What are the big stories hitting the headlines this week?

Split

Broking group Cobra has separated its retail and wholesale operations following the sale of its Caterham and Alton units. The broker has hired John Lincoln to head up its wholesale division.

Backer

Ex-England football star Gary Lineker is backing new insurer ingenie, which will use telematics technology and target 17- to 25-year-old drivers.

Database

London market players have created a global insurance compliance database. Administered by Airmic, it will provide details of insurance regulations on a territory-by-territory basis.

Launch

Markerstudy has launched two motor insurance direct brands, Zenith Insurance and Zenith Insurance Plus, developed with iGO4 to be rolled out
on aggregators.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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