Networks
Questgates acquires CP Adjusting; Pen UW rolls out cyber risk management suite; Brokerbility shakes up leadership team
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Revolut in Allianz tie-up; AUB confirms Tysers talks; QBE poses resilience challenge; and Rear’s SPAC Financials Acquisition Corp to raise £150m via listing
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
AIG, Axa and RSA lead underwriter recruitment; Allianz partners with Solar Energy UK; North P&I and Standard Club to merge; and first non-London syndicate-in-a-box-launched
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva insures autonomous shuttle trial; brokers outscore insurers in CX research finds; Howden buys again; Gallagher completes on Willis deal and PPL updates on next gen platform
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Jaime Swindle moves to Geo as Scott Bennett steps up at Bravo Networks
Jaime Swindle is joining the leadership team at Geo Underwriting with Scott Bennett taking up the post of managing director of Bravo Networks, Ardonagh has confirmed.
Hemming bullish on growth at Aviva as survey shows solid broker optimism
Research by Aviva has shown optimism among brokers about their trading prospects for the second half of the year as the UK reopens from Covid restrictions.
Hopwood hails 'major coup' as Zurich joins Hedron’s panel
Zurich Insurance has joined the panel of Global Risk Partners-owned network Hedron, Post can reveal.
View from the Top video: Punching above your weight – strategies to achieve more for your business
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 Sara Farndon and John Read from Willis Towers Watson Networks discuss how business owners can work in a smarter, not harder, way.
Partners&’s Stuart Reid on what the rapid pace of broker consolidation means for insurers
Stuart Reid, chair of Partners&, urges insurers to look for brokers that espouse the right values in their service to clients when considering which firms to support rather than being addicted to market share.
Prince of Wales launches sustainable insurance task force; Aviva joins forces with WWF; Ford links up with By Miles; and LV reveals PI panel
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Ex-Purple boss Les Brewin joins Cobra Network
Former managing director of Purple Partnership Les Brewin has joined PIB-owned Cobra Network as a director.
Ardonagh targeting eight international hubs by 2025, says O’Connor
Ardonagh Global Partners is aiming to have at least one more international hub by the end of the year, CEO Des O’Connor told Post.
Intelligence: EU Trading - Doing business in Europe
With no post-Brexit equivalence or passporting regime available to UK brokers, they have had to explore other avenues to continue to trade across the European Union. David Worsfold explores the options open to intermediaries and the benefits they can…
For the record: Aviva disposals, Beazley creates digital unit, Fenchurch & Partners launches, new D&O MGA Rising Edge and Zurich invests in insurtech
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
Intelligence: Operational resilience - Regulators raise the bar for crisis response
After drawn-out consultations financial regulators will soon lay out what they expect from firms in terms of operational resilience. Harry Curtis investigates.
GRP strikes biggest deal since Searchlight investment with Marsh Networks buy
Global Risk Partners has agreed to buy Marsh’s UK networks for an undisclosed sum in a deal expected to close next quarter.
For the Record: The week in deals featuring Allianz, Clyde & Co, Convex, Gallagher, Howden, Kennedys, LV, New Dawn Risk and Woodgate & Clark
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Blog: Holding the line - how networks are helping insurers manage the pressure
Millions of people around the world continue to work from home as part of measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus. But with social restrictions easing in many countries across Asia and Europe, thousands of brokers who swapped the physical trading…
McCaffrey targets 10 deals for MVP and Ataraxia
Minority Venture Partners and Ataraxia CEO James McCaffrey is confident the businesses will strike up to 10 deals in the next 12 months, he told Post.
Analysis: Risk manager associations downbeat on Aon-Willis takeover
Post gathers feedback from across the industry on what Aon’s takeover of Willis – to create the biggest broker in the world – will mean for the market
Lloyd Hanks joins Schemeserve
Schemeserve has appointed Lloyd Hanks to its advisory board.
Alex Alway leaves executive director role at Ardonagh
Alex Alway has retired from his position as executive director at Ardonagh but remains as executive chairman of both Broker Network and Compass Broker Holdings at Bravo Group.
Members voice support for Marsh’s network merger plans
Members of Marsh Probroker, Purple Partnership and Bluefin Network have welcomed the plans to combine the three into one single proposition called Marsh Networks.
Cobra’s Alto posts pre-sale loss as costs bite
Alto Insurance, the holding company for Cobra, has reported a pre-tax loss of £2.1m for the final year ahead of its sale to PIB.