All articles by James Cowen – Page 8
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DLG confirms it has turned down second acquisition proposal from Ageas
’The board is confident in DLG’s standalone prospects,’ says insurer
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MGA aiming to accelerate growth in broker market with new appointment
’Since launching our first product at the end of 2023, we have had great feedback,’ says chief executive
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MS Amlin improves COR by nearly 10 percentage points in 2023
’As these numbers show, we are reaping the rewards of our transformation efforts,’ says chief executive
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FCA warns of clone pretending to be Admiral Insurance
’Scammers may give out other false details, including email addresses, telephone numbers, postal addresses and firm reference numbers,’ says regulator
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Academy snaps up Premierline from Allianz to bolster commercial book
’With us, they will be at the core of the business and a large part of the team will start managing the growth of the group,’ says chief executive
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Seventeen Group announces double acquisition
’Both are very complementary and bring on board highly experienced individuals to help achieve our growth ambitions,’ says chief executive
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Are difficulties in the motor market having a ‘negative impact’ on capacity for MGAs?
’The market is creating opportunities, but it is also creating a lot of challenges,’ says head
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Bearman steals the show as son makes impressive Formula 1 debut with Ferrari
David Bearman watched his son Oliver drive for Ferrari’s Formula 1 team over the weekend
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Acrisure-owned Russell Scanlan snaps up broker
The deal ’will allow the businesses to tap into existing client networks’, says sales and marketing director
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Aon acquires technology assets of in-administration insurtech
’It is more important than ever for our fleet and mobility clients to have access to data-driven insights and tools,’ says chief innovation officer
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Aviva’s UK&I GI business boosts premiums in 2023 despite slight undiscounted COR rise
The COR rise was driven by higher commercial lines costs
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Spring Budget ‘missed opportunity’ by not including action on IPT – Trudgill
’Biba will continue to champion wider issues on behalf of our members as we move further into this election this year,’ says chief executive
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Howden expands sport and entertainment arm with broker buy
’We are building our capabilities and expertise to meet the growing demands of our sport and entertainment sector clients,’ says practice leader
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Brokers reveal concerns about capacity for ‘under pressure’ MGAs
One broker highlights fears that MGAs may be looking ’to all sorts of weird and awful sources of capacity’
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JM Glendinning expands portfolio with broker buy
’This is a great opportunity for JM Glendinning and will unlock many opportunities,’ says managing director
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RSA launches enhanced A&H product for brokers
’We’re really excited by the positive feedback and the future prospects of our enhanced A&H product,’ says director
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Kingfisher sells broker following business review
’Following a comprehensive review of our insurance products and services, Kingfisher decided that it was in our clients’ best interests to transfer all operations and activities,’ says chief product officer
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Marsh McLennan expands cover of Ukraine shipping insurance facility
’Marsh McLennan is dedicated in our support of Ukraine,’ says chief executive
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In Focus: How niche schemes are becoming more important to brokers’ growth strategies
Niche schemes have been talked up by experts after brokers were told to focus on size or speciality in the future