Emmanuel Kenning
News editor, Insurance Age
Emmanuel is the News editor of Insurance Age and has over a decade of experience writing about the insurance industry.
Well connected with the broking community he is now in his second stint at Insurance Age.
He started his career as a reporter on broker-focused title Professional Broking in 2009 becoming a senior reporter ahead of joining Insurance Age at the end of 2010.
Promoted to features editor in October 2011 Emmanuel became editor the following June holding the post for nearly six years before deciding to return to being a reporter to focus on news writing and analysis.
Along with deep knowledge of insurance he has also gained a solid understanding of reinsurance through a year writing on the market with a particular focus on insurance-linked securities at Trading Risk.
He re-joined Infopro-Digital in late 2019 taking up the position of senior reporter at Post working on the broking beat.
Emmanuel returned to Insurance Age in February 2022 to lead the news team. He focuses on bringing in and editing exclusive news and analyses along with keeping readers up to date on company announcements throughout the sector.
He also supports the editor across videos, podcasts, events, profile interviews, data driven research, opinion pieces and more to help keep Insurance Age ahead of the competition.
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Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Biba reveals Scotland conference exhibitors
Trade body offers complimentary additional places to young brokers.
Biba members approve changes to the association
Broker trade body to implement initial outcomes of its strategic review.
Bluefin appoints Grice to head trade credit
Broker announces replacement for current MD of trade credit team
Takeover rumours
The rumours that pretty much everyone is looking to buy RSA made for an exciting day on the Insurance Age editorial desks this week.
RSA takeover rumours boost share price
Speculation linking RSA with a takeover bid has boosted the insurer’s share price by 3.1p to £1.27 at the close of business on the London Stock Exchange yesterday.
AA Index shows home insurance premiums falling
Home insurance premiums have continued to fall according to the AA’s latest British Insurance Premium Index.
Motor premiums plunge by over 10%
The average annual comprehensive car insurance policy fell by 12.4% over the 12 months ending 30 September, according to the AA British Insurance Premium Index.
PPI complaints top one million
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has now received over one million complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI), with the majority of them being in relation to the mis-selling of policies.
Ghost broker given suspended sentence
A West Yorkshire man has been given a 15-month jail term suspended for two years and a 12-month supervision order for posing as a ‘ghost broker’.
Towergate restructures retail division
Towergate Insurance has split its retail division into two units – Towergate Insurance Brokers and Towergate Direct.
Lark promotes Keene to new commercial role
Lark Group has promoted Rob Keene to the new role of associate director within its commercial division.
Integro buys Doodson
Integro has bought entertainment and sports specialist Doodson Broking Group for an undisclosed sum.
LMA Academy gets CII accreditation
The LMA Academy, the professional training and development programme managed and run by the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), has been accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
BrokersLink goes for profit
BrokersLink has switched from not-for-profit status to a for-profit global broking company in a move designed to accelerate growth.
Beazley expands political violence cover to regional offices
Beazley has made its political violence cover, developed at Lloyd’s, available across the UK.
Canopius makes double move in growth drive
Canopius Group has appointed Grant Elliott as head of business development and promoted Sally Coryn to head of corporate development.
LV launches online cover notes in commercial
LV has launched commercial lines online cover notes that brokers can download and print off.