Pinnacle Insurance's parent company, Cardif, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, is to launch in two new territories, the US and Russia.

Cardif has acquired US insurer Financial American Life Insurance (Famil), a company specialising in credit or insurance.

In Russia, Cardif is associated with the Russian Standard Bank and owns 25% of the equity in a new company, Russian Standard Insurance.

Cardif now has operations in 28 countries.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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