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City Insurance Brokers and Compass launch profit insurance scheme
Product designed for brokers with delegated authority and MGAs.
AIG warns of rise in data breaches as GDPR comes into force
Provider says new rules can become “another tool for negotiation by extortionists”.
Uber gives drivers free insurance as it expands partnership with Axa
Firms to build digital platform to offer covers tailored to drivers and couriers.
Alpha: Cover My Cab steps in with Gefion policies
The move follows the collapse of Danish provider Alpha which left many taxi drivers uninsured.
Coversure backers Livingbridge “not done” with insurance investments
PE firm met with 30 brokers before partnering with Bob Darling and management team
Ardonagh posts £14.1m loss for Q1 2018
Ebitda grows to £23.1m as investor report reveals book acquisitions and legacy costs of £2.5m.
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.
Amazon “working with” UK brokers and insurers
Source reveals tech giant is in process of building a panel of brokers but Amazon remains silent as research shows a third of people would buy insurance from tech firms.
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Video: A broking minute with Tom Bartleet of Erskine Murray Insurance Brokers
The CEO on dogs, cats, chickens and Jamiroquai.
Fresh’s aggregator distribution model key in Vantage deal
Vantage Insurance CEO John Collyear explains why it targeted Fresh and reveals pipeline of potential UK investments as buy takes firm’s GWP up to £120m.
Vantage buys Fresh Insurance
CEO Lisa Powis has left with immediate effect.
Ghost brokered policies up by 14% in the last year, says Smartdriverclub
Telematics provider uses data analytics to filter out ghost brokers.
InsurTech Futures: Hiscox first insurer to sign up to ex-Aviva boss Fraser Edmond’s data sharing platform
Broker Insights' CEO says 30 brokers have expressed interest in the platform which goes live in June.
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.
FSCS calls on brokers to help form response to Alpha failure
First time the body has requested market input in this way.
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.
Unrated Danish insurer Gefion in €2m cash injection deal with shareholders
UK experts say cash injection is in response to growth as provider notes move was made to increase its solvency limits.
Pukka to expand into home
CEO Sam White says new product will launch towards the end of 2018.