Liability
Allianz Commercial UK boss Côté departs to join RSA in new CEO role
Allianz Commercial managing director UK Nadia Côté has left the insurer to join RSA as CEO Europe.
Meet the MGA: Kayzen Specialty
Kayzen Specialty founder and CEO Charles Boorman explains to Jonathan Swift his plans for the MGA to be a go-to market for financial lines through continuous improvement across its three pillars of broker-centric, underwriter-fronted and tech-focused.
Rising Edge adds to employment practices liability insurance
Managing general agent Rising Edge has released a policy endorsement for its Employment Practices Liability Insurance, in move it said was in response to new UK employment laws.
i-Wonder delivers on fast food
i-Wonder, provider of niche insurance comparison website solutions, has confirmed the adoption of its offering for the UK fast food delivery sector by “one of” the UK’s main aggregators, Insurance Age can reveal.
Alan Boswell partners with Peach on teachers’ liability scheme
Alan Boswell Group has partnered with commercial insurer Peach to grow and enhance its teachers' liability scheme.
Beazley targets financial institutions with combined cover consortium
Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new consortium providing combined civil liability, crime/fraud and cyber cover for financial institutions.
Martyn’s Law to increase demand for public liability cover – DAC Beachcroft
Martyn’s Law will have a significant impact on liability insurance, according to DAC Beachcroft partner Duncan Strachan.
NBS seals SME capacity deal with Hadron UK
NBS Underwriting has added Hadron UK Insurance to its insurer panel, effective 1 October.
Peach rebrand to come into effect at Broker Expo
Peach PI will rebrand as Peach at the UK Broker Expo, Insurance Age can reveal, with new messaging and a company logo to reflect its modern appetite.
Sompo launches marine insurance proposition aimed at brokers across the UK
Sompo has launched a national marine insurance proposition for the UK, which – for the first time – enables it to write marine cargo and transport and logistics policies regionally, not just in London.
Beat launches proRISE targeting SMEs via wholesale brokers
Beat Capital Partners is launching proRISE Insurance Services targeting management and professional liability insurance for SMEs with its products distributed through wholesale brokers.
Moody’s improves outlook for UK property and casualty insurers to stable
Moody’s has changed its outlook for UK property and casualty insurers to stable from negative, noting prices for personal lines cover, such as motor insurance, have risen sufficiently to absorb claims inflation.
Arc Legal and HB Underwriting team up to tackle employer’s liability gap
Arc Legal Group has partnered with HB Underwriting to cater for the latter’s policyholders who find themselves as employers because of their care needs.
Peach Pi partners with Starpeak on micro/SME insurance
Starpeak, the specialist digital distributor of insurance to niche online markets, has partnered with commercial insurer Peach Pi to co-create products designed specifically for the micro and SME market.
Markel launches FintechRisk+ policy
Markel has launched FintechRisk+ in its second insurance policy development of the week.
Meet the MGA: Criterion
Looking to challenge the status quo when it comes to insuring waste and recycling businesses, underwriting director Stuart Kinsella explains why having no referral parameters and deep expertise in the sector means Criterion is well positioned to make its…
Commercial Express launches tattoo and body piercing product
Commercial Express has launched a tattoo and body piercing product, giving brokers access to a customisable package product.
The stats: Q2 2024 – Commercial combined and combined liability premiums fall for first time in three years
The smallest index movement since Q2 2021 suggests the commercial lines market is starting to become more competitive again, as Ida Axling reports.
MGA expands into transactional liability following first acquisition
Rising Edge has signed an agreement to acquire AMANIKI GmbH enabling the MGA to launch a suite of transactional liability insurance products.
When it comes to risk management do brokers practice what they preach?
Brokers are being asked to constantly bang the drum for risk management to make sure a client is adequately insured. But what are intermediaries doing to protect and ready their own businesses for all eventualities? Martin Friel investigates.
New product for beach hut and chalet owners launched
Compass, a specialist provider of caravan and leisure insurance, has launched a new policy offering cover for beach huts and beach chalets.
Broker branches a key focus for Allianz in 2024, CEO Holmes promises
“I want to expand the amount of branches we have where we’re connecting with customers,” Allianz UK CEO Colm Holmes told Insurance Age.
Meet the MGA: Altea
Carly Matson, CEO of Altea Insurance, outlines how her MGA is helping healthcare professionals and organisations fulfil their insurance requirements against a backdrop of hard rates and frustrations around regulation/licensing.
UK pricing continues down – Marsh
Insurance rates in the UK fell 3% in the second quarter of 2024, continuing on the downwards trajectory from the previous three months, according to the latest research by Marsh.