All articles by Matt Scott – Page 2
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News AnalysisAon and Willis Towers Watson merger seals shareholder approval
Shareholders have voted in favour of the merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson
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News AnalysisHorwich Farrelly wins case to bring clarity to recovery of expenses in Scottish personal injury case
The pursuer failed to disclose pertinent information on heads of costs pre-Tender, resulting in the Sheriff allocating expenses after that point to the insurer
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News AnalysisInsurance resilience tested by Covid-19 as global protection gap climbs to $1.24trn
New research from Swiss Re has shown the importance of insurance in economic recovery post-coronavirus
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News AnalysisInsurance market remains ‘resilient’ despite $25bn Covid-19 hit
Data and analytics company Hyperion X says that losses from the coronavirus pandemic are more of an earnings event, rather than a capital event that will affect insurers’ solvency positions
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News AnalysisDAS UK reports surge in profits
But large losses in the insurer’s ATE run-off portfolio push COR northwards
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News AnalysisBriefing: How Zurich is adapting to the hardening market
But Covid-19-related claims could still undo all the insurer’s hard work to date By insights editor Matt Scott
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News AnalysisSabre reveals new chairman
The new chairman will replace Patrick Snowball who is stepping down from his role at the beginning of September
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News AnalysisArdonagh snaps up another MGA as acquisition spree continues
The newly acquired company, which specialises in the construction, leisure and commercial sectors, will become part of the Ardonagh-owned Geo Specialty Group
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NewsBriefing: Why Hastings is a good fit for Sampo
The £1.7bn proposed takeover of Hastings by a consortium lead by Finnish insurer Sampo was met by surprise by many, but under closer inspection the deal might make a lot of sense for both parties By data insights editor Matt Scott
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NewsQBE reveals $335m Covid-19 hit in half year results
Coronavirus losses and poor investment returns drive insurer to a $712m loss
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NewsBriefing: Is Beazley plotting its route to success post-corona?
The insurer has been re-focusing its risk mix to prepare for any recession that follows the Covid-19 pandemic, and has already taken action that it hopes will reduce the impact of any future claims that arise as part of the anticipated economic downturn
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News AnalysisLancashire falls to $23m H1 loss as Covid-19 claims hit hard
The insurer increased its loss estimate for Covid-19 to $42m
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NewsBGL expands insurer writing panel with addition of Premier Underwriting
Premier specialises in car and commercial vehicle policies for rural areas
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NewsAdmiral founder Henry Engelhardt back in business
His new company, Wrightwood Investments, is a venture capitalist firm
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NewsNew aggregator app aims to cut broker admin costs
YourBlock will allow consumers to access all their different financial products from one platform, without the need for all their personal information to be shared with the insurer
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NewsBriefing: How the AXA revolution has set the insurer up for long-term success
Disposing of a large portion of its life and pensions business has proved a smart move for the French insurer, and by putting more focus on its pure underwriting businesses, AXA will be hoping it can set itself apart from other large composite insurers in the market
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NewsJensten Group snaps up HTC Associates in second post-lockdown deal
The deal follows Jensten’s acquisition of wholesale and retail broker Senior Wright
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NewsMotor premiums fall, but Covid-19 claims uncertainty remains
Pricing for the new normal that will emerge post-coronavirus will be difficult for insurers to navigate, says Willis Towers Watson
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NewsGefion liquidators revealed after unrated insurer's licence revoked
Chief executive Tonny Anker-Svendsen said the Covid-19 crisis had hampered efforts at raising additional capital
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NewsClaims could surge as lockdown sees UK driving standards slip
British motorists let their driving standards slip during lockdown, according to new research
