Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Lloyd’s reports flat £3.2bn profit for 2014
Market’s GWP dips slightly as COR rises.
Ageas confirms Middle will replace Cliff as retail CEO
Ant Middle joined the insurer's parternships business last year from Aviva.
FOS confirms 11% reduction in budget and freezing of fees
Consultation leads to total budget of £223.9m.
Ecclesiastical swings from underwriting loss to profit in 2014
UK COR improves to 94.1%.
Portsoken partners with QBE in MGA deal
Firm to write recruitment and property professionals business.
Academy buys Dunelm Insurance Brokers
Broker targeting £33m of turnover in 2015.
Alps moves capacity to Arc Legal on motor legal expenses
Company investigating opportunities to expand in schemes market with brokers.
PI Protect launches office insurance packages
Three policies designed to cover the range of needs for workplace environments.
Towergate sale of John Charcol and financial planning businesses completed
Management buyout package totals £14m.
Power hour: Yacht insurance
Experts discuss specialisation, expertise and technology in the yacht market.
New broker head in Scotland for Zurich
David Brown replaces Chris Sime who was promoted in January.
Turnover up but profits fall at Transasctor in 2014
Executive chairman Ray Vincent keen to invest for future profits and grow staff numbers.
Axa launches e-traded commercial combined
Product targets clients with turnover of up to £5m.
Revenues up at Open GI holding company in 2014
Operating profit increases to £25.4m.
Towergate sold Powerplace for £1
Independent strategy and investment in technology has helped business grow, says Open GI chief.
Barbon in private equity deal
Deal expected to close before the end of June.
Going for growth digital edition: Angel Underwriting
Gary Green reveals Angel Underwriting’s expansion of its online offering with a contingency product.
Editor's letter - March 2015
“In recent months… you would rarely see mention of Towergate without the word ‘troubled’. That has passed for now”
Power hour: Calming the waters
Marine insurance is a difficult sector to enter, but if brokers have the expertise it’s a specialism that could prove very lucrative, according to our panel of experts
Two hundred Belfast-based Ageas Retail jobs at risk
Firm enters 90 day consultation period with staff over office closure.
Henderson cancels office opening in Glasgow
Broker still planning to expand in Scotland.
Holweger sees “huge opportunities” with brokers for L&G
Provider chief hails “strong profit performance” and growth.
GWP flat at L&G in 2014
Provider’s general insurance operating profit drops 14.5%.
Hiscox and R&Q Synergy MGA deal stopped
Insurer pushes ahead with £9.25m yacht and marine trade MGA buy.