Life/Health/Critical illness

Opinion: LV Warning to Double Income Households – Be Prepared

Over three million working couples are classed as ‘double income, no option’ (DINOs), which means they are vulnerable to financial ruin if one of the two loses their earnings. Head of Life Marketing, Justin Harper […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News; Erskine Murray Buys Asciak Holdaway Merritt

Independent insurance broker, Erskine Murray, today announced that it has acquired Essex-based brokerage Asciak Holdaway Merritt Ltd. This is the company’s second deal in the last six months having recently acquired Offley Insurance Ltd, a […]

Business

ECIC Warning on Carillion Debts to Smaller Suppliers

ECIC, the specialist insurer for the mid-size construction and associated trades is warning regional brokers that many of their customers could be facing financial difficulties and possibly failure as part of the fall-out from the […]

InsureTech

New Telematics Venture ThingCo Launched by Mike Brockman

Mike Brockman, one of the insurance sector’s leading visionaries and most respected disruptors has begun a new insurtech venture.  ThingCo, a brand which reflects how the business will be leveraging data from the Internet of […]

Business

Will Carillion’s Collapse Prompt a Rewrite of Government Outsourcing Rules?

The collapse of services and construction group Carillion this week will have a major impact in the world of outsourcing. It’s unlikely that the government will reverse its policy (and that of the previous Labour […]

Insurance Brokers

GRP Buys County Group as Acquisitions Continue

Global Risk Partners Ltd (GRP), the specialist investment vehicle for brokers and MGAs, has acquired The County Group. Crewe-based County Group becomes GRP’s second acquisition in 2018 and is the next major step in executing […]

Business

Davies Group Continues Expansion with Randall & Quilter Purchase

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings said it had sold its insurance services business to Midlands based online claims specialist, Davies Group for an agreed value of £20m. Davies also bought Sussex based Total Loss Settlement […]