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Commercial property market needs to ‘manage claims costs’
AXA Commercial’s executive managing director says hardening rates and the challenge of unoccupied properties is impacting claims costs in the commercial property arena
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GoCompare calls for action to reduce impact of loyalty penalty with five-point plan
Auto-renewal may have a bad rep, but it’s there to make sure people do not go without cover, the aggregator says
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PIB Group specialty chief exec moves into chief commercial officer role
The insurance intermediary starts to action succession planning
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Simon Cooter joins insurtech as strategic advisor
He hopes to work with dynamic businesses to shape the future of insurance
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Specialist MGA agency launches own underwriting proposition
Marsh is broking for the new business, while Asta Underwriting Management will provide operational services
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Etrading Q&A: etrade must have a ‘wide risk appetite’ says Covéa’s O’Callaghan
Insurance Times speaks to Covéa’s broker development manager about what brokers want from etrade
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Peter Cullum in talks to sell Lloyd’s of London broker to US firm
Cullum could rake in up to £800m for the sale of GRP
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KPMG appoints new insurance director from Zurich UK
The firm’s new hire has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services sector
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GRP acquires Leicestershire-based broker
The purchase will enable the firm to make further inroads into the retail market
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AXA Commercial plans to better support SMEs and startups
The insurer’s executive managing director says the SME market will be an area of focus for the next two to three years
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Whirlpool washing machine recall poses claims threat due to lengthy logistics
The sheer magnitude of the operation could put pressure on insurers as customers wait for a replacement or repair
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Insurance tycoon Neil Utley major investor in struggling doorstep lender
Insurance multi-millionaire Neil Utley has emerged as a 3% shareholder in payday lender Non-Standard Finance, according to This is Money. Utley’s stake is worth around a cool £2.1m, a small slice of his estimated £250m fortune. The firm has struggled this year, with profit warnings and shares tumbling to ...
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FM Global appoints new UK operations manager
The firm’s new hire has previously worked at Cobham and GlaxoSmithKline
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Ecclesiastical scoops former Beazley veteran
He is also a non-executive director at Lloyd’s of London
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New BHIB-backed insurance provider launches for creative freelancers
General insurance policies are underwritten by Hiscox
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Travelex has cyber cover as hackers cripple systems and demand millions
Shares have slumped 20% since the attack
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The Insurance Times Five Star Personal Lines 2019/20 site is now live
The second Insurance Times Five Star ratings for personal lines has just been unveiled, with some surprising changes in the rankings
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EXCLUSIVE: Beazley puts UK marine book into run-off
As of today, the underwriter will no longer underwrite UK regional cargo, freight liability and commercial hull risks
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Lloyd’s confirms business classes set to participate in modernised syndication pilot
The trial forms part of the market’s Future at Lloyd’s strategy