Prestige Underwriting has partnered with Open GI to launch a refreshed version of its non-standard home proposition, Coverall. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/PgpZdab
Bspoke Insurance Group has struck a deal to buy the personal lines elements of the Police & Forces Mutual businesses – Police Mutual Healthcare and Police Mutual General Insurance – from The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/YirXB6j
Tokio Marine HCC International has invested in new premises in Manchester, and revealed underwriting appointments in the city and Birmingham as it pursues growth in the UK regional professional risks market. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/LBHx08a
Managing general agent C-Quence has launched a real estate product for the property owners market and unveiled a ‘drag & drop’ automated submission reader. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/8f7T52C
Over 50s specialists Saga has appointed Mike Hazell as group CEO, succeeding Euan Sutherland with immediate effect. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/tJIqYyx
Consumers are being urged to be extra cautious when searching for their insurer or broker online. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/lvqS9Ft
Aviva has revealed that it uncovered more than 9,250 instances of fraud in 2022 – saving customers £120m. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/HLOSPN6
A major insurer is providing body cameras to contractors in move it claims will enable broker clients to highlight best practice to underwriters. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/1eZb9aw
“People are the only true differentiator that any of us have in the marketplace,” according to CEO of Axa Commercial, Jon Walker. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/r81z5hH
Pen Underwriting has taken a box at Lloyd’s, which will be staffed initially with a marine team ahead of diversifying into complementary products and other lines. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/IGB6ltM
As bed bugs infiltrated headlines across the UK last month, publicity for the pest control sector spread alongside them. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/lWzmMwe
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned of a clone claiming to be Axa Insurance UK and Axa Investment Managers UK. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/Lu1qOTv
Cyber insurance provider CFC has upgraded its packaged insurance policies for professional services businesses in a move it claimed could be a game changer for SMEs that cannot afford standalone cyber cover. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/Bskcn6H
Aviva has reported a 20% boost in UK personal lines to £2.15bn as commercial lines also rose to £2.39bn from £2.15bn in Q3 2022. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/d5RNTb8
Ten people have been arrested across the country, and 18 vehicles seized during a two-week police operation to tackle commercial insurance fraud. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/3tZBToi
Canopius Group has named Mark Newman as UK CEO, moving from his current position of CEO for the Asia Pacific region. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/7hMgpnt
Aspen Insurance has unveiled Construction Wellbeing to support the rising challenges associated with the mental health of employees working in the UK construction industry. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/q0QX9a8
Chubb has launched a media insurance product for clients in the UK, and rebranded its existing UK technology industry practice as the technology and media practice to reflect its new focus. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/pUHyNx9
Zurich will be deepening its relationships with brokers and building new partnerships in 2024 as it targets growth across SME, mid-market and high-net-worth business, head of sales and distribution Jacqui Kelly has committed. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/B3U2CMv
Three out of five (62%) high net worth collectors are worried that their collections and art are underinsured, according to insurer Ecclesiastical. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/bpcKrg4
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has acquired a majority stake in insurtech Policy Expert from Primary Group, Insurance Age can reveal. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/GtEAZzj
The Chartered Insurance Institute has revealed an operating loss of £760,000 for 2022 in its institute division, where revenue and membership fell as the wider group swung back to overall profit. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/RQewBoT
Cyber insurance specialist Coalition has appointed Gareth Machin as its first Manchester-based underwriter in the UK. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/8Y4Jr2R
The average price of motor insurance increased by 29% in the third quarter of 2023, compared to the same time in 2022, reaching a record level £561, according to the Association of British Insurers’ Motor Premium Tracker. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/cave4Fk
Hiscox expects to see its UK topline growth ramp up in 2024 once it has finished exiting non-core underwriting partnerships, and its new marketing campaign starts to reap benefits. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/wNicpEI
Arch Insurance International has taken a team from Aon after an agreement to acquire some assets of its intellectual property liability managing general agent business. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/wYDxjkl
Managing general agent OneBefore has launched in the UK with the support of Mission Underwriters and capacity from Accelerant Insurance Europe. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/8ie6AH5
UK insurers are expected to end this year reporting strong overall premium income growth ahead of further expansion in 2024 and 2025, according to EY. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/OtUXQ6s
Nisha Arora, director of cross cutting policy and strategy at the Financial Conduct Authority, has called on firms not to delay their preparations for annual Consumer Duty board reports. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/LmXvlYf
The post-Brexit insurance regime has flushed out the unstable offshore insurers that once passported into the UK through Europe. Some of the those hard-to-place risks will have less options, so brokers must now step up and show their worth. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/x7ju68z
Pricing in the UK commercial insurance market fell by 1% in the third quarter of 2023, ending years of market hardening, research by Marsh has revealed. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/PG6OaAT