Articles by Will Kirkman
Aston Scott planning acquisitions to turn Bell & Co into 'Midlands hub'
Aston Scott plans to turn newly acquired Bell & Co into a 'Midlands hub' through further acquisitions.
Aston Scott acquires Derby-based broker
Aston Scott has acquired Derby-based chartered insurance broker Bell & Co.
UK General acquired by private equity firm
JC Flowers has acquired UK General from Primary Group for an undisclosed sum.
Discount rate cut could benefit Hastings, says CFO
The cut to the Ogden discount rate will benefit “agile players” who procure business predominantly through aggregators, Hastings' chief financial officer Richard Hoskins said.
My other life: Lee Dobson, amputee footballer
By day, Lee Dobson is an administration assistant within Crawford & Company UK’s general property adjusting team. He’s also been an international amputee footballer for more than a decade.
Insurers call on Chancellor to set new discount rate within a year
Industry leaders urged the Chancellor yesterday to set a new discount rate within the year, director general of the Association off British Insurers Huw Evans said.
Autonet hires 80 former Towergate staff for new Manchester office
Autonet Insurance Services has hired 80 former Towergate employees as it opens a new office in Manchester.
Career Development: Allianz Scholarship Programme welcomes new intake
Allianz Insurance welcomed 36 new brokers to its Scholarship Programme at a launch event held at the Insurance Hall in London.
JLT backtracks on Brexit contingency plan statements
JLT has backtracked on earlier statements made in the year on the group’s contingency plans for Brexit.
Aviva takes £385m hit from discount rate cut
Aviva expects to take an exceptional charge to its 2016 profit after tax of approximately £385m as a result of the decision to cut the discount rate.
15 top insurance CEOs to meet Chancellor today over discount rate cut
The CEOs of 15 of the UK’s biggest motor and commercial liability insurers will today meet Chancellor Philip Hammond to urge an intervention on the government's decision to slash the Ogden discount rate.
R&Q raise £16.9m through share placing
Randall & Quilter has conditionally raised £16.9m through a placing of new ordinary shares with institutional shareholders and directors as the group looks to simplify its business model.
Roundtable: The personal lines insurer of the future?
Digital transformation has become a hot topic in the insurance industry in recent years, with insurers becoming increasingly aware of the need to adapt to the changing technological landscape.
Brokers believe further IPT increases will stop consumers buying insurance
Nine out of 10 brokers anticipate that households and businesses will dramatically scale back their insurance if insurance premium tax increases in the forthcoming Budget.
Financial Ombudsman reveals 5% increase in complaints about insurers
Insurers had 5% more complaints made about them in the second half of 2016 than in the first half of the year, up to almost 18,000.
Government opens consultation on Insurance Distribution Directive
The government has opened a consultation on the transposition of the insurance distribution directive.
Travelers threatens start-up broker over use of umbrella logo
Start-up broker Brolly is looking to crowdsource a new logo following the threat of legal action from Travelers.
Costs for SMEs could rise £6.8bn over 2017
Seven out of 10 small to medium enterprises expect their revenues to shrink or stay the same in 2017.
Flood Re: One year on – how effective and successful is the scheme?
Post looks at Flood Re as it approaches its anniversary
ICO raids house linked to data theft
A raid was carried out on a London address linked to the illegal access of customer details from a nationwide car repair company.
Insurers see 300% surge in claims as a result of Storm Doris
Insurers expect to see as many storm claims in the next two days as they’ve seen for the whole of the year so far.
Government to raise small claims track limit for whiplash to £5000
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed there are to be fixed tariffs capping whiplash compensation payouts.