Articles by Will Kirkman
Keoghs completes acquisition of Hill Dickinson's GI business
Keoghs has completed its acquisition of Hill Dickinson’s general insurance business.
AA releases 2017 pre-close results
AA Insurance Services expects to deliver Ebitda of between £390m and £395m for the financial year ended 31 January, the company said in a market update.
Jacqueline Legrand appointed Brokerslink CEO
Swiss network Brokerslink has appointed Jacqueline Legrand as CEO, succeeding José Manuel Fonseca.
Hurricanes put Zurich's P&C segment in the red
Nat cats pushed Zurich’s property & casualty segment into the red last year, as hurricanes Harvey Irma and Maria saw the insurer report a 100.9% combined operating ratio for P&C.
Sequel appoints Rob Stavrou as chief commercial officer
Sequel has appointed Rob Stavrou as chief commercial officer following the company’s acquisition by Verisk Analytics last year.
Brit appoints Christopher Ballantyne as VP
Brit has appointed Christopher Ballantyne to the newly created role of vice president of delegated claim authority.
Gallagher makes senior promotion and appointment in small business & personal lines division
Gallagher has made a senior promotion and external appointment within its UK small business & personal lines division.
Broker Network appoints Tony Monnington as commercial director
Broker Network has appointed Tony Monnington as commercial director.
Generali completes sale of Dutch subsidiary
Generali has completed the sale of its entire shareholding in Generali Nederland to ASR Nederland.
Nat cats hammer Munich Re's full year results
Natural catastrophe losses saw Munich Re’s property-casualty reinsurance segment report a €476m (£422.7m) loss for 2017.
Biba appoints Aon boss Julie Page as deputy chair
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has appointed Julie Page, CEO of Aon Risk Solutions, as its deputy chair.
Ex-LV chair Neave appointed to Slater & Gordon board
Slater and Gordon UK has appointed David Neave as a non-executive director.
Pool Re publishes first Terrorism Frequency Report
Pool Re has published its inaugural Terrorism Frequency Report with a view of informing members on terrorist threats.
Ghost brokers defraud public of £631,000 over three years
Ghost brokers have defrauded the public of £631,000 over the past three years.
R&Q Malta receives A- rating
R&Q’s European subsidiary has received an A- rating from AM Best.
Barbican launches Bermuda underwriting operation
Barbican has launched an underwriting platform in Bermuda.
This month in Post: Renewals, rates and redundancies
The year started with an executive merry-go-round but this week proved that less senior people were also liable to redundancy, as it was revealed that a total of 480 jobs are at risk as a result of the LV/Allianz deal.
Armour acquires Elite Insurance
Armour Group has completed its acquisition of Elite Insurance.
Towergate Underwriting rebrands as Geo Underwriting
Towergate Underwriting has restructured and rebranded to become Geo Underwriting.
Gang sentenced after £95,000 insurance scam
13 people have been sentenced for conspiracy to defraud insurance company 1st Central following an Ifed investigation.
FSB launches broker venture following departure from Towergate deal
The Federation of Small Businesses is launching its own broker following the termination of its affinity deal with Towergate.
400 jobs at risk following LV and Allianz merger
Up to 400 LV and Allianz employees are at risk of losing their jobs as a result of the companies’ strategic partnership.
Pre-tax profits jump 40% at Aston Scott Group
Aston Scott Group saw a 40% increase in pre-tax profit to £1.9m to the year ending 30 June 2017.
Brokers unprepared for IDD, research suggests
Two thirds of brokers have little or no knowledge of the Insurance Distribution Directive.