Financial / Results – Page 86
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NewsCovid crisis fails to dent Jensten M&A appetite
The broker group plans several more acquisitions this year
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News AnalysisBriefing: The sorry (but unsurprising) tale of Gefion’s collapse
Solvency and liquidity issues have dogged the unrated Danish insurer for years, but brokers will be hoping that early regulatory intervention will have saved them a lot of pain as the insurer’s collapse continues to unfold
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News AnalysisThe Insurance Times top 5 insurer collapses
Following the news that unrated Danish insurer Gefion has gone into liquidation after its licence was revoked, Insurance Times takes a look at five of the biggest insurance disaster stories of the last 20 years
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NewsLemonade valued at $1.6bn ahead of IPO
But this still leaves Lemonade with a valuation lower than the $2bn investors valued the company at last year
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FeaturesFinancially stressed policyholders are a ‘moral hazard’ leading to increased claims
Insurance Times explores the correlation between policyholders’ financial stress and their propensity to make claims - here, we explain what insurers can do to recognise and aid these vulnerable customers…
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NewsPost-Covid world promises productivity revolution
Simply measuring ’bum-on-seat’ time will no longer suffice in the post-lockdown working world
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NewsWimbledon boss confirms the championship will not have pandemic insurance in 2021
The All England Lawn Tennis Club warns that although pandemic insurance has protected the Wimbledon tennis championship this year, finding pandemic insurance for 2021 is likley to be ‘impossible’…
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Online onlyCompetition watchdog probes brokers over Ardonagh buy
The Competition and Markets Authority is asking brokers a range of questions over an Ardonagh broker buy. Ardonagh is the largest player in UK personal likes broking, rising up the rankings again of our Top 50 brokers following a series of acquisitions led by chief executive David Ross. The competition ...
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NewsMarkerstudy confirms that board directors have taken a 50% pay cut
Markerstudy announces its latest step to stay afloat while battling the financial fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Online onlyBriefing: The story behind Ardonagh’s mega-refinancing
The deal gives Ardonagh additional firepower for M&A
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IT InterviewTraditional insurance does not have ’much shelf life left’, says Pukka’s Sam White
Industry multi-tasker Sam White on why brokers have an ‘important role’ to play in insurance
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News AnalysisArdonagh downgraded following £2bn refinancing deal
But rating agency Fitch says it expects the broking group to continue to improve its EBITDA margin amidst the potential for increased cost savings as a result of its latest round of acquisitions, as well as a return to ’healthy’ free cash flow
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NewsArdonagh tops debt above £1.8bn amid new M&A hunger
The broker also announced £300m in finance for its acquisition pipeline
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NewsUK personal lines market set for significant shrinkage following Covid-19
And the GlobalData research predicts it will take until 2022 for the market to recover lost GWP
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NewsCovid-19 hits Saga’s travel insurance sales but motor and home retention improves
The business has also sold 533,000 three-year fixed-price policies, with more than 60% of direct new business customers choosing this product
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NewsFormer RSA Ireland chief financial officer disqualified and fined €70,000 for under-reserving breach
The regulator’s investigation found that the senior leader had been involved in the insurer understating its claim reserve estimates by €29m
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NewsWhite confirms Pukka to hand in Gibraltar licence at end of July
The move was designed to ‘rationalise the cost base’ of the business
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NewsHome insurance market set to contract by 1.4% as a result of Covid-19
Data and analytics firm predicts that gross written premiums within the UK home insurance market will drop to £5,935 in four years’ time
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NewsMore than a third of EMEA insurers face negative ratings action due to Covid-19
The ratings agency reviewed its portfolio as a result of the crisis, resulting in ratings actions being taken against 84 insurance groups , with downgrades accounting for 12% of actions
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Online onlyBriefing: Why Allianz could acquire RSA
Part two of our commentary on post-Covid M&A prospects
