Lloyd's/London Market

Sedgwick Completes Cunningham Lindsey Purchase

Sedgwick has finalized the purchase of global loss adjusting, claims management and risk solutions firm Cunningham Lindsey and its subsidiaries. The combined organization—including the subsidiaries of Sedgwick, Vericlaim and Cunningham Lindsey, with select exceptions—will move […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Cooley Expands Transatlantic Insurance Group with Key Appointments

Cooley is strengthening its global insurance capabilities by adding East Coast-based counsels Heidi Lawson and Greg Hoffnagle. Formerly members of Mintz Levin’s insurance, reinsurance, investigations & risk management practice, Lawson will join Cooley’s insurance & […]

News

NFU Mutual Appoints New Directors

NFU Mutual has appointed Jon Bailie and Ali Capper to its Main Board of Directors. The appointments strengthen the financial and agricultural acumen of the UK’s leading rural insurer. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, NFU Mutual provides […]

Business

Richard Deguettes Joins Liberty Speciality as France GM

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Richard Deguettes as General Manager for France. Based in LSM’s office in Paris, Richard will join the business in mid-May reporting to Kadidja Sinz, […]

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Insurance Brokers

Ecclesiastical Launches Historic Buildings Index

The UK’s leading insurer of Grade I listed buildings, Ecclesiastical, has launched the first buildings index specifically designed to track the costs associated with the reconstruction and repair of Britain’s traditional properties. The specialist insurer, […]

Household Insurance

Friday the 13th – Is It Really Unlucky For Landlords?

It’s Friday 13th, and whether you are superstitious or not, we all know that accidents can and do happen! In 2017, Total Landlord Insurance (TLI) paid on average £759 for accidental damage claims, reminding landlords […]

Conference report

BIBA 2018: Innovation Zone and Hackathon Challenge

Insurtech is THE buzzword across the industry and brokers all over the UK will be trying to find ways of saving time, handling data better, tracking claims progress and finding new customers using the best […]

Fraud

Digital Intel Will Help Managers With Compliance Issues

A new ‘digital intelligence’ service is helping banks and financial institutions to meet the challenges of the new Senior Manager regime. The service from London-based tech company Neotas provides a way for employers to evidence […]