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People Moves: 15 – 19 April 2023
Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves.
SSP Broker names Martyn Mathews MD
SSP Worldwide has appointed Martyn Mathews to the newly created role of managing director of SSP Broker.
Cobra CEO Tedstone aims to hit £1bn by 2025
The boss of broking network Cobra has said that it has identified a pipeline of 700 potential ‘unicorns’ as it seeks new members to meet its target of £1bn of premium by the end of 2025.
The runners and riders in the Open GI sale
Open GI is reportedly up for sale, with private equity shareholder Montagu wanting to exit. Who are the likely new investors?
Ex-SSP leader Peter Gregory joins Earnix
Former director of broking at SSP, Peter Gregory, has joined Earnix as sales director.
SSP hackers threaten to publish confidential broker information
SSP hackers have threatened to publish sensitive broker information, accusing the software company of behaving 'like children'
Ransomware-hit SSP under broker fire amid latest issues
SSP has been told it must improve service after the latest attack caused Axa to cut off its personal lines to brokers
Axa resumes SSP broker service after cutting off cyber-hit software house
Axa has resumed services with SSP having cut off services to the cyber-hit software house as a precautionary measure
Brokers say SSP ransomware attack not disrupting their systems
SSP has been hit by a cyber security breach from the Lockbit ransomware group, but brokers say their systems are unaffected.
In-depth: Good or bad? The looming regulation of broker software houses
Broker software houses likely face regulation amid a new law before parliament. The impending regulation has triggered debate over whether it will protect customers or add more cost and paperwork for brokers as Saxon East discovers
Broking Success: Targeting growth
Neal Lowe, managing director of Needham Insurance Services, tells Insurance Age about striking deals and serving local communities as the broker targets £20m of gross written premium by 2025.
SSP users demand improvements after latest outage
SSP users have called on the software house to improve its technology and communication after being hit by another outage yesterday, Insurance Age can reveal.
Adrian Coupland joins Earnix
The former customer and marketing director at SSP, Adrian Coupland, has joined Earnix as head of sales for insurance in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Peter Gregory leaves SSP
The director of broking had been with the technology provider for more than 20 years.
SSP adds Percayso Inform to platform
The software house said it made the move to broaden its data enrichment capabilities.
Iprism adds product to SSP platform
According to the MGA, the platform removes the need for brokers to rekey quote data and provides a full quote and bind service, from rating and pricing to core administration, data analytics, and full policy documentation at point of sale.
Biba forms Insurance Technology & Innovation Committee
It has been developed to protect the interests of Biba members and panellists include software houses.
People Moves: 5 - 9 July 2021
Stay up-to-date with the latest job changes in the world of insurance.
SSP staff slashed by half following Volaris deal
214 people are up for redundancy as market says Colin Greenhill joins as CEO and Kevin Wells becomes chief technology officer.
SSP confirms job cuts as CEO Stephen Lathrope exits
CTO Kevin Gaut and COO Jim Sadler have also left the software provider, following the recent sale of SSP to Volaris Group.
MGA Arkel adds its Adapt product to SSP
The household insurance proposition will be available on the software house’s broker platforms.