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December 7, 2023
Howden investment allows insurtech to transition to construction MGA
London-based Insurtech Rosetta Risk Management (RRM) has secured investment from Howden Ventures that will enable it to transition to a…
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December 7, 2023
RSA exits UK personal lines to focus on specialty
RSA and its parent group, Intact Financial, has announced the sale of UK direct personal lines operations to fellow insurer…
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December 6, 2023
Airline adverts banned in the UK over greenwashing
Three airlines, Air France, Lufthansa and Etihad Airways, have had adverts banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over…
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December 6, 2023
Charles Taylor acquires UK aviation loss adjuster Leading Edge Assist
Charles Taylor has acquired UK aviation loss adjuster Leading Edge Assist, led by Hugh Thacker. LEA serves all aspects of…
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December 5, 2023
UK creates resilience academy as risks accelerate
The UK is to create a new resilience academy to combat the increasingly complex risks faced by the country, including…
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December 5, 2023
Howden accelerates Swiss growth with Haakon buy
Howden has acquired Swiss reinsurance broker Haakon, furthering its expansion in Switzerland after acquiring three brokers in the country in…
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December 5, 2023
Storm Babet-Aline to cost insurers €509m, estimates Perils
Insured losses from storm Babet-Aline, which caused high winds and flooding in the UK and northwestern Europe in October, have…
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December 5, 2023
New specialist accident & health underwriter at Lloyd’s
A new specialist accident & health (A&H) underwriter has been launched by Beat Capital Partners. RedRiff Agency Limited will provide…
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December 5, 2023
MGA Optio in deal with US insurer on capacity for PVT risks
Optio Group, the specialty MGA, has entered into an agreement with a new insurer partner to provide underwriting capacity for…
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December 4, 2023
Aon appoints head of renewables for global broking centre and UK
Alison Clarke has been promoted to head of renewables for Aon’s global broking centre (GBC) and UK. In her new…
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December 4, 2023
GRiD urges UK firms to disclose employee disability data
Half of UK employers do not disclose the number of employees with disabilities working at their company, according to group…
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December 4, 2023
UK government urged to make transition plans mandatory for companies
The UK’s Environmental Audit Committee has said that progress made at COP26 with ambitious commitments to prioritise investment in low-carbon…
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December 1, 2023
State National to enter UK market to serve MGAs
State National Companies, the largest programme services carrier in the US and a wholly owned subsidiary of Markel, is entering…
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December 1, 2023
Markel appoints war and terrorism senior underwriter
Tim Woodhouse has been appointed as senior underwriter at Markel within its war and terrorism team. The insurer said the…
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December 1, 2023
Enel confirms first onshore captive in Italy
Enel, the Italian manufacturer and distributor of gas and electricity, has confirmed that it is the first Italian corporation to…
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November 30, 2023
Spanish insurers to strengthen profits in 2024 after rate hikes, says Fitch
Spain’s non-life insurers are expected to report improved profits in 2024 following higher rates and a boost to investment returns,…
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November 29, 2023
Airmic welcomes consultation on new UK captive regime
UK risk and insurance management association Airmic has welcomed its government’s plans to create a new onshore captive-friendly regime, and…
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November 29, 2023
Fitch improves outlook on French market to neutral
Fitch has revised its outlook on the French non-life insurance sector to neutral from deteriorating because it believes “strong” pricing…
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November 29, 2023
Lockton expands Norwegian team as part of Nordic expansion
Lockton has appointed Christen Thorbjørnsen, Harry Nilsen, Nikolai Jørgensen and former insurance manager Sigbjørn Larsen to its energy, renewables and…
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November 29, 2023
Anra members need insurers to up game on emerging risks, says president
The Italian commercial insurance market is reaching “equilibrium” after recent hardening, but members of the country’s risk management association Anra…