All Other broker articles – Page 12
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NewsStubben Edge Group snaps up Lloyd’s broker as it targets 1m live policies in 2022
The firm has also incorporated Guernsey-based 1Edge Insurance, with the aim of expanding the group’s capabilities for IFAs and brokers
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NewsJensten Group buys High Wycombe-based broker and its subsidiary
The purchase represents Jensten’s fourth acquisition in a month
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NewsMCE promotes internally for new head of insurance partnerships
The appointee is ‘ready to hit the ground running’ in improving insurer relationships and broker experience
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NewsIrevolution Group builds out broker businesses with new special projects hire
The appointee brings an ‘abundance of experience’ to the role having held c-suite positions at the likes of Freedom Services Group
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NewsJohnson and Johnson to end all UK Baby Powder sales as ovarian cancer claims escalate
Despite this, the pharmaceutical firm says its talcum Baby Powder ’does not contain asbestos and does not cause cancer’
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NewsAston Lark Ireland bags Irish broker
Aston Lark Ireland hopes to become the area’s ‘leading independent insurance broker’, says chief executive
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NewsJensten Group snaps up SME-focused MGA
The new addition to the group will be ‘of great benefit to our partner brokers and their clients’, says wholesale managing director
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NewsJM Glendinning Professional Risks promotes internally for new managing director
The candidate came up trumps after a ‘rigorous recruitment process’
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NewsNewstead Insurance snaps up Birmingham-based broker
The firm is a ‘perfect fit’ for Newstead as it builds its market presence in the Birmingham area
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NewsIndustry on alert as two new Covid strains spread
The pandemic is the third largest catastrophe after Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks, says AGCS
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NewsGRP enhances retail division with bespoke broker buy
The deal is GRP’s first since welcoming Florida-based Brown and Brown as its new parent company
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AnalysisInsurers must be alert to the threat of physical damage from cyber attacks
Recent cyber attacks on a number of Iranian steel plants evidence the dangers these events can pose to physical infrastructure - this should serve as a warning to insurers
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NewsJensten Group grows Yorkshire presence with new broker buy
The deal is the latest step in the group’s ‘buy and build’ strategy
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AnalysisUptick in livestock disease claims leads to farmer losses and increased insurer costs
It is pivotal that brokers have meaningful conversations with agricultural clients to ensure they understand farming’s operational risks
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NewsLycetts’ pre-tax profits jump up by 154% in 2021
Investing in people, operations and infrastructure has supported this growth trajectory, says chief executive
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NewsBishopsgate aspires for ‘leader’ status with new head of claims hire
The appointee brings over 30 years of insurance industry knowledge to the team
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AnalysisBriefing: Commercial lines digitalisation now ‘accelerating’ after slow start
Easy to digest personal lines data led to this part of the market taking the lead when it came to digital transformation. However, industry commentators tell me that commercial lines is now quickly playing catch up
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NewsKonsileo secures £4.7m series A funding ‘to shake up the world of commercial broking’
Chief executive plans to use new funding to recruit more UK insurance brokers ’and continue to shake up the world of commercial broking’
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NewsJensten Group combines businesses to reveal new London market operation
The broker’s wholesale managing director believes its new division is an example of how it provides ’our people and partners with greater opportunities than the status quo’
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AnalysisBriefing: Are insurtechs sustainable?
Industry voices are flagging concerns that insurtechs are not working to solve current industry challenges – but what is driving these discussions and can anything be done to change this view?
