Articles by Callum Brodie
Sales and service CEO Trott exits Towergate
Towergate sales and service chief executive Simon Trott has left the consolidator after a decade at the firm.
ECIH hires ex-Covea exec Fearn as chairman
Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Holdings has appointed Garry Fearn to the role of chairman.
DAS and Towergate pen five-year partnership extension
DAS has agreed a five-year extension to its legal expenses and emergency assistance business partnership with Towergate.
Gibraltar-based insurers emerging from 'price war' unscathed
Motor insurers domiciled in Gibraltar wrote £2.6bn worth of premiums last year, accounting for approximately 16% of total UK motor premium.
RSA regional director Shepherd joins Allianz Commercial
Allianz Commercial has appointed former RSA regional director Mark Shepherd to the firm’s London branch where he will take on the position of regional underwriting manager.
Political heavyweight primed for ABI Solvency II conference
Financial secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid will be joined by a host of political and industry key note speakers at the Association of British Insurers' Solvency II conference on 31 October.
Comprehensive premiums plummet as motor insurers make Laspo 'gamble'
The average price of a comprehensive motor policy has fallen by 13.9% over the course of the year, according to the latest Confused Car Insurance Pricing Index in association with Towers Watson.
R&Q completes Fair run-off acquisition
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has acquired the entire issued share capital of Cyprus domiciled insurer and reinsurer Flagstone Alliance Insurance and Reinsurance from the Validus Group.
Ambant eyes MGAs following launch of underwriting arm
Insurance market services company Ambant has launched Ambant Underwriting Services in a move to target underwriting teams setting up managing general agents.
Former Mapfre travel claims boss Smith heads for Avanti
Avanti Insurance has appointed Mapfre’s former head of travel claims Julie Smith to the role of business development director.
Ex-Mapfre travel claims boss Smith takes on Avanti role
Avanti Insurance has appointed Mapfre’s former head of travel claims Julie Smith to the role of business development director.
Tysers report points to premium rises for hard-up shipowners
Declining investment income is expected to trigger an average premium rise of 7.5% for shipowners, according to Tysers’ annual report on protection and indemnity clubs.
Lloyd's left in the shade by company market in reputation report
Catlin has been nominated the best known underwriting business and Zurich the fastest improving business, following a Gracechurch Consulting poll of more than 450 London market brokers.
Orbit to focus on insurance market following sale to Atlas
Atlas Products International has completed acquisition of Salford Quays-based electronic data interchange provider Orbit UK for an undisclosed sum.
Three insurance clients of rogue private eyes investigated by ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has asked the Commons Home Affairs select committee not to publish the names of 19 clients of rogue private eyes that it is investigating.
Allied World snaps up Markel's aviation renewal rights
Allied World Europe has reached an agreed with Markel International to acquire the renewal rights to a book of aviation business written by Lloyd’s Syndicate 1400 and Markel Europe.
Ex-Ferma president Luzzi bags senior Herco Global role
Jorge Luzzi has been appointed executive president of Herco Global, the risk management company and part of insurance broking group MDS.
Dual CEO 'proud' of panel strength after renewing FL binders
Dual has completed the renewal of the company’s main global financial lines binders with its existing carrier panel.
Athene acquires Aviva USA for £1.7bn
Aviva has completed the sale of its US life and annuities business Aviva USA to Athene Holding.
Aviva completes £1.7bn sale of US business to Athene
Aviva has completed the sale of its US life and annuities business Aviva USA to Athene Holding.
APC snaps up Vision Underwriting renewal rights
Underwriting agency APC has acquired the renewal rights to the Vision Underwriting book of commercial business.
Cigna marks First Assist re-brand with double product launch
First Assist Insurance Services is to be renamed Cigna Insurance Services almost two years after the acquisition of the CIS business.
Aggregator ads banned for being misleading and sparking fear
A private health insurance comparison website has been banned from using a web-based advert by the Advertising Standards Agency after the site was found to be misrepresenting a report into hospital mortality rates and appealing to fear to sell policies.
Smart takes on European MD role at McLarens as Latimer steps down
McLarens has appointed Graham Smart to the newly-created role of managing director for Europe following the decision by UK MD Trevor Latimer to step down in favour of taking on a non-executive position.