Articles by Will Kirkman
Commercial vehicle specialist Tradewise secures £20m investment from Harwood Private Equity
Tradewise Insurance Group has secured a £20m investment deal with Harwood Private Equity.
Homelyfe closes £2.4m funding round
Homelyfe has completed a £2.4m seed round led by Talis Capital and Peterson Ventures.
Final loss estimate for Italian October earthquakes pegged at £185.8m
Perils has updated its loss estimate for Italy’s October earthquakes from €125m (£111.7m) to €208m (£185.8m).
Markerstudy to merge retail and affinity divisions
Markerstudy is set to merge its Affinity Division with Markerstudy Retail from 1 November.
Insurance Linx acquires Nelson Insurance Brokers
Insurance Linx has acquired Swadlincote-based Nelson Insurance Brokers.
Insurers back fire chiefs' calls for mandatory school sprinklers
Insurers have backed calls from the National Fire Chiefs Council to fit all refurbished schools with sprinklers.
Direct Line appoints Claire Sadler as marketing director
Direct Line for Business has appointed Claire Sadler as marketing director.
Brit expands US offering with senior cyber hire
Brit has appointed Courtney Mocio as vice president, cyber and technology at Brit Global Specialty USA.
Social engineering causing nine times more data breaches in 2017
Insurance customers reported nine times more cases of social engineering as the major causes of data breaches in 2017 than in the previous year.
Start-up Insurdata raises over $1m in seed financing
Insurtech start-up Insurdata has raised over $1m (£0.76m) in seed financing from investors including Menlo Ventures, Anthemis Baloise Strategic Ventures and Plug and Play.
Analysis: Microbreweries: Raising the bar
Microbreweries offer brokers and insurers a small but safe market. With rising demand, the sector tastes of opportunity
Analysis: Has the sun set on insurer-owned brokers?
As The Ardonagh Group buys Carole Nash and Mastercover, has the bell finally rung for the model?
Steve Arora appointed as CEO of Axis Re
Axis Capital Holdings has appointed Steve Arora as CEO of Axis Re.
FCA sees 3.32 million financial services complaints in H1
The Financial Conduct Authority received 3.32 million complaints about financial services in the first six months of 2017.
Bollington launches MGA Anjuna Underwriting
Bollington Group has launched a managing general agent, Anjuna Underwriting.
RMS appoints former Swiss Re chief Ludger Arnoldussen
Risk modelling firm RMS has appointed Dr Ludger Arnoldussen as a senior managing director within its client service organization.
Start-up Wrisk launches £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign
Insutech start-up Wrisk today announced the launch of a £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.
Hamilton appoints Munich Re chief Giuseppina Albo as CEO
Munich Re board member Giuseppina Albo is leaving the group to become CEO of Hamilton Insurance Group.
Neon launches Italian underwriting venture
Neon has launched an underwriting operating in Italy with Cambiaso Risso, who will have a minority shareholding in the venture.
Zurich declines to comment on Endsleigh sale rumours
Zurich is reportedly exploring the sale of broker Endsleigh.
Ophelia insurer could face claims of up to £10m
Storm Ophelia could lead to claims costing NFU Mutual £5m - £10m.
Ageas appoints Robin Challand as claims director
Ageas has appointed Robin Challand as director of its claims service.
Use of dashcam footage in claims nearly triples in two years
The use of dashcam footage in car accident claims has risen by 285% in the past two years.
Watchstone files defence in £637m S&G fraud lawsuit
Watchstone has filed its defence in the £637m lawsuit launched by Slater & Gordon in June.