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Gallagher’s Kruger on the benefits of reverse mentoring
View from the Top: Brent Kruger, chief information officer at Gallagher, is currently a mentee on a reverse mentoring programme and shares his thoughts on how these initiatives can play an important role in building a more inclusive culture.
How the Post Office scandal set a new precedent for ATE insurance
Alan Pratten, chair of M&A, litigation and tax insurance solutions at Gallagher, details the broker’s involvement in the well-publicised Post Office scandal, and how this particular case changed the placement of after the event insurance.
RSA and Brit partner; Policy Expert expands top team; Guidewire chair joins Hyperexponential
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Is the Aon–NFP deal a sign of mega broking M&A to come?
Content Director's View: Jonathan Swift reflects on the recent record broking deal between Aon and NFP, and asks whether the $13.4bn (£10.5bn) price tag will be beaten by another acquisition in 2024.
BP Marsh invests in AI Marine; Malago buys Mulberry; Antares appoints CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Gallagher’s Foley on why post-M&A integration is key to success
View from the top: Ronan Foley, CEO of Gallagher in Ireland, explains why post-acquisition integration can be make or break for brokers.
How Birmingham’s insurance sector is evolving
As sister title Insurance Age takes over the Birmingham NEC for Broker Expo and the Broker Awards, Insurance Post looks at the challenges and opportunities facing the city’s insurance sector.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: £60m - £80m
Animal Friends, Arch Capital Group, Ardonagh Group, and Gallagher achieved MGA/MGU revenues between £60m and £80m from UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs: Gallagher
The performance of Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting business, which includes Manchester Underwriting Management and RMP, plus Vasek Insurance earned the group a place on Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Gallagher Re warns of climate litigation risk to liability books
Liability insurers must take of the rising tide of climate litigation, which could present a massive – albeit uncertain – exposure to multiple portfolios, Gallagher Re has warned.
Cyber market edges towards systemic risk solutions
Participants in the quickly growing cyber insurance market are pushing for commonly held definitions of catastrophic or systemic events.
Insurtech funding slips below $1bn for first time in three years
On a quarterly basis funding for insurtechs appears “quite volatile” but trends developing are in line with longer-term sustainability, a Gallagher Re report says.
Best Insurance Employer: Gallagher
Gallagher received a four-star rating from staff surveyed for this year’s Best Insurance Employers list, with employees praising the business for having “the feel of a family firm.”
Is litigation liability insurance now essential for executives?
As periods of financial distress can often lead to increased instances of non-performance of contract obligations, Edmund Tirbutt examines whether litigation liability insurance could be set for a boom.
Big Interview: PIB Group CEO Brendan McManus
After 45 years in insurance – seven of those at the helm of PIB – Brendan McManus has no plans to stop anytime soon.
View from the top: Why getting personal is key to Consumer Duty compliance
Michelle Bree, chief operating officer at Gallagher, says the Consumer Duty presents a unique opportunity for the industry to get closer to customers and build trust.
Peter Blanc, Aston Lark
As leader of Aston Lark and executive chairman of Howden, Peter Blanc isn’t afraid of sticking his head above the parapet and pointing out the problems the industry is facing and suggesting solutions.
David Ross, The Ardonagh Group
David Ross, chief executive of The Ardonagh Group, is proof you don’t have to be able to use 280-characters and subject yourself to Twitter abuse to make an impact in 2023.
Admiral launches telematics product; Generali partners with Supercede; FCA hires in enforcement
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Diary of an Insurer: Gallagher’s Holly Dawson
Holly Dawson, a trainee account handler in Gallagher’s West Malling office in Kent office, studies for exams, gets to grips with a new area of the business, deals with January renewals and trains for a 10K run.
Causes for concern for renewable energy insurers
Analysis: Harry Curtis explores the challenges facing the renewables insurance market and why smaller wind turbines installed over a decade ago are giving providers cause for concern.
Hazards are still stalking the high seas for marine insurers
Analysis: David Worsfold examines how the Russia and Ukraine war has presented marine insurers with several tricky challenges, including insuring ships in the safe-grain corridor, and keeping abreast of the constantly changing sanctions regimes.
Marsh under fire for acting as insurance broker for pipeline
Campaigners Insure Our Future have written to the CEOs of Aon, Gallagher, Marsh and Willis Towers Watson asking them to refuse to broker insurance for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.