All Pen Underwriting articles
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Cyber risk must have equal billing in broker-client conversations – Pen Underwriting
Ian Summerfield, head of cyber at Pen Underwriting, explains why cyber must be viewed as the third fundamental area of business risk alongside better known property and liability perils
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News
Backchat: May 2025
Tech business hopes for new fundraising heights, loss adjusters share luxury lunch, news editor has his best day out and springtime collision claims give insurers – and deer – pause for thought. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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MGA issues cyber warning as businesses ’underestimating’ vulnerabilities
‘The frequency of cyber attacks and subsequent loss and disruption is significantly higher than the occurrence of other perils that firms look to insure against as standard,’ says head of cyber
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What do underwriters plan to ask brokers at the Biba Conference 2025?
Ahead of trade body Biba’s annual conference this May, insurer and MGA leaders reveal exactly how they want to pick brokers’ minds
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MGA snaps up ex-Aviva and Allianz leader for senior Scotland-based underwriting role
’She is a well-known and highly respected underwriter in the Scottish commercial insurance market,’ says manager
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Pen announces restructure as veteran retires after near 40-year career
’His decision to hang up his ‘work boots’ gave rise to a natural opportunity to create a more unified commercial division,’ says chief executive
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MGA snaps up ex-Gallagher leader for new c-suite role
’I’m looking forward to building on the operational foundations and enhancing capabilities to underpin future growth,’ says new appointee
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MGA joins flood resilience scheme
’We are delighted to become part of the scheme and support our customers in improving their flood resilience,’ says manager
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News Analysis
The Big Question December 2024: What trends do the UKGI market need to be cognisant of heading into 2025?
With the new year fast approaching, Insurance Times quizzes industry experts on what the insurance sector should watch out for in 2025
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MGA revamps large corporate cyber proposition
’We will continue to review and revise our propositions,’ says head
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Maximising relevance in regional reach and distribution – Pen Underwriting
Nick Milton, UK and Europe head of sales and distribution at MGA Pen Underwriting, examines what being a regional business means today and why the definition is not perhaps as binary as it once was
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Nick Wright: Pen exploring acquisition opportunities in the UK
Nick Wright, chief business development officer at Pen, outlines how the MGA is looking to deliver for its broker partners
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Navigating risks and challenges in the waste management and recycling sector – MUM
Patrick Wood, joint managing director of casualty at Manchester Underwriting Management, part of Pen Underwriting, explores how to create better risk outcomes for the waste and recycling sector
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News
Biba names replacement as Charles Manchester retires from advisory boards
New board member ’will bring a wealth of experience and insight to help direct our activities,’ says chief executive
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News Analysis
Are MGAs torn between Lloyd’s boxes and company-backed paper?
’While Lloyd’s is making progress, it still has a way to go before its offerings rival those of its competitors in the company market,’ says chief executive
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Manchester retires from MGA – and hints at next career move
’I expect to cut down the amount of work that I do, but I don’t expect to stop working,’ Manchester says
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Broker and underwriter footfall at Lloyd’s rises after underwriting room revamp
’What underpins the recent transformation of the underwriting room [is] a thoughtful integration of old and new to blend digital transactions with human interactions,’ says Lloyd’s
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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest stories from this week
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Readying recruiters for further risk shifts – Pen Underwriting
Sponsored Content: Nick Kernaghan-Andrews, senior underwriter for recruitment insurance at Pen Underwriting, talks about the challenges the recruiting sector is facing
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IT Interview
Tom Downey: Pen Underwriting plans to use M&A to build ‘a much more specialist, niche business’
Chief executive strives for MGA to be ‘magic in the middle’ between capacity partners and brokers as it looks to hit £1bn GWP by year-end