Arron Banks
Somerset Bridge Group posts loss but rising Ebitda ahead of sale
Somerset Bridge Group has reported a loss after tax of £42.4m for the year ended 31 December 2020 ahead of being snapped up by Bermuda reinsurer Arch Re.
This Week: Getting stuff done
Helios has (almost) done his work and got the week done. Probably because he has an oven ready plan. To leave the working week and enter the weekend.
Eldon rebrands as Somerset Bridge
Arron Banks’ Eldon Insurance Services has rebranded as Somerset Bridge Insurance Services after receiving approval from members and the Financial Conduct Authority.
ICO fines and enforcement action ‘significant and novel extension’ of regulatory powers: Eldon and Leave EU
Eldon Insurance and Leave EU fines totalling £105,000 and a data audit against the broker levelled by the Information Commissioner’s Office are “divorced from reality,” a tribunal heard yesterday.
Eldon intending to rebrand as Somerset Bridge
Arron Banks' Eldon Insurance Services is planning to rebrand as Somerset Bridge by the end of the year, Post can reveal.
Arron Banks’ Eldon adds appointed representative
Exclusive: Eldon Insurance has made recently incorporated company Lysander Legal Protection an appointed representative.
Eldon Insurance director no longer at the broker
Jacobus Coetzee no longer holds a directorship at Arron Banks’ Eldon Insurance.
‘Business as usual’ for Eldon as Debenhams enters administration
Debenhams’ holding company has entered administration, but the retailer's policyholders are unaffected according to broker Eldon.
Arron Banks' Eldon and Leave.EU fined £120,000 by ICO over data misuse
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Arron Banks’ Eldon Insurance £60,000 and political campaign group Leave.EU a total of £60,000.
Analysis: The Arron Banks show
No stranger to controversy, Arron Banks is back in the news and under the spotlight with allegations and appeals
Arron Banks’ BBC appearance generated 'thousands' of complaints
Exclusive: BBC data has shown that Arron Banks’ appearance on the Andrew Marr show received 521 complaints during or after transmission, but “thousands” more complained before it was aired according to Newswatch.
Debenhams urged to review links with Arron Banks' Eldon
Exclusive: Debenhams should review its relationship with Arron Banks-owned Eldon Insurance, following fines over alleged data misuse by the company, campaigners say.
BBC pulls the plug on Arron Banks Question Time appearance
Eldon Insurance owner Arron Banks had been expected to appear on Question Time next week, but will no longer be a guest on the show amid a National Crime Agency investigation and fines by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Eldon could face ‘significantly higher’ fines as ICO launches audit
Eldon Insurance could be faced with fines that are “significantly higher” than the combined £135,000 it and Leave.EU have been ordered to pay if the Information Commissioner’s Office finds evidence of misdeeds in an audit of the broker.
Eldon and Leave.EU facing combined £135,000 fines by ICO for ‘serious breaches’
Eldon Insurance and Leave.EU are both facing fines of £60,000 for alleged “serious breaches” of marketing regulations, while Leave.EU faces an additional £15,000 fine.
BBC faces backlash over Arron Banks TV interview
The BBC has defended hosting controversial insurance boss Arron Banks on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, following complaints and social media outcry.
Arron Banks faces criminal investigation over Brexit financing
The National Crime Agency has opened an investigation into Eldon Insurance boss Arron Banks, following a referral from the Electoral Commission.
Eldon denies customer data was used in Leave campaign
Eldon Insurance has denied allegations that customer data was used in the Leave.EU campaign.
This week: Proceedings and premiums
This week the UK has been focused on court cases and Inquiries.
Insurance data could have been used in Leave campaign, claims whistleblower
A witness to the parliamentary Fake News Inquiry has raised questions over the use of insurance data in the Leave.EU campaign.
Arron Banks to float Eldon next year for £250m
Arron Banks is preparing to float Eldon Insurance for £250m next year.