All articles by James Cowen – Page 91
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NewsAverage price of motor premiums rise at record pace in Q3 2023
’Motorists of all ages have seen new business quotes soar,’ says insight manager
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NewsBrown and Brown completes acquisition of Kentro Capital
Brown and Brown Europe chief executive says deal will ’further strengthen our presence in the UK’
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NewsHandl snaps up auto locksmith business looking to support motor insurers with key claims
’It’s a deal with massive potential,’ says chief commercial officer
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NewsWarning as one in five drivers never offered telematics policy
’Now is the time for insurers to offer customers the opportunity to reduce premiums,’ says managing director
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NewsOpen GI partners with Ark to expand commercial offering
Head of distribution says move allows for trading ’with an even broader spectrum of high-quality brokers’
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NewsAviva among insurers exploring bids for RSA’s UK PL business
It came after RSA owner Intact said it was exploring strategic options for the PL arm
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NewsAA boosts insurance revenue amid ‘strong price inflation’
’Our insurance business has increased prices in line with this, growing profit at the same time,’ says group
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NewsAviva declines to comment as takeover talk surfaces
’The business is forecast to have strong free cash flow and excess capital,’ says investment research director
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NewsUK and Ireland leads way on European M&A deals in H1 2023 as brokers attract investors
’It is thought, however, that deal activity in the region may have peaked due to the scarcity of broker targets,’ says consultancy
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NewsPIB Group appoints new chief executive for specialty arm
’We will continue to focus on developing our business, our capabilities and invest in our people,’ says new top boss
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NewsPartners& boosts revenue by 54% following UK expansion
’We have made impressive progress in our plan to create the leading advisory business in the sector,’ says chief executive
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NewsIs ghost broking being mislabelled?
’I do tend to see a lot of stuff labelled as ghost broking, where it is probably not,’ says director
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NewsDirect Commercial launches first product on Open GI platform
’Brokers value speed of trading and simplicity of service and we continue to meet that need,’ says head of schemes
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NewsResilience expands cyber underwriting capacity through RSA deal
’The cyber environment is a complex and changing one,’ says managing director of UK specialty lines
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NewsPIB Group expands specialty arm with broker buy
’The addition is another great development for our specialty division,’ says managing director
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NewsInsurance industry to face ‘dynamic’ stress tests
’The dynamic nature of the exercise represents a significant change from previous exercises,’ says regulator
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NewsSeventeen Group sees 19% rise in income after acquisition spree
’Further acquisitions are expected to complete in the coming months,’ says chief executive
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NewsQBE snaps up former Allianz distribution manager to expand trading team
’We have gained real traction across all our regional offices,’ says director
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NewsE-scooters ‘may not be around much longer’ amid risk of battery fires and ‘lack of control’
’There is a particular issue with the lithium-ion batteries at the moment,’ says head of fraud and financial
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NewsHow AI helped accelerate Axa Commercial’s response to RAAC issue
’Using the AI tool enabled us to react quickly to an urgent issue,’ says director of customer risk management
