All Howden articles
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InsightBriefing: Howden breaks ground with Aston Lark - but there are risks
Howden has become a huge player in the UK commercial market with its Aston Lark deal, but there are risks
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IT Interview
Aston Lark finds ‘forever home’ with Howden
Howden Group boss, David Howden and Aston Lark’s group chief executive, Peter Blanc tell Insurance Times how the combined business aims to become a UK broking powerhouse
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Latest News
Howden agrees to buy Aston Lark in its largest acquisition to date
Howden Group boss describes deal as ‘a decade in the making’, completing the ‘missing piece of our UK broking strategy’
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International broker and independent brokerage looking to buy Aston Lark
Aston Lark has been making a series of acquisitions itself
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Backchat October 2021
Abseiling off risky heights, saying goodbye to an industry veteran and more insurtech babies - what has the industry been up this month? You heard it here first…
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Zurich signs five-year capacity deal with specialist motor MGA
The new partnership aligns with the insurer’s wider retail growth strategy
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IT Interview
Carl Shuker: A-Plan targets commercial rural market gap
Group chief executive further recognises a ‘huge opportunity’ in the broker’s branch network as ‘local businesses still want to deal locally’
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Howden hires former WTW director for senior corporate clients role
The broker’s group chief executive says the firm is in a ’powerful global position’ due to developing the breadth and depth of its specialisms
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Howden Group appoints former Axa XL leader as non-exec director
The new hire plans to help the business maintain its ‘nimbleness and people-first approach’
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News Analysis
Ransomware surge could see cyber become next Covid-related crisis
Cyber-linked business interruption cover ’should be viewed as vital’ as research confirms that 17% of UK businesses have experienced more cyber attacks since Covid-introduced homeworking measures
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Global cyber insurance pricing increases by 32% – Howden
The rampage in ransomware now poses a predominant threat to businesses of all sizes
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Backchat July/August 2021
Ladies Day, railway conductors and an 173 mile cycle ride - what has the insurance industry been up to lately? You heard it here first…
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Features
Briefing: Ardonagh breathing down Gallagher’s neck in top 50 broker race
The data collection for this year’s Insurance Times/IMAS Top 50 Brokers report is getting underway - the top spots are still to play for
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Prince Charles and global insurance industry join forces on climate change
Lloyd’s chairman says that ’partnership and accelerated action’ can help address ‘unprecedented’ climate change risk
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Law firm advises Howden Group amid Parhelion launch
The law firm’s head of global insurance says ESG and business success are ‘inextricably linked’
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Howden launches ESG-focused insurer
The new business, which plans to begin underwriting from 1 January 2022, indicates ‘a step towards facilitating long-term industry change’ around resilience
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Features
Briefing: Intangible asset underinsurance offers post-pandemic opportunity
The Covid-19 spotlight has illuminated the protection gap around intangible assets – this is a wake-up call the sector can’t ignore
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Broker supports humanitarian cat bond first
The new product aims ‘to bridge the insurance gap and allow greater access to insurance and the capital markets for the benefit of the charitable sector and those affected by natural disasters’
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Howden sets sail into superyacht market
The move plans to take advantage of ‘the marked uptick in the superyacht industry’
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IT Interview
Staying relevant is ‘the biggest, most interesting challenge out of this pandemic’ – David Howden
Plus, Howden Group’s chief executive believes the current hard market ‘will certainly sort the wheat from the chaff’
