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Biba 2025: Tokio Marine HCC strives to secure three facilities with brokers in 2025
The insurer’s international head of distribution believes the business needs ‘to whisper a little bit louder’ than it has done in the past to attract greater brand recognition and better promote broker partnership opportunities
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Mike Bottle: Arch’s UK regional MD on bringing international scale to bear
’You’ve got to be committed to the proposition because if you lose sight of what the broker wants, then you very quickly lose momentum,’ says recently promoted leader
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IUA’s new chief executive steps up following veteran’s retirement
’London as a global hub lives or dies by its underwriting and claims expertise,’ says new chief executive
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Lloyd’s broker offloads specialist team to SRG after strategic review
‘All clients are in the process of being contacted directly and reassured of our joint effort to provide continuity and minimum disruption,’ says chief executive
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Aviva leader to take on chief executive role at Probitas 1492
’Over the last decade, Bathia has built an incredibly successful Lloyd’s franchise and paved the way for Aviva’s entry to the Lloyd’s market,’ says chief executive
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Briefing: Is Lloyd’s ‘undervalued’ as an investment opportunity?
Research indicates that investment capital could be well homed within Lloyd’s and the London market – could syndicates snap up M&A spend?
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Will MBA be catalyst to UK Islamic insurance momentum?
The launch of a new executive MBA in Islamic Insurance and Risk Management has delivered a renewed focus on the UK’s efforts to create a sustainable sharia-compliant insurance sector
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Specialist insurer names new group managing director
’His expertise and technical insights will be instrumental in shaping decision-making,’ says chief executive
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New MGA specialising in marine sector launched
The firm ’launches at a time of considerable geopolitical instability’, says managing director
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New MGA launched as broker demand for specialty liability products rises
’We see a huge opportunity to meet rising client and broker demand for specialty liability products,’ says leader
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Dan Saulter: Growth remains on the agenda as Davies sets out 2030 targets
Chief executive confirms that organic growth is the professional services firm’s main growth lever for the next five years – however M&A is not off the table if a deal is ‘complimentary to our strategic objectives’
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Briefing: London loses in more ways than one as Matcham departs
The International Underwriting Association confirmed this morning that incumbent chief executive is stepping down from his role
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Aventum-owned MGA secures new capacity as it continues to grow portfolio
’The agreement further strengthens our ability to offer clients comprehensive, world-class coverage,’ says underwriter
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London market insurers launch dual-stamp capacity for brokers
’This joint solution will give brokers seamless access to two balance sheets and help them to place their client’s risks more efficiently,’ says chief executive
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Aviva hopes to create ‘standout specialty market’ in 2025 using Probitas purchase
Last year’s M&A transaction has enabled the united company to write ‘accounts that neither Aviva nor Probitas on their own would have written prior to [the] deal’, says UKGI chief executive
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Briefing: Sector must showcase ‘collaboration, certainty and creativity’ to bolster reputation
New Generation Programme report reveals approaches that have boosted or hampered the insurance industry in the past – the sector must make positive strides with these learnings if it is to grow trust with consumers
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‘Watch this space’ – Aventum-owned MGA hints at further Lloyd’s expansion
’As we onboard new teams and expand our underwriting capabilities, our need for additional box space at Lloyd’s will naturally grow,’ says managing director
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Specialty (re)insurer gets green light for new Lloyd’s syndicate
’We look forward to bringing new business to Lloyds’ unique and innovative marketplace and building a leading syndicate together,’ says chief executive
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New construction-focused London market committee launched
The committee has been created by the International Underwriting Association
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Briefing: Does the insurance industry have an ageism problem?
Survey findings from charity campaign pinpoint that detrimental assumptions about age are still proliferating workplaces – and insurance is not exempt
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