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FCA fair pricing report will ‘reduce profitability’ for insurers – Fitch Ratings
Furthermore, the home insurance market will be more affected than motor insurance as around ‘80% of premiums comes from renewal business’
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Q Underwriting secures capacity to launch new property and package division
A new property owners product will be available for broker partners from February
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Howden Group records 6% organic growth in year to September 2020
Chief executive believes ‘the opportunities that lie ahead for Howden Group are extraordinary’
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Markerstudy Group reveals £200m investment
Markerstudy Group will use this investment to deliver a sustainable growth programme through a combination of organic and acquisition-led expansion
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Allianz eyes carve up of major part of Aviva’s continental business
Allianz is eyeing a carve up of Aviva France, bagging the non-life business, according to reports. The life business would be hived off to its partner in the consortium, Athora, Le Figaro reports. Athora would take the lion’s share of the business, as life makes up £387m operating profits ...
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Covid-19 impact on insurance recruitment revealed
Recruitment stats confirm economic impact of pandemic past year, but more optimistic picture painted for 2021
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Aviva staff to be allowed flexible working on a permanent basis
Insurer Aviva is to shift to permanent homeworking for its staff
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UK insurance market shows ‘divergence’ with London Market prospering while regions suffer
Business interruption will also remain a key risk for 2021, especially for insurers that have non-standard policy wordings, advises ratings agency
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Car insurance premiums fall 6% amid lockdown - Confused.com
Fewer journies and consequently claims saw premiums decline significantly last year
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Convex in fresh capital raise
Latest capital raise brings Convex’s committed capital to $3.2bn
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Gallagher buys Bollington Wilson
International broking firm Gallagher has kicked off the first major M&A activity of the year
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Irish insurer offers partial premium refunds to some pub owners over BI confusion
However, it is reported that less than 10 pubs will be receiving this support
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Car insurance premiums on the rise after 2020 dip – MoneySuperMarket
The comparison site attributes the increase to looser lockdown restrictions in Q4 2020
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Travel insurance sector set to face more upheaval in 2021 warns IPP boss
The uncertainty that has accompanied the Covid-19 pandemic has put the travel industry into a huge amount of debt, and it could get a lot worse
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Newly launched broker led by ex-Marsh director generates £500,000 GWP during first three months
The new broker has appointed a series of ’insurance heavyweights’ and entrepreneurs; it hopes to expand further in the coming months
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Pen Underwriting strikes capacity deal with Zurich for hazardous goods and tanker transportation
The five-year deal will see Zurich provide capacity for £165m worth of premiums
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Brokers experience 30% decrease in available liquidity due to Covid-19 pandemic
Around 19,000 firms responded to the FCA’s financial resilience surveys last year, designed to determine the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the financial services sector
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Clear brings in new chief exec as broker group aims to keep up M&A momentum
Appointment is aimed at freeing up the existing leadership team’s time to focus on acquisitions amid a ‘feeding frenzy’ in the market
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Peter Cullum backed broker duo to form Manchester ‘powerhouse’
The two brokers are currently in talks about another local broker joining the business as part of its growth plans
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Six biggest business risks pinpointed for year ahead
The need for robust organisational resilience plans and resources to ensure employee wellbeing are essential in the ‘new normal’