All articles by James Cowen – Page 36
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NewsThe biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest moves and promotions from 20 to 24 January 2025
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NewsAllianz announces new UK commercial leader after Cote departure
’I know he will play a key role bringing our commercial model in the UK market to the next level,’ says chief regions officer
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NewsInsurance warning as Storm Éowyn causes major disruption
’Storms that impact travel plans are becoming more frequent and more disruptive, so getting cover that mitigates this is worth considering,’ says chief commercial officer
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NewsArrests after Palestine Action target Aviva office and ‘paint thrown over person’
Police say that enquiries are still ongoing
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NewsAllianz makes c-suite hire as it merges personal and commercial claims teams
’This is an exciting time for us as we unify our business to leverage the strength of Allianz,’ says chief executive
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NewsPIB Group launches lawsuit against Howden
’We hold ourselves to a high standard of doing business and will not be silent when we feel others have acted unfairly and unlawfully towards us and our employees,’ PIB Group says
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NewsHiscox veteran departs for new role at unnamed broker
’Her contribution to the business has been substantial,’ says chief distribution officer
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NewsArdonagh Advisory to undergo major rebrand
’As one business, bringing everything under a single, meaningful brand name makes sense,’ says chief executive
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NewsFCA places restrictions on Scottish broker after premium payment concerns
The FCA says it is working with the relevant authorities over the situation
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NewsDonaldson steps down as Markerstudy Distribution boss and returns to Ardonagh
The move comes following Markerstudy completing its merger with Atlanta
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NewsLondon-based MGA announces £420m capacity deal with QBE
’It’s fantastic to be taking our partnership with QBE past the 25-year mark with this new five-year capacity deal,’ says leader
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NewsAviva responds as Palestine Action occupies insurer’s Bristol office
’Colleague safety is paramount and we are actively communicating with our people,’ says insurer
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NewsPalestine Action occupy Aviva’s Bristol HQ as one protester ‘on top of overhang’
Protesters targeted the office earlier this morning (22 January 2025)
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NewsDirector who spent more than 40 years at Warwick-based broker retires
She first joined in 1983 and since then has become ’the face of the business’, says broker
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NewsUK-based tradespeople MGA inks new capacity deal as it looks to ‘scale operations’
’This agreement ensures we can continue to grow while providing the best possible service to tradespeople,’ says chief executive
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NewsAventum to invest $12m into technology over two years
’Just like the development of an F1 car, there will be a lot of resilience testing, but at the end of it, we’ll have a high performance vehicle and no one will catch us,’ says chief executive
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NewsWTW reintroducing old brand names as part of 2025 market efforts
’Many clients and carriers continued to refer to us by our legacy names given name recognition in the marketplace,’ says spokesperson
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News‘Hundreds’ of insurers ‘lose wifi’ as protesters cut fibre optic cables
’No ethics? No wifi,’ protest group says as it calls for ’immediate end to support for new fossil fuel projects’
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NewsAxa UK promotes for new director of schemes and delegated authorities
’The team and business are in great shape,’ says appointee
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NewsInsurance firms not realising benefits of apprenticeship schemes
’The fact that so many firms are simply unaware of how to establish a scheme demonstrates that more support and education are needed,’ says senior partner
