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 […]

Business

BIBA to Showcase Changing Insurance Broker Landscape via ITN News

The insurance broker business in the UK is changing fast. Not only have many of the traditional High Street brokerage shops closed their doors, but even the 1990s internet/call centre model is undergoing rapid transformation. […]

Business

FFI Holdings Buys Motorsport Book from All Risks

AIM-listed FFI Holdings has acquired the motorsports entertainment insurance book of business from All Risks, the largest US independent wholesale brokerage, through its subsidiary Reel Media. All Risks provides specialty and commercial coverages to race teams, racetracks, sanctioning bodies, […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

January is Peak Month For Cutting Family Out of Your Will

Had enough of the family over Christmas and New Year? You’re not the only one. Data from Co-op Legal Services shows that for some people, keeping it lean this January may also include cutting beneficiaries out of their […]