All articles by James Cowen – Page 10
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      NewsInsurance body rebrands and relaunches London division
’London is the global hub for major, complex risk – and the partnership between reinsurers, insurers, brokers and legal representatives is essential to its continued success,’ says president
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      NewsBroker launches new specialist data centre insurance arm
’Data centres are among the most critical and energy-intensive assets in the modern economy,’ says chief commercial officer
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      NewsWillis appoints new head of London market claims
’He has delivered outstanding outcomes for Willis clients for many years,’ says head
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      NewsAon unveils new full-life cycle insurance facility
’The result is greater capital efficiency, faster execution and stronger resilience across infrastructure projects,’ says broker
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      NewsAllianz becomes Volkswagen Financial Services’ new motor insurance provider
’We will work closely with VWFS UK to offer their customers innovative and flexible insurance products and services that meet their changing needs,’ says managing director
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      NewsPIB Group ends Gallagher sale talks and reveals £400m debt raise
’This finance provides PIB Group with significant capacity to fuel our planned growth as an insurance broker focused on European markets,’ says chief executive
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      NewsNew MGA using AI-enhanced algorithmic underwriting launches
’The London market is not broken. It needs a steady hand to implement new technologies, such as AI, to enhance the way insurance operates,’ says chief executive
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      NewsAllianz Commercial announces two UK leadership appointments
’These appointments are part of our UK strategy, aimed at cementing Allianz Commercial in the UK market,’ says managing director
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      NewsJMG Group achieves milestone as it acquires London-based broker
’Becoming part of the JMG Group allows us to grow with the support of a like-minded business that genuinely cares about its people, clients and future,’ says managing director
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      NewsClose Brothers to exit some broker relationships in retreat from personal lines
’While personal lines has played an important role in our retail offering for many decades, the market environment has changed,’ says provider
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      NewsInsurance Times editor Katie Scott named Biba journalist of the year
’Throughout the judging process, she scored highly across the board and the judges were unanimous in their praise,’ says chief executive
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      NewsMarkel launches pre-loss services for UK cyber clients
’At Markel, we feel we’re uniquely positioned as a business because we’re going behind risk transfer solutions by offering these additional pre-loss services to help clients manage their cyber risk,’ says director
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      NewsUS insurance platform launches new underwriting arm to expand UK and Europe services
’Our extraordinary leadership team combines strong technical knowledge and deep distribution expertise to deliver outstanding product agility,’ says chief executive
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      NewsEmbedded propositions provider secures £12m in funding round
’This funding represents an endorsement of our vision, as we aim to accelerate UK and European growth,’ says chief executive
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      NewsWTW hires new senior director for ICT business
’The opportunity to collaborate with our regional teams to support clients in addressing their changing risk exposures and optimise their capital position makes this is an exciting time to join WTW,’ says appointee
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      NewsUS-based distributor agrees to acquire $1.3bn GWP Lloyd’s insurer
’As our first investment outside of North America, this marks an exciting and significant milestone in our company’s evolution,’ says chief executive
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      NewsAxa UK and Ireland appoints new chief financial officer
’I look forward to bringing my experience to build on the great progress already being made,’ says appointee
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      NewsTop brokers revealed as global broking fees and commissions hit $180bn in 2024
Data shows the top 15 groups are believed to have controlled 48.7% of total global broking fees and commissions in 2024
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      NewsLloyd’s broker appoints London market veteran as non executive director
’I am certain this news will make many of our friends in the market smile,’ says chief executive
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      NewsHowden inks new deal to launch ‘first of its kind’ crypto proposition
’As digital assets become more mainstream, institutional-grade protection is essential to build trust, reduce risk and support the long-term growth of the crypto economy,’ says broker
 

























