Latest News – Page 497
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NewsPeter 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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NewsKPMG 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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NewsGRP acquires Leicestershire-based broker
The purchase will enable the firm to make further inroads into the retail market
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NewsAXA 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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NewsWhirlpool 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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Online onlyInsurance 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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NewsFM Global appoints new UK operations manager
The firm’s new hire has previously worked at Cobham and GlaxoSmithKline
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NewsEcclesiastical scoops former Beazley veteran
He is also a non-executive director at Lloyd’s of London
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NewsNew BHIB-backed insurance provider launches for creative freelancers
General insurance policies are underwritten by Hiscox
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Online onlyTravelex has cyber cover as hackers cripple systems and demand millions
Shares have slumped 20% since the attack
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NewsThe 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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NewsEXCLUSIVE: 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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NewsLloyd’s confirms business classes set to participate in modernised syndication pilot
The trial forms part of the market’s Future at Lloyd’s strategy
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FeaturesWaste worries local authorities as Brexit looms
If the Brexit trade deal imposes a tariff on exporting waste, how will this impact on the insurance and reinsurance propositions for local authorities and waste management plants?
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NewsBrunel Insurance Brokers expands in Scotland with new hire
The independent firm has launched a new commercial arm in Perth
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NewsThomas Cook collapse impacts average claim value
But, trade credit insurers have helped UK firms navigate record levels of bad debt
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NewsMcLarens hires new C&E head for UK and Ireland from Advanta
This is one of three new appointments for the global loss adjuster
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IT InterviewEtrading Q&A: How brokers digitally trade needs to improve says Polaris
Insurance Times speaks to Polaris’s imarket product manager on how current propositions are tackling broker concerns in areas being explored in the etrading survey
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Online onlyChubb and Covéa do it again: Insurers top broker service Five-Star Survey
Rated by brokers across the UK, these two insurers were awarded five stars as Insurance Times launches the new personal lines insurer rating service
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NewsAmanda Blanc adds yet another board position to her portfolio
The insurtech’s existing chair will move into the vice chairman position, working alongside Blanc
