Articles by Emmanuel Kenning
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
A Gumball blog, solvency figures, new software, warnings for brokers and an insurer closing were voted the top five stories by brokers’ clicks over the week.
FCA boss Andrew Bailey gets £449,000 pay package
Total included £65,000 performance bonus.
Elite closes to new business and prepares for "orderly" runoff
Insurer stresses policies already issued remain in force.
Liberty to move EU operations to Luxembourg due to Brexit
Firm to retain London headquarters.
Chubb enhances package policy for technology companies
Insurer highlights improved cyber cover in new offering.
Markerstudy moves from deficit to surplus with capital actions
Moves take £109m deficit to £20.6m surplus.
SSP launches SSP Broking
Adrian Coupland says offering is the first of a number of new developments.
Ryan Direct Group eyes acquisitions as it rebrands after takeover
Company was bought by Towergate owners earlier this year.
Profits up 32% for Acturis in 2016
Software specialist delivers 20% rise in revenue.
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Towergate backers complete £800m fund raising
Chase Templeton and Direct Group purchases also completed.
IGI targets regional brokers with new legal expenses insurance product
Insurer expands offering into new class of business.
Soros-backed investors launch MGA incubator
Vibe targeting start-ups and developing firms.
Coversure opens in Leeds
New branch to be run by owners of Coversure Bradford.
FCA chair John Griffith-Jones to leave in March 2018
Government starts process of looking for a replacement.
MGAM launches Per Capita product for SME insurance
New offering can cover employers’, public and product liability.
Willis Towers Watson restructures broking group
Eight leaders appointed across geographical regions and business lines.
GRP invests in Green Insurance as MVP exits
Broker teams up with Peter Cullum-backed vehicle having sold minority stake to Cullum-backed MVP in 2014.
Applied Systems launches live webchat facility
Allianz and Axa lead the way on new offering.
Acturis passes Biba software house review
Theo Duchen hails track record of resilience and investment in infrastructure.
Towergate owners confirm new debt interest costs
KIRS prices up £800m of bond debt.
IIG launches IIGLOO
New online system includes offering for contractors insurance.
CNA Hardy picks Luxembourg for post-Brexit office
New unit to be established by the start of 2019.
New compliance consultancy launched
Service on offer to general insurance brokers.