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UK insurance firm goes into administration
East West Insurance Company was forced into administration following a Court of Appeal ruling on a claim.
Generali promotes Alan Moore to UK branch general manager
The provider confirmed he would be working with the UK regional broker market.
Blog: What do Amanda Blanc's first 100 days at Aviva tell us about its future direction?
One hundred days into her role as group CEO at Aviva, what can we glean from Amanda Blanc's initial actions asks Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift.
Verlingue UK reveals financial results for 2019
ICB Group and Finch Insurance Brokers and Employee Benefits merged and rebranded as Verlingue at the start of this year.
Gallagher forced to take global systems offline
The broker has confirmed that a ransomware incident hit its network but everything is now back online as ICO says attack has been reported.
Insurance mental health network launched
LikeMind has been set up by sector volunteers and is due to go live on 22 October.
Simon Cooter joins Modus
The former Covéa commercial lines boss has been appointed as non-exec chairman.
MGA Integra added to CDL
The Hannover Re-owned provider has joined CDL’s insurer hosted pricing platform Proteus.
ICO confirms investigation into Ardonagh cyber incident
Ardonagh says it has found no evidence of customer, carrier, or broker data leaving its estate as the Towergate website remains unavailable.
Aon's Julie Page named as new CII president
Page takes over from NFU Mutual director Nick Turned, as Aston Lark's Peter Blanc is appointed as deputy president.
Beazley launches cyber and breach response portal
The portal gives brokers access to a suite of information on cyber risk.
A-Plan makes first deal as part of Howden stable
The broker is to buy Ingenie from Watchstone Group as it moves forward with plan to develop its technological capability.
GRP-owned Birrell Group buys again
The broker, which trades as Kingsway, has purchased Home Counties Insurance Services, following on from its deal for Managed Risk Solutions earlier this week.
A-Plan deal sees Howden become "new force" in regional broker space
What next for Howden following the investment from HG and its buy of A-Plan? Insurance Age talks to key experts.
Allianz to sponsor England Rugby
The insurer will partner both the men's and women's teams.
Covéa promotes James Gearey to personal lines head following Geldard departure
He joined in 2019 as corporate development and strategy director.
Insurtech Cloud Insurance hires ex-Scheme Serve director for UK launch
Norwegian-based insurtech start-up Cloud Insurance has opened a UK office and is targeting brokers, MGAs and insurers working in niche sectors such pet and health/well-being.
Genasys launches white-label customer portal capability for UK clients
The platform enables brokers to offer clients a digital quote and buy experience.
GRP-hub Birrell Group buys commercial broker
Birrell, which trades as Kingsway, became part of GRP in January this year.
Pressure groups’ fury at Supreme Court BI appeals
Eight parties in the FCA business interruption court case have been allowed to leapfrog appeals to the Supreme Court as QIC Europe is denied right to join the test case and Ecclesiastical withdraws.
Peach PI launches for broker market
The provider is backed by insurer NPA Insurance and offers PI and property cover.
Blog: Cyber insurance is now a necessity for SMEs
NMU’s Matt Drinkwater discusses the increased threat of cyber-crime amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Brokers on alert as FCA puts client money under the microscope
In a fresh dear CEO letter to brokers, interim CEO Christopher Woolard warns that the regulator is assessing firms’ arrangements and tells brokers it is imperative to safeguard the client money they hold for customers.
Manchester Underwriting buys MGA Pinpoint renewal rights
The Pinpoint underwriting team will move across to MUM with immediate effect.