Denmark
What does the 2025 Budget mean for insurance brokers?
On Wednesday afternoon, after weeks of speculation (and an unprecedented early leak by the Office for Budget Responsibility), the Chancellor finally revealed her second Budget. Tom Golding, PKF Littlejohn partner considers some of the main tax changes and what these may mean for insurance brokers.
PIB revamps top team with Amwins and Aon hires
PIB Group has promoted Ryan Brown to deputy CEO, appointed Onno Janssen as CEO for Europe, and recruited Matthew Crane as CEO for underwriting with Bernard Mageean retiring among a string of executive management changes, Insurance Age can reveal.
PIB snaps up international wholesale specialty broker Guest Krieger
The London Market broker writes specialty business mainly emanating from Israel but also from more than 30 other countries.
FSCS declares unrated Gefion has failed
The troubled Danish insurer, which sold motor policies via brokers and MGAs in the UK, went into liquidation last year after its insurance license was withdrawn by the Danish regulator.
PIB buys specialist M&A MGA Acquinex Group in European move
Acquinex has offices in London, Frankfurt, Warsaw and Copenhagen and the deal, which follows investment from Apax, is the consolidator's third this year.
Liquidators appointed for Gefion Insurance
The unrated provider recently went into solvent liquidation after the Danish regulator withdrew its insurance license.
FSCS "standing ready" to deal with customer impact from Gefion
COO Jimmy Barber discusses Gefion's solvent run-off, previous insurer failures including Alpha and Enterprise, and why he believes brokers are integral to the Scheme.
Gefion enters liquidation after it loses insurance license
The troubled Danish provider says it is "disappointed" after Danish regulator refuses three-month extension to its recovery period forcing it into run-off.
Danish regulator orders Gefion to stop writing business
The unrated Danish motor provider says it "strongly disagrees" with the order and adds it has continued its capital raising efforts as it seeks to comply with its solvency capital requirement.
Bollington cuts ties with Gefion
Bollington suspends trading with the unrated Danish insurer, which has been providing capacity for its MGA, Anjuna Underwriting, since 2017.
Gefion's solvency falls again after order from Danish regulator
The unrated provider was told to restate information in its annual report earlier this month.
Gefion ordered not to expand its scope of business
The Danish regulator says the unrated provider has “serious liquidity problems” as Gefion says it is in progressed discussions with potential capacity providers.
Danish regulator orders Gefion to correct information
Gefion has disagreed with the decision, as the regulator points to issues with one of the provider's reinsurance contracts.
Gefion meets €5m liquidity deadline
The Danish provider has complied with the order from a regulator to have liquid assets of at least €5m by the end of 2019, after further investment from shareholders.
Pukka steps away from Gefion
The MGA moved away from the troubled unrated Danish provider earlier this year.
Gefion set end of year liquidity deadline by Danish regulator
The struggling unrated Danish provider must have €5m in liquid assets by end of this month as watchdog points to “serious” problems.
Alpha, Enterprise and Gable failures set FSCS back £276m
Organisation also expects brokers to carry out the due diligence on replacement carriers.
Acturis continues international expansion with French buy
Software house's deal to buy Add Value Assurances follows purchases in Canada, Germany and Denmark.
Gefion secures €6m recapitalisation deal
The unrated Danish provider has been looking to recapitalise since July when the Danish regulator ordered it not to increase its volumes of business due to its solvency situation.
Premium Credit to cease working with Gefion
Premium finance provider has had unrated Gefion under "active review" since October and says move follows the various actions imposed by the Danish regulator, including the restatement of Gefion's solvency ratio.
Acturis buys Zycomp Systems in Canada
Move follows the software house's expansion into the German market.