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Gallagher on the hook for up to £5m damages
The High Court has ruled Gallagher could owe damages of up to £5m to a housing trust due to its negligence resulting in its client missing out on data breach cover.
Pen Underwriting sets sights on £1.75bn GWP target
Pen Underwriting has set a target of increasing gross written premiums to £1.75bn by 2030, CEO Tom Downey has told Post.
Gallagher targeted senior staff with mock deepfake fraud impersonating CEO
Gallagher recently carried out an internal simulated test whereby its IT department targeted staff with an $10m (£7.7m) attempted deepfake fraud, the CEO of its reinsurance brokerage has revealed.
Ola Jacob leaves Descartes for Global Parametrics
Ola Jacob has left Descartes Underwriting to become London Market business development director at Global Parametrics.
Lyons returns to UK as Gallagher specialty CEO
Gallagher has appointed Sarah Lyons as CEO of its London-based specialty division, succeeding Jonathan Turner, who is leaving the post after five years.
Why getting business interruption cover right is more critical than ever
View from the Top: Laura Vickers, managing director of commercial lines at Gallagher in Ireland, explains what brokers need to do to ensure clients are protected with what is increasingly business-critical cover.
Aon doubling new business going into 2025 compared to 2024
Aon UK and Ireland CEO Jane Kielty has told Insurance Post that Aon has “twice as much new work” with existing clients and double the number of new clients going into 2025 than it did going into 2024.
Price of motor and flood reinsurance falls for UK insurers
Ample reinsurance capacity meant UK insurers buying reinsurance cover during the busy 1 January renewal period enjoyed price reductions in some cases, according to a Gallagher Re report.
Broker Review of the Year 2024
Brokers were pleased with M&A activity in 2024 but ticked off by disproportionate regulation, capacity exiting the market and artificial intelligence failing to live up to expectations.
Gallagher confirms $13.45bn AssuredPartners purchase
Arthur J Gallagher & Co today (9 December) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AssuredPartners for $13.45bn (£10.5bn).
Gallagher close to agreeing $12bn deal for AssuredPartners
Reports have suggested Gallagher is close to agreeing a deal to bring AssuredPartners into the group, with a deal worth about $12bn (£9.4bn).
CrowdStrike event focuses minds on cyber ‘grey rhinos’
July’s CrowdStrike outage has trained the attention of companies buying cyber insurance and the industry itself on the spectre of systemic, high-impact events with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Big Interview: Jo Taylor, Endsleigh
Jo Taylor, executive director of Endsleigh, shares plans to consign the student specialist brand to the past, ways to attract fresh meat to the insurance market, plus how the broker is supporting schools and universities facing financial challenges in…
Big interview: Michael Rea, Gallagher UK
Having taken on the Gallagher UK CEO role at the start of the year, Micheal Rea talks to Jonathan Swift about breaking the £1bn revenue barrier, the benefits of scale, putting M&A on hold and why the market is in transition in terms of rates.
Diary of an Insurer: Gallagher’s Elaine Lennox
Elaine Lennox, regional managing director for the Midlands at Gallagher, goes back and forth between Leicester and Birmingham, checks in with the cyber insurance special interest group and manages to download over dinner.
Gallagher’s Rea bemoans ‘basic’ service remains a differentiator
Such has been the drop in service standards among insurers, anyone offering “the bare minimum” might stand out in the current market, according to the CEO of the UK’s largest insurance broker, Gallagher.
Gallagher promotes Collings to chief broking officer
Gallagher has promoted Simon Collings to the role of chief broking officer, reporting to Michael Rea, CEO of Gallagher in the UK.
Cyber market to harden ‘as early as Q1 2025’
Research from Gallagher Specialty has warned there could be a shift in the cyber insurance market by as early as Q1 2025.
Biba brings in Pen’s Downey to replace retiring Manchester
British Insurance Brokers’ Association CEO Graeme Trudgill has announced Pen Underwriting’s Tom Downey will take Charles Manchester’s seat on its Network and Managing General Agents advisory board.
Gallagher’s King on securing talent pools
View from the Top: Wendy King, managing director of talent acquisition at Gallagher, outlines what insurers and brokers need to do to secure their talent pools.
Brokers and freeholders to face lawsuit over insurance commission
The class action, launched by a City lawyer and leaseholder, Liam Spender, is backed by law firm Velitor, which has secured funding for the no win, no fee claims from Balance Legal Capital LLP.
