Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Close Brothers to end non-recourse products for Gefion Insurance
Premium finance provider will still issue recourse policies for the insurer.
Close Brothers wins Swinton account in £60m deal
Move seen as first step in Ardonagh “monetisation” strategy.
No deal on the table, confirms Mistry
Brokerbility boss says 13 organisations want to speak about buying in.
News analysis: Brokers ready to pounce after MMC’s JLT deal
Staff cuts and exits for disgruntled JLT staff predicted after Marsh’s $5.6bn takeover announced
PIB’s purchase prices revealed
Consolidator moved into Ebitdae profit in 2017.
InsurTech Futures: Romero’s Booking Protect rated in top 10%
Technology-based company has grown to £2.8m turnover since starting up in 2014.
Brokerbility adds CCRS in Scotland
New member takes total to 27.
Finch and ICB mull rebrand options and confirm merging date
Verlingue bought ICB at the start of August.
Broker optimism rebounds
Sector bucks the trend in wider financial services market.
FCA to launch dual pricing investigation in “a few weeks’ time”
Regulator makes promise as Citizens Advice launches £4bn super-complaint.
Citizens Advice super-complaint sees insurance slammed for loyalty rip off
Insurance highlighted among five industries cited to CMA.
Management and integration key to Ardonagh success with Swinton, say experts
The £165m price tag seen as fair after initial estimates went as high as £450m.
Covéa to focus on underwriting after Swinton sale
Personal lines broker being sold to Ardonagh for £165m.
Ardonagh buys Swinton for £165m
Deal for personal lines specialist adds over one million customers to the group.
More than a quarter of brokers still unaware of IDD as October deadline looms
Only 8% of brokers say they “know everything they need to know” ahead of new legislation coming in on 1 October.
Biba expands political team with new role
Martin Bridges becomes corporate affairs manager with Shaune Worrall recruited as technical services manager.
Revenue flat and profit down for AA’s insurance division
Policy total nudges up for the first half of 2018.
Aston Lark buys Pharos Insurance Brokers
Third deal of the year adds £8m of GWP to group as Blanc targets two more acquisitions in 2018.
UK Broker Summit 2018: GDPR 100 days on
Brokers urged to stay on top of the issue with the right behaviours involving more than just box ticking.
RSA adds Adrian Sweeney as CUO for UK and international business
Sweeney previously worked at Zurich and left the insurer in 2017.
Premium Credit restores trading capability to all brokers
CEO Tom Woolgrove, says not all functionality restored as he apologises to brokers and thanks them for their support.
Podcast: Allianz’s Sarah Mallaby gives her view on five stories from the week
Mallaby discusses Marsh’s takeover of JLT, cyber issues in the market and insurance fraud.
Quizzical questions: 21 September 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Lloyd’s first half profits fall again
Market reports £600m pre-tax result.