Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Editor’s letter - December 2012
“Innovation, professionalism and sheer determination are just some of the qualities that have helped brokers turn the threats in 2012 into opportunities”
Towergate completes NPIB purchase
Towergate Insurance has completed the acquisition of the business and assets of Norwich and Peterborough Insurance Brokers (NPIB), the non-life insurance broking operation of the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society.
Chubb turns to the law for European casualty claims manager
Chubb Insurance has appointed Lisa Payne-Lawrey as European casualty claims manager based in London.
Fitch predicts flood insurance pool
Fitch has stated that the most likely solution to providing insurance coverage in high-flood risk areas of the UK is the introduction of a non-profit risk pool.
Hodges bullish about more of the same
Towergate chief Mark Hodges has described no news as good news as the consolidator unveiled a 5% growth in Ebitda.
Towergate maintains Ebitda growth
Towergate has again produced a 5% increase in Ebitda with operating earnings of £119.5m in the nine months to 30 September 2012.
Barbon builds underwriting team
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Paul Tye as underwriting director in a new role for the company.
Towergate buys Dawson Whyte
Towergate Insurance has today announced the acquisition of Belfast-based Dawson Whyte.
Insurance insolvencies tumble
The latest BusinessIQ Insolvency Index has revealed a dramatic drop in insurance related insolvencies, with eight businesses failing in October 2012, a 68% fall on the same month in 2011.
Professionalism: McManus backed on chartered label
Brendan McManus’ comment that just “slapping on” the chartered label was not enough has been backed in Insurance Age’s professionalism debate.
Compliance pay costs soaring
Research by recruitment firm Robert Half has pinpointed the soaring costs of compliance experts on the City of London.
Covéa Insurance appoints two to head roles
Covéa Insurance has appointed Martin Scarrett as head of electronic trading and Malcolm Cooper as head of underwriting, personal lines.
BlockInsure partners with Giles
BlockInsure has teamed with Giles to target residential management companies, managing agents and other organisations requiring specialist insurance advice for the residential property sector.
New legal expenses and assistance policy sails into market
General Legal Protection has launched a legal expenses and assistance product for the marine market with Bishop Skinner Marine.
Allianz boosts Maidstone office
Allianz Commercial has made a double appointment for its Maidstone branch with Sarah Smith becoming branch manager and Kerry Myles taking on the position of development manager.
McManus: slapping on chartered label not enough
Brendan McManus, chief executive officer at Giles Insurance Brokers, has expressed his concerns at brokers “just slapping on” the chartered label and claimed that he had seen evidence of chartered brokers behaving in a less professional manner than non…
Liberty Insurance to cut 285 jobs
Liberty Insurance is to cut 285 jobs at offices across Eire and Northern Ireland.
HSB Engineering Insurance moves contact centre to Manchester
HSB Engineering Insurance (HSB) has announced plans to relocate its customer solutions centre from Oldham to central Manchester.
esure reshuffles board
esure Group Holdings - parent company of esure and Sheilas’ Wheels – has added Anne Richards, chief investment officer at Aberdeen Asset Management to its board as a non-executive director.
Biba Scotland: Uncertainty in the country
Graeme Trudgill, head of corporate affairs at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba), has listed the five “huge, huge” issues that brokers in Scotland could be faced with in the event of a 'yes' vote for independence.
Aspen goes to Fusion for underwriting manager
Aspen Risk Management has appointed Paul Singh as marine underwriting manager.
Amlin UK sees market hardening
Amlin UK has reported an average hardening of rates across its renewal book of 5.2% for the year to date.
Davey defends SSP service
Jonathan Davey, managing director of Keychoice, has defended SSP as doing "a damned good job" following the interruption to its broker service with aggregators.
Lorica recruits Towergate's Northampton chief
Lorica Insurance Brokers has appointed the managing director of Towergate Insurance Northampton.