Tony Dowding
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GRM People Moves
Brit appoints new head of office, Bermuda
Jonathan Stephenson has been appointed as head of office, Bermuda, at Brit, subject to approval by the BMA and the…
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M&A
Clear Group buys MGA specialist Accelerate Underwriting
The Clear Group has acquired MGA specialist Accelerate Underwriting, which underwrites non-standard, specialist and niche commercial products, including care homes,…
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Insurance
Specialist Risk Group acquires specialist UK motor fleet MGA
Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has acquired Capulus, a specialist motor fleet MGA based in Wales. The Capulus team will join…
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GRM People Moves
Markel names senior international underwriter for marine and energy liability
Rhys O’Neill has been appointed as senior underwriter, marine & energy liability, international specialty, at Markel. O’Neill will be based…
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ESG Other News
Zurich launches climate resilience alliance
A new alliance has been formed by Zurich Insurance Group and its corporate foundation, the Z Zurich Foundation, to support…
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ESG Climate Risk
EC lays out strategies to reduce climate change protection gap
Recommendations on how to reduce the protection gap caused by climate change have been set out in a report by…
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GRM Insurance
Dale Underwriting Partners enters international PI market
Dale Underwriting Partners is to enter the international professional indemnity insurance market and has appointed Ryan Barnes as head of…
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GRM People Moves
New underwriting director at Amwins Amplify
Keith Trivitt has been appointed as underwriting director for Amwins Amplify, the cross-class portfolio solution from Amwins International Underwriting, the…
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GRM Insurance
Rising Edge expands into transactional liability with acquisition
London-based D&O underwriting agency Rising Edge is to acquire Amaniki GmbH, an independent MGA based in Frankfurt specialising in transactional…
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ESG Analysis
Aon and Future Climate partner on voluntary carbon market
Aon is working with Future Climate, a not-for-profit organisation working on policy and programmes to bring about sustained action on…
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Asia
Agile establishes presence in New Zealand
Australian insurance group Agile Underwriting Services has established a presence in New Zealand. It said Agile Insurance Group NZ was…
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Employee Benefits
Aon expands human capital analytics capabilities
Aon has expanded its analytics capabilities for human capital clients with the launch of its newly integrated Radford McLagan Compensation…
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Reinsurance
Pricing to buoy global reinsurers for rest of 2024
The prevailing pricing environment in the global P&C reinsurance industry, together with disciplined underwriting and strong reinvestment yields, is behind…
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ESG Other News
Businesses require regular governance MOT
A regular governance MOT is essential for organisations to ensure a healthy and sustainable business environment and enable them to…
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GRM People Moves
WTW appoints new international property director
Gavin Hamilton has been appointed as a director within the international property team at WTW, based in London. In his…
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Training & Education
Rims partners with Brokerslink to roll out risk management certification
Rims and global broker network Brokerslink are to establish a multi-year programme to advance a global risk management standard with accredited…
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GRM Insurance
Hiscox warns product recall rates must reflect changing risk
Product recall insurers have a careful path to tread to ensure that a race for market share doesn’t lead to…
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Brokers
WTW launches fintech and digital assets taskforce
A fintech and digital assets taskforce has been launched by WTW to provide clients with consultancy support for managing risks…
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Reinsurance
Flat reinsurance rates expected in 2025, says Fitch
Reinsurance market rates are expected to be mostly flat in 2025 and terms and conditions to broadly hold steady, according…
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ESG Climate Risk
Next five years to see more than $450bn in hurricane losses in US
Hurricanes are predicted to cause losses of more than $450bn in the next five years across Gulf and South Atlantic…
