Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Flood risk homeowners hit with £20,000 excess
Homeowners in areas prone to flooding are already facing excess levels up to £20,000 on their insurance policies, according to the AA.
NMJ Insurance buys in Derbyshire
NMJ Insurance Brokers (NMJ) has bought the general insurance business of M J Stansfield, taking its acquisition count to four since 2010.
MOJ shuts another 200 claims companies
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed that between April and November last year it closed 209 claims management companies.
Markerstudy claims "final piece to the puzzle" with credit hire swoop
Markerstudy Group has bought accident management company Vision Vehicle Solutions as it focuses on launching an "integrated motor service" in early 2013.
Chesterfield appoints ex-Aon and JLT chief
The Chesterfield Group has appointed David Menzies to grow its accident and health account, in the US and internationally, as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
Kinetic adds new team
Lloyd’s broker Kinetic Insurance has added a new team to its offering in a move to expand its range of products.
Allanfield Group poised to enter administration
Allanfield Group has appointed administrators after finding a “deficiency in its cash resource” that it is yet “to understand”.
XL adds to political risk and trade credit team
XL has appointed David Lineham to its political risk and trade credit team as a senior underwriter.
Saffron goes to Aviva for sales chief
Saffron Insurance has appointed Aviva’s Phil Marler as director of sales.
Gender Directive to hit motor market profitability
The ECJ Gender Directive, which comes into force on 21 December, could reduce the overall profitability of the UK motor insurance market by 2% next year, experts have warned.
S&P confirms Groupama Insurances’ BBB rating
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has confirmed Groupama Insurances’ financial strength rating as ‘BBB’ with a “stable outlook”.
Tasker dances off with Biba scheme
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has signed up with Tasker & Partners’ nightclub product Club:PM for a further three years.
IAG exits UK market with Equity and broker sales
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has confirmed the sale of Equity Red Star and its independent commercial brokers including Barnett & Barnett and NBJ in two separate deals.
Bridge in the Loop
Bridge Insurance Brokers has launched Loop Insurance as it targets expansion into new markets.
Brit founder joins Gallaghers
Neil Eckert, founder and former chief executive officer of Brit Insurance, has joined Arthur J. Gallagher International.
Lorica recruits London chief
Lorica Insurance Brokers has appointed Wayne Rowland to head up its London office, which opened earlier this year.
Competition Commission sets out motor investigation timetable
The Competition Commission has unveiled the timetable for its investigation into the private motor insurance market.
Aberdeen goalkeeper guilty of uninsured driving
Aberdeen Football Club goalkeeper Jason Brown has been banned from driving for six months and fined £365.
Government to tackle whiplash claims
The government will today unveil plans to tackle what it has described as “the huge number of whiplash claims which have been pushing up costs”.
Autonet promotes two directors
Autonet Insurance has promoted Chris Jolley to director of trading and Stuart Scott to director of distribution.
Digital: The debate goes viral
The first wave of Insurance Age’s debate on professionalism has proved a huge success with brokers, insurers, compliance specialists and experts across the industry sharing their thoughts.
Towergate signs with Gable in £70m deal
Towergate Underwriting has agreed a five year partnership with Gable Holdings with the latter acting as a cover provider from January 2013.
Alway sees Jelf reaping “the bounty”
Group chief executive at Jelf Alex Alway has hailed the broker’s performance as the bounty of four years’ investing in staff and an integrated strategy.
Profits up at Jelf
Jelf has revealed an increase in insurance profits to £5.9m for the year ended 30 September 2012 from £4.9m in 2011.