All articles by Isobel Rafferty – Page 20
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NewsNFP snaps up UK-based health and safety consultancy
The broker will now integrate health and safety offerings into its business alongside its current products and services
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NewsQBE evens up maternity and paternity leave
The insurer has also added new wellbeing-focused initiatives, including support with fertility
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NewsFCA’s Consumer Duty provides relief for professional indemnity insurance brokers
The new rules can be used to ensure insurers ‘do not engage in sludge practices such as drawing out the time taken to pay a claim unnecessarily’, says policy and public affairs director
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News AnalysisInsurers make brokers’ ‘life hell’ when dealing with professional indemnity claims
Improving broker and insurer relationships in the PI market include ‘getting back to the basics’ and investing in internal claims teams, rather than insurers ‘just hiding behind the broker’
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NewsRenewable energy risk managers face choppy waters in 2023 – WTW
Taking several ‘important steps’ will ‘help’ and ‘protect’ firms in this market, says executive director of the Climate Markets and Investment Association.
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NewsLiberty Specialty Markets promotes internally for new chief underwriting officer in London
The appointee has so far ‘contributed exceptional underwriting expertise’ and demonstrated ‘strong leadership’, says LSM’s chief underwriting officer
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NewsUnited Nations’ NZIA launches inaugural target-setting protocol
The ‘landmark breakthrough’ aims to ‘serve as a catalyst to set unprecedented and ambitious’ net zero targets, says group chair
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NewsAviva enhances sustainability commitment with new offshore wind market offering
The insurer’s chief executive for UK and Ireland general insurance believes this is an ‘exciting’ ‘growth area’
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NewsInsurers’ capital outlook darkened by increasing climate risk – GlobalData
Extreme weather events have already caused UK insurers to lose around £1.5bn, says senior insurance analyst
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NewsOpportunity for legacy firms to ‘up their game’ as consumers seek stability – Solaris
Embedded insurance is one way to meet this demand, although it comes with challenges
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NewsRecession and cost of living crisis triggers ‘pandemic of fraud’ – Weightmans
Both financially vulnerable customers and organised criminals are behind the increase, says the firm
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NewsStephen Kennedy: Firms ‘won’t be bored in 2023’ with general insurance pricing
Pearson Ham’s director of insurance pricing states that a ‘fine balance needs to be struck between inflation, competition, demand and growth’
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NewsGRP snaps up South Wales-based broker in latest acquisition
Joining forces with a ‘progressive, dynamic and entrepreneurial’ team made the deal particularly attractive for the group
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NewsMarkel International promotes internally for new chief operating officer
The chosen appointee has proven herself to be ‘invaluable’ during her time at the business
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NewsFCA’s Consumer Duty causes apprehension among majority of brokers – Ecclesiastical
Nearly three quarters of brokers said the ramping up of regulation was overwhelming
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NewsBrokerslink expands Ardonagh Speciality’s existing network partnerships
Global broking company Brokerslink has added Ardonagh Specialty to its international broking network.
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NewsJMG Group expands presence in Scotland and Southampton with two broker buys
JMG Group has today (9 January 2023) acquired Knightsure Insurance Brokers and T I Alexander Insurance Brokers in two separate transactions.
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NewsGRP boosts MGA portfolio with ‘niche’ business buy
Global Risk Partners has acquired the entire issued share capital from Nucleus Underwriting.
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NewsMarkerstudy bags Tradex Insurance Services in Clegg Gifford deal
The buy was revealed on Companies House last week
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NewsEcclesiastical takes over Brokerbility scheme
The scheme took effect from Thursday 1 December and forms part of the specialist insurer’s ‘ambitious’ growth plans, says corporate buisness director
