Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Few early surprises in Chancellor’s 2011 Budget
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his ‘Budget for growth’ which at first glance appeared to hold no nasty surprises for brokers.
Stackhouse Poland buys Allison & Partners
Stackhouse Poland has bought Plexstar Insurance Services, which trades as Allison & Partners, for an undisclosed sum.
Aon responds to Hector Sants’s financing call
Aon has called for the nature of risks posed by a firm to be taken into account when the FSA calculates fees.
Ecclesiastical wins dog walker case
Ecclesiastical has hailed its success in a recent court case with a dog walker who sued after slipping when walking dogs on grass as a “victory for common sense”.
Road safety minister addresses Biba parliamentary reception
The Government is to open up data held by the DVLA in an effort to combat motor fraud, road safety minister, Mike Penning told delegates at a parliamentary reception hosted by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association.
New online motor caravan insurance portal targets 6,000 policies
Motor caravan specialist Peter Cue has launched an online quote and buy service for brokers on Victor Millwell, powered by CDL.
Judge dismisses Towergate claim of Lorica attack
Towergate Underwriting has lost a pre-action disclosure application in the High Court and been ordered to pay £17,000 in costs to Lorica Insurance Brokers.
Insurance Age blog: Thank goodness big brother is watching
An insurer once told me that in theory the technology already exists to create personalised car insurance adverts at, for instance, traffic lights.
Sterling targets 50% growth in three years
David Sweeney, director, personal and commercial insurance at Sterling Insurance has revealed the insurer is aiming to grow its books of business by 50% in the next three years.
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The Co-op chases young drivers with telematics offering
Capita Insurance Distribution has announced a four-year contract with The Co-operative Insurance to administer a telematics based motor insurance product for 17-24 year olds.
Groupama backs calls to abolish referral fees
Groupama Insurances has lent its support to demands for the complete abolition of referral fees for personal injury claims.
Macmillan Sheikh launches security industry scheme
Macmillan Sheikh has launched its first scheme to provide a broad range of insurances to the security industry.
Biba supports motor insurance report
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has welcomed the Transport Select Committee's report into the cost of motor insurance.
PPI bill could hit £4bn
Jonathan Evans MP has raised the prospect that the overall liability for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling could reach £4bn.
Ageas loses £16.6m in general insurance
Ageas UK has announced a loss in its general insurance book despite growth in both personal and commercial lines.
Google buys UK aggregator BeatThatQuote.com
Google has bought BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7m. The website offers a suite of financial products including insurance, loans and mortgages.
Admiral enters ECJ debate
Henry Engelhardt, chief executive officer at Admiral, has predicted an increase in rates for younger women following the ruling by the European Court of Justice describing a lowering of rates for men as insurance hara-kiri.
Towergate limbers up for acquisition run
Towergate Partnership has announced the appointment of Stephen Hinbest as head of acquisitions as it looks to strengthen its capability in this field.
Heath Lambert appoints in Scottish business drive
Heath Lambert has appointed Karen McKay and Ian Simpson as sales executives to strengthen the business development team at its Edinburgh office.
Industry moves to reassure brokers over ECJ ruling
The broker-facing insurance community has moved to allay concerns brokers might have following the announcement by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that after 21 December 2012 gender cannot be used as a factor in calculating insurance premiums.
Insurance industry dismayed by ECJ ruling
The insurance industry has reacted with disappointment to the ruling by the European Court of Justice that as of December 2012 discriminating by gender will be unlawful for calculating insurance premiums.
Ecclesiastical appoints new regional director for the North
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed Julie Molloy as the new regional director for its northern regional centre with immediate effect.
Young women drivers to pay more for insurance following EU ruling
The European Court of Justice ruling will bring to an end the use of gender in insurance pricing.