Business

Management Buy-Out at ProAktive Risk Group

A Yorkshire insurance and risk management consultancy has undergone a £2.0million management buy-out backed by debt funding from Mercia Fund Managers. ProAktive Risk Group, which is based in Doncaster and has an office in Sheffield, is […]

Insurance Brokers

London Brokers Association Sets Out Post-Brexit Strategy

The London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA) and EY today published a report to help deal with the significant uncertainty about the ability of intermediaries to place and service European risk from the UK […]

Big Data

Mattereum Launch Blockchain Insurance Identity Consortium

Mattereum, the company founded by the launch release coordinator of the blockchain platform Ethereum, Vinay Gupta, with co-founder Rob Knight, and InsurePal, the first decentralised social proof insurance service, have today announced the establishment of the Identity […]

Legal

Keoghs Completes Buyout of Hill Dickinson

Law firm Keoghs has completed its buyout of commercial firm Hill Dickinson’s insurance practice. Under the deal, 17 partners and 311 Hill Dickinson staff have moved to Keoghs. The buyout takes Keogh’s headcount to 1,740 people […]

Business

Aviva’s Hong Kong Joint Venture Gets Official Approval

Aviva, Hillhouse Capital Group and Tencent Holdings Limited have completed the transaction to develop a digital insurance joint venture in Hong Kong. The process started about a year ago and is part of Aviva’s push […]

Global insurance trends

Accenture Study Finds Insurtech Could Net Industry $375bn in Extra Revenue

We all know insurtech is transforming the insurance industry, but roughly how much money is at stake? Quite a bit, according to Accenture, who have just completed a study of seven major insurance markets, including […]

Household Insurance

Tempcover Launch PAYG Contents Insurance for Homeowners

The home insurance market is changing rapidly, as thousands of homeowners seek to raise extra income via Airbnb, or rent out their driveway space for commuters or holidaymakers. Then there’s the army of private landlords […]