News

Verlingue Buys Groupe Eyssautier, Expands Marine & Transport Cover

Today, Verlingue announces a new external growth operation in France with the acquisition of the Groupe Eyssautier (Paris, Marseille, London), and bolsters both its marine and transport expertise in addition to its geographical network. In […]

Travel Insurance

RAC Says Dodge Those Car Hire Insurance Excess Charges – Buy in Advance

Seven in 10 drivers who have hired cars abroad describe the ā€˜excess’ insurance that rental companies offer to cover the agreed amount which has to be paid in the event of a claim as ā€˜expensive’. […]

News

FNOL News: RAC Renews Association With Camping & Caravanning Club

The RAC and The Camping and Caravanning Club have further strengthened their long-standing relationship, which goes back nearly 40 years, through the signing of a new five-year contract. There are two key parts to the deal. Firstly, […]

Insurance Brokers

European Update: Verlingue Buys Swiss Broker MEEX

Less than a year after buying London firm ICB Group, Verlingue has announced a new operation in Switzerland as part of its external growth: the acquisition of Bern-based insurance broker MEEX. In March, Verlingue introduced […]

Insurance Brokers

EU Markets: Gallagher Buys Stake in Czech Broker Renomia

Global insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firmĀ Gallagher today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase a minority (29.7%) stake in Czech-domiciled insurance broker Renomia a.s. (ā€œRenomiaā€). The transaction is subject to […]

Technology

ISG Looks to Europe For Insurtech Opportunities

There is no let-up in the pace of change across the insurance industry, or the flow of investment in insurtech, as companies race each other to transform their old call centre brokerages, paper-dominated underwriting operations, […]

Big Data

Novis Insurance Chooses IBM Cloud Service Across Ten EU Markets

IBM (NYSE:) announced today that NOVIS, a growing European insurance company, has adopted IBM Cloud to accelerate its international expansion by streamlining business processes and gaining efficiencies with innovation in a secure environment. Currently NOVIS […]