UK/Ireland
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December 14, 2023
Senior appointments across Marsh’s UK and global placement leadership team
Marsh has announced a series of senior appointments across its UK and global placement leadership team, effective 1 January, 2024.…
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December 14, 2023
New specialty practice launched by Markel
Markel has launched a specialty practice within its international wholesale division, led by Tom Hillier as divisional managing director. In…
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December 14, 2023
UK firms warned supply chains at risk of more global disruption
UK businesses have been urged to secure their global supply chains to unforeseen global disruption, in a new report published…
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December 14, 2023
Swiss Re acquires UK water risk specialist Fathom
Swiss Re has bought UK water risk intelligence and flood model specialist Fathom, which it said will complement its work…
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December 14, 2023
UK storm trio caused £560m in damage
Three storms in the UK this autumn are expected to cost insurers £560m, according to an estimate from trade association…
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December 14, 2023
S&P boosts Lloyd’s financial strength rating to AA-
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has upgraded the financial strength rating of Lloyd’s to AA- from A+ based on “excellent” improvements…
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December 14, 2023
AXA XL recruits Gosselin from Liberty as UK CUO
AXA XL has appointed Mike Gosselin as chief underwriting officer for its UK & Lloyd’s business. Gosselin will join AXA…
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December 13, 2023
UK running ‘high risk of catastrophic ransomware attack’ against critical infrastructure
The UK government has been warned it faces “a catastrophic ransomware attack at any moment” and that its planning for…
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December 13, 2023
UK’s CMA to scrutinise Unilever’s environmental claims
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to scrutinise environmental claims made by the consumer goods group Unilever. The…
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December 13, 2023
Allianz Commercial hires UK financial lines lead
Allianz Commercial has named Sharanjit Chaggar as head of financial lines for large corporate and specialty in the UK. Sharanjit…
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December 12, 2023
New London Market head of marine & energy liability at Sompo International
Stephen Barr has been appointed head of marine & energy liability insurance, London Market. He will be based in London…
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December 12, 2023
Hiscox teams with Google Cloud for London market AI underwriting model
Hiscox has developed an AI lead underwriting model for its London market business, in collaboration with Google Cloud, that Hiscox…
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December 11, 2023
UK risk managers rank climate change higher than other regions
The UK was the only country to feature climate change in the top ten risks facing businesses today, according to…
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December 11, 2023
Africa Specialty Risks launches Lloyd’s syndicate
Africa Specialty Risks and Apollo Syndicate Management are set to launch a new syndicate at Lloyd’s in 2024 focused on…
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December 8, 2023
Lloyd’s Europe appoints new CEO
Jonathan May has been appointed as Lloyd’s Europe CEO from 1 January 2024, subject to regulatory approval. May is currently…
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December 8, 2023
UK firms lag on supply chain cyber risk awareness
The vast majority of UK firms (97%) have been affected by a cybersecurity breach in their supply chains over the…
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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…