Financial Analysis
Briefing: The sorry (but unsurprising) tale of Gefion’s collapse
Solvency and liquidity issues have dogged the unrated Danish insurer for years, but brokers will be hoping that early regulatory intervention will have saved them a lot of pain as the insurer’s collapse continues to unfold
The Insurance Times top 5 insurer collapses
Following the news that unrated Danish insurer Gefion has gone into liquidation after its licence was revoked, Insurance Times takes a look at five of the biggest insurance disaster stories of the last 20 years
Financially stressed policyholders are a ‘moral hazard’ leading to increased claims
Insurance Times explores the correlation between policyholders’ financial stress and their propensity to make claims - here, we explain what insurers can do to recognise and aid these vulnerable customers…
Competition watchdog probes brokers over Ardonagh buy
The Competition and Markets Authority is asking brokers a range of questions over an Ardonagh broker buy. Ardonagh is the largest player in UK personal likes broking, rising up the rankings again of our Top 50 brokers following a series of acquisitions led by chief executive David Ross. The competition ...
Briefing: The story behind Ardonagh’s mega-refinancing
The deal gives Ardonagh additional firepower for M&A
Traditional insurance does not have ’much shelf life left’, says Pukka’s Sam White
Industry multi-tasker Sam White on why brokers have an ‘important role’ to play in insurance
Briefing: Why Allianz could acquire RSA
Part two of our commentary on post-Covid M&A prospects
Briefing: City loves RSA again - a new era or another false dawn?
RSA has been through a turbulent decade, but analysts now predict good times ahead. True or is it another false dawn?
Analysed: The Lloyd’s market’s best and worst underwriters
With three successive years in the red and a fourth year of underwriting losses seemingly on the way, the Lloyd’s market has faced some testing times of late.
Coronavirus: Skincare salon misled by insurer over rejected BI claim
MS Amlin took two months to respond to NuYu London’s claim, despite initially informing the business’s broker that the BI policy would pay out
Briefing: Broking consolidation has led to tensions - Reid & Barton’s new firm will benefit
Briefing: What impact will Covid have on the big PE-backed brokers like Ardonagh, Hyperion?
How UK broking is running out of ‘sweet spot’ deals amid fierce private equity competition
Schemes Index reveals most profitable business lines for brokers
Who is the highest paid insurance CEO? Find out here
The Briefing - Insurtech – Surviving Covid-19, government schemes for insurtechs ‘not all it’s cracked up to be’
Biba denies broker commission is “huge conflict of interest”
Industry set to grow post Covid-19 due to ‘greater appreciation’ of insurance
Insurance market is on the back foot in dealing with Covid-19 pandemic says law firm partner
Ardonagh: Under the bonnet of the broker’s financials
Admiral back on top as Hastings slips down the rankings
BI coronavirus payouts could spell commission clawback worry for brokers
The Briefing: Coronavirus impacts on GI – Is the insurance sector caught in the crossfire of Covid-19 pressures?
LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK boss says use of policy history information is ‘really rudimentary’
Chancellor unveils £1.25bn startup package – but will it be enough to uphold insurtechs?
Financial News
Covid crisis fails to dent Jensten M&A appetite
The broker group plans several more acquisitions this year
Lemonade valued at $1.6bn ahead of IPO
But this still leaves Lemonade with a valuation lower than the $2bn investors valued the company at last year
Gefion in liquidation as regulator revokes insurance licence
Chief executive Tonny Anker-Svendsen said the Covid-19 crisis had hampered efforts at raising additional capital
Post-Covid world promises productivity revolution
Simply measuring ’bum-on-seat’ time will no longer suffice in the post-lockdown working world
