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FCA updates on Premier Insurance Company administration
The joint administrators of Premier Insurance Company Limited plan to end policies on 1 December 2025, meaning customers must arrange alternative valid insurance cover for their vehicles, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed.
Lamp enters liquidation following Supreme Court decision
The Official Receiver has appointed Grant Thornton's Gibraltar office to manage the liquidation.
Scarr leaves Grant Thronton
Insurance chairman leaves after four months.
Private equity hungry for insurance investment
More than two thirds (68%) of private equity houses plan to invest in the UK financial services market in the coming year, particularly in insurance and banking, according to a Grant Thornton report.
Confidence in insurance sector drops as losses, regulation and soft market bite
The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) has revealed that a year of catastrophic losses, on-going soft pricing and regulatory uncertainty has hit confidence in the insurance sector hard.
Tysers takes on corporate governance expert
Tysers has hired Trevor Newbery as an additional non-executive director.
Zurich and joint Anglo-Liberty bid leading race for Quinn
Reports in the Irish press have indicated that there are two front runners in the bidding process for Quinn Insurance. The differing articles named Zurich and a joint Anglo Irish Bank and Liberty Mutual bid as leading the way. Previously, Travelers and…
Quinn latest: 900 to lose jobs as CEO quits amid takeover rumours
In another tumultuous month for Quinn Insurance, 900 job losses were identified, chief executive, Colin Morgan, quit and the American insurer, Liberty Mutual, expressed an interest in acquiring the company.
News Analysis: Quinntessential downfall
Quinn insurance and the Quinn Group are going through a crisis, writes Andrew Tjaardstra.
News: Quinn UK ban reversed
Quinn Insurance has been given permission to re-enter the UK market despite an earlier decision by the Irish regulator preventing it from writing new business in the country.
News Analysis: Quinn enters administration
Andrew Tjaardstra investigates the ramifications of the Irish insurer's troubles for UK and Irish policyholders as well as other stakeholders