Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Cigna sells to Anthem in $54.2bn deal
US-based health insurers brought together will have 53 million customers.
Dual buys Oliva Underwriting
Hyperion-owned firm says deal will enhance construction and commercial offering to brokers.
Gallagher set for court date in case versus Alex Skriptchenkov and Portsoken
Case involves property-focused Agent Assure.
GLP teams with Bluefin on personal lines
New arrangement forecast to extend to over 30,000 policies.
Seventeen Group buys Professional Insurance Advisers
Second deal for broker in two months.
FOS receives 4,000 PPI complaints a week
PPI accounts for 55% of all complaints.
Home insurance rates rise for first time since 2012
IPT hike will increase cost of average policies by £5, say the AA.
AA reports 5% jump in car premium rates
Managing director says further rises are “inevitable”.
Power hour: Building on growth
As the economy grows and building projects pick up, brokers in the North West are set to capitalise on a booming construction sector
National review: Fusion Insurance Services
In the first of an occasional series, Insurance Age reverses its traditional regional review process. Instead of focusing on one region with the help of experts at a variety of companies, we take a look at all the regions with specialists at one company…
Editor's letter - July 2015
“If… hundreds of players all have a little nibble, then they will need to get their funding from somewhere”
Biba launches series of videos promoting brokers
Commercial lines series follows previous episodes for personal lines.
Willis meeting all N2 members over transition to new model
Members face buying decision as restructure set to complete by beginning of 2016.
Egan hails green shoots of recovery as Towergate moves past Q1
Consolidator's interim CEO says staff will be keen to work with incoming retail boss Janice Deakin.
Towergate confirms Janice Deakin will lead new retail broking division
Lawton and Tugendhat will report to Deakin who starts at consolidator on 12 August.
Towergate's operating earnings dropped nearly 50% in Q1
Interim CEO Scott Egan says consolidator has passed through the eye of the perfect storm.
FCA questions validity of cost of regulation comparisons
Biba vows to continue to push the message of the disproportionate cost of regulation as FCA hikes fees by 8.5%.
Brokers hit by 8.5% FCA fee rise
Regulator reveals plans to consult on FSCS levy in 2016.
Hester hails S&P’s continued A rating of RSA
CEO says decision reflects insurer’s “significant progress”.
CII opens for applications to New Generation programme
Deadline to enter year-long 2015/2016 programme is 7 August.
Broker Direct targets urban postcodes with new motor product
Policy developed in partnership with Ageas.
Axa adds data enrichment to commercial vehicle quotes
Insurer commits to rolling out process for further lines of business.
Ex-FCA chief Adamson to join JP Morgan
Report suggests Adamson will take up non-exec director role in group’s private banking division.
Profits up at Perkins Slade
Birmingham-based broker reports stable turnover in 2014.