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ABI puts February storm payouts at £500m
The Association of British Insurers has updated that insurers are facing a £497m bill from storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin which battered the UK in February.
Interview: Richard Tuplin, Towergate
After 40 days in the role the new Towergate Insurance Brokers CEO Richard Tuplin explains his approach to the job along with the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Blog: Bona fide sub contractors – a hard sell?
Martino D’Aliesio, lead underwriter – casualty at Ensurance, on the key questions for brokers to guide their construction clients through the complex bona fide sub contractors area.
Health firm gives brokers access to new "game changer" PMI tech platform
Health Compass has launched its digital platform giving brokers licensed access to the international private medical insurance market.
Property pricing up 9% in Q1
Insurance pricing in the UK increased by 20% in the first quarter of the year but this was down on the 22% rise in Q4 2021, according to the latest research by Marsh.
People Moves: 25 - 29 April 2022
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McClarrons opens in Hull
The independent broker has set up a branch in Hull adding to its Malton headquarters.
Aviva reveals scale of broker recruitment ‘headache’ threatening growth
Almost all brokers – 98% – currently have job vacancies with more than half (53%) reporting a vacancy that had been open for four months or more, according to research by Aviva.
Profit and turnover up at One Broker as firm eyes acquisitions
One Broker has posted a 21.2% rise in Ebitda to £2.15m in its latest set of annual results driven by schemes success.
New Stubben Edge network appoints first AR
Stubben Edge has signed up The Verity Centre as its first appointed representative partner.
Brokers shy away from net zero targets
According to research by Ecclesiastical only 5% of regional brokers have set a net zero target, Insurance Age can reveal.
Sam White streamlines UK businesses
Pukka and Freedom Brokers have been brought into Action 365 as the business slims structure and adopts CDL and Amazon Web Services.
Aviva calls on brokers to play key role in protecting clients from cyber risk
Aviva has urged brokers to help educate customers on how to improve resilience and ensure they have taken reasonable steps to protect themselves following alerts from government agencies that the commercial world faces an increasing risk of an online…
Lloyd’s wholesale broker Corrie Bauckham Batts goes into liquidation
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that Corrie Bauckham Batts went into liquidation on 20 April with John Dean Cullen and Rachel Helen Lai of Menzies appointed as joint liquidators.
Lloyd & Whyte grows revenue in 2021
The holding company of Lloyd & Whyte has reported a 22.2% increase in turnover in 2021 as acquisitions boosted the total to £23.4m.
A watershed moment for HR
Joanne Wright, people and culture director at Specialist Risk Group, explains how the pandemic has forced a sea-change in insurance HR.
GRP’s County Group buys again in Wales
Global Risk Partners-owned County Group has bought 100% of the share capital of Archenfield Insurance Management in Wales.
Biba extends electric vehicle GAP scheme
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has approved an extension to its exclusive GAP scheme with Jackson Lee Underwriting to include the recently launched electric vehicle early termination cover.
Zurich opens regional office for East Anglia in Chelmsford
Zurich UK has moved to strengthen its relationships with brokers by opening a regional office in Chelmsford to service the East Anglia area.
People Moves: 11 - 22 April 2022
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Mason Owen Financial Services completes MBO from parent company
Commercial property agency Mason Owen & Partners has sold its majority shareholding in broking arm Mason Owen Financial Services and its subsidiary companies to the current management team led by managing director Andrew Gibbons.
Scotland a key part of Partners& strategic vision
The organisation is planning to grow its presence in the region following the deal with Macdonald Group.
AbbeyAutoline buys BMG Insurance
Portadown-based BMG Insurance is to be acquired by AbbeyAutoline for an undisclosed sum.
Bruce Stevenson opens fifth branch
The Scotland-based business has opened an office in Perth as it eyes expansion in the region.