News

Budget 2024: Purbeck Looks at Impact of Employer NI Rate Rise

Time for one more bit of Budget 2024 Reaction? Yes, sure. Here’s the word from Purbeck; 30th October 2024: Following the National Insurance Contribution changes announced in the Budget, small business champion, Todd Davison, MD […]

Global insurance trends

Chubb Posts Q3 Financials

The latest financials from Chubb are impressive; income up and book value up, the company says. Here’s the detail; Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) today reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 of $2.32 billion, or $5.70 per […]

Insurance Brokers

Deals: Ardonagh Advisory Buys Rowett Insurance Broking

The latest acquisition has been announced by Ardonagh Advisory; Ardonagh Advisory today announces that it has agreed to acquire Rowett Insurance Broking Limited Rowett specialises in commercial, and personal insurance from its offices in St […]

Motor Insurance

Maybe Data Could Price Insurance Per Hour, Per Day, Or Even By Road?

IE is just thinkng out loud here, but what if modern cars could share location data via Maps apps/smartphones and the traffic conditions, vehicle speed, weather, ADAS features operational etc could all be overlaid to […]

Insurance Brokers

The Ruling on Car Finance Has Wider Implications

Some feedback here on the decision from the Court of Appeal on car finance and its wider implications; George Holmes, Managing Director of business finance specialist Aurora Capital, reflects on what the Court of Appeal’s […]

InsureTech

Need to Make Progress on Virtual Customer Assistance?

Some news from eGain, which is interesting if you run an insurance brand contact centre; eGain (NASDAQ: EGAN), the AI knowledge platform for service, announced major product enhancements at its Solve 24 conference in Chicago. By 2025, […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Appoints New Chair of RDC and PSR Committees

An appointments update from the FCA for you; The FCA and PSR Boards have appointed Alison Potter as chair of the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) and the PSR’s Enforcement Decisions Committee (EDC). These 2 […]