats to commercial brokers include an inability to understand new growing industries, disintermediation through embedded insurance and talent recruitment.
Stubben Edge buys Cedar Underwriting
Stubben Edge Group has bought specialist managing general underwriter Cedar Underwriting.
Iprism buys Metier Underwriting
Managing general agent Iprism has struck its first deal buying specialist underwriting agency Metier Underwriting for an undisclosed sum, Insurance Age can reveal.
NMU takes the crown in Age’s 2022 Broker Satisfaction Survey
Brokers have voted NMU as their preferred commercial lines insurer in this year’s Insurance Age Broker Satisfaction survey, with Covéa Insurance in second place and CFC Underwriting in third.
Roll of honour - brokers reveal UK’s best commercial lines insurers
Exclusive research from Insurance Age places NMU first, with Covéa Insurance and CFC Underwriting in close contention, Rachel Goron reports.
In Depth: Taxi and private hire insurance faced with slow recovery
Sophie Locke-Cooper investigates the impact Covid-19 has had on taxi and private hire insurance, as the sector gets to grips with social and economic changes post-pandemic
Hiscox promotes trio from within to reshape broker leadership team
Hiscox has announced the appointment of James Stewart-Smith to broker sales director - a newly created role within the broker arm of its UK business. He will take up the role with immediate effect and be responsible for managing all seven regional…
Aviva grows GWP but COR worsens
Aviva has reported a slip in its UK combined operating ratio from 94.2% to 95%.
Meet the MGA: Spring Insure
Spring co-founder and CEO Nathan Sewell explains why capacity alignment is key for his MGA and his fondness for ‘grafters’
In Depth: On the road again - haulage under the spotlight
Too few drivers, Brexit redtape and more theft have put the haulage sector under immense strain, but specialists say there are some positive signs showing the sector can keep on trucking, facilitated by expert brokers and insurers as Rachel Gordon…
AssuredPartners buys Anchorman
US-headquartered AssuredPartners has bought professional indemnity specialist Anchorman Insurance Consultants.
GRP-owned PCH snaps up two businesses
Premier Choice Healthcare has bought Independent Healthcare (UK) and Paul Ganjou.
LMG names Axa XL boss Sean McGovern as chair
The London Market Group has confirmed Sean McGovern, Axa XL’s CEO for the UK & Lloyd’s, as its next chair taking up the role on 1 January 2023.
Products: November 2022
Product launches including cover for smaller contractors, SME excess of loss, community enterprises and embedded scheme business
Editor's letter: Is RSA finally ready to cross the road to improvement?
This month Insurance Age gauged broker views on RSA as it appears once again to be at the crossroads
News analysis: RSA's big challenge - turning around broker service
RSA is investing in its broker service as it aims to reverse years of decline. Having published its strategic roadmap for 2025, Saxon East discovers that although there is plenty of goodwill, it faces a battle to convince brokers it can achieve its goals