Latest News – Page 269
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NewsRomero Group grows income by 14.3% in 2021 despite hard market
The broker has also helped to settle £13m in Covid-19 business interruption claims
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NewsCPP Group boss Jason Walsh to leave business
The chief executive will depart at the end of February 2022 after spending nearly 20 years at the firm
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NewsAston Lark bags second healthcare business buy for 2022
The deal aims to support the broker’s ’ambitious employee benefits growth strategy’
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NewsIGO4 adopts four-day working week for 300 staff
Technology investment to support the new working model has helped staff to become more ‘efficient and productive’, says chief executive
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NewsKeoghs calls on government for tougher and clearer e-scooter regulations
The vehicle has been omitted from the revised Highway Code, but road users want an end to the e-scooter ’wild west’ caused by a lack of regulation
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NewsAviva backs Online Safety Bill amendment to stamp out illegal content
Ofcom will now be able to issue fines to websites that do not comply with the bill’s measures
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NewsHowden snaps up Willis Towers Watson chief executive to head France
With this appointment, Howden is aiming to be ’one of the top brokers in France with an extensive territorial presence and strong specialties’
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NewsShed and outbuilding home office thefts up 43% as lockdown eases – LV=GI
November and December 2021 saw the highest numbers of burglary-related claims, reported the insurer
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NewsCampaigners call out insurers investing $7.9bn in North Sea oil and gas companies
Removing support for oil and gas production ‘needs to accelerate beyond the current baby steps’, says climate campaigner
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NewsMotor insurance premiums hit six-year low in 2021 – ABI
The average premium paid for comprehensive motor insurance in 2021 was £434, yet trade association predicts premium uptick amid insurer cost pressures
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NewsLloyd’s to tap marketplace collaboration to make Blueprint Two reality
A feedback loop from the marketplace will be used by Lloyd’s to ensure a smooth and effective digitisation journey
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NewsKP Snacks supply chain crunches to halt after ransomware attack
Law firm partner warns that ’even the largest of organisations can fall victim to ransomware attacks and all businesses – large or small – must remain vigilant to this threat’
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NewsBy Miles makes several senior hires to build c-suite
The insurtech has grown its headcount after benefiting from post-pandemic consumer demand for pay-per-mile motor cover
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NewsInsurance DataLab names 2021's best insurer in UKGI
Commercial lines insurers were heavily impacted by the FCA’s business interruption court case
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NewsBackchat January/February 2022
Flying sheep, the Great Train Robbery, new babies and Tinder dates. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsInsurance Fraud Bureau appoints Axa veteran as new non-exec director
The new non-executive director’s ‘expertise will prove invaluable’ as the organisation shapes its strategic direction, says IFB director
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NewsRevolut enters insurtech market with app-based pet insurance proposition
The in-app pet insurance policy aims to help cat and dog owners maintain their pets’ health while adding to the fintech’s insurance portfolio
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NewsArag and MGA ink deal to cover construction industry risks
The MGA sees this as a ‘significant opportunity’ to differentiate its proposition
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NewsUK General Insurance partners with insurtech on new product
The cover is designed for students, young professionals and renters as the partners eye creating a ‘fundamental’ change in contents insurance, says insurtech founder
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NewsData intelligence insurtech set to expand after £3.4m investment
The funding will be used to help the insurtech enter new sectors of the UK insurance market and ’take things to the next level’
