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Latest news on conferences, shows, new products and regulations within the insurance business, plus opinion articles from CEOs, Tech founders, Legal experts, Claims handlers etc.

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Entrepreneurs Insuring Start-Up Loans, Rather Than Risking Their Houses

26 August 2020 alastair walker 0

As Companies House data shows a rise in start-ups born during the pandemic, new figures from Purbeck Insurance Services reveal savvy entrepreneurs in the UK collectively secured £25m of funding for a new venture in the past […]

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Covid-19: 10K SMEs Apply for Business Boost Loans

18 August 2020 alastair walker 0

Over 10,000 SME owners have applied for a single £10,000 Business Boost grant from insurer Simply Business, as the coronavirus continues to take its toll financially on small businesses. Simply Business launched the grant at […]

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MBH Corporation Says SMEs Offer Great Investment Opportunities

2 July 2020 alastair walker 0

New research from MBH Corporation plc, a UK headquartered listed diversified investment holding company that acquires successful, well established small to medium enterprises across multiple geographies and sectors, reveals that 94% of institutional investors and […]

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Deals: Generali Takes a Stake in Cattolica Group

25 June 2020 alastair walker 0

Here’s the official word from Generali; The Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali, chaired by Gabriele Galateri di Genola, and Cattolica’s Board of Directors, chaired by Paolo Bedoni, approved the launch of a strategic partnership […]

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New Ardonagh Funding Sees Two New Deals, More to Come?

23 June 2020 alastair walker 0

Updated: 26.06.2020; Further to its 22 June 2020 announcement, The Ardonagh Group (“the Group”) announces that on 25 June 2020 it priced the offering of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of Ardonagh Midco 2 […]

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GlobalData View on The FCA Action Re Business Interruption Claims

2 June 2020 alastair walker 0

Following the announcement by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that multiple insurers are to back down on the coronavirus policy dispute and pay company owners with business interruption policies; Ben Carey-Evans, Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, […]

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Allianz BBVA Joint Venture is Good News, Says DBRS Morningstar

14 May 2020 alastair walker 0

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA and Allianz SE announced on April 27, 2020, that they had reached an agreement to implement a strategic bancassurance partnership. The transaction encompasses the creation of an insurance joint-venture (JV) […]

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Latest Hannover Re Results Show Good Start to 2020

6 May 2020 alastair walker 0

Hannover Re boosted its result by 2.5% in the first quarter. Key drivers here were double-digit increases in earnings from life and health reinsurance as well as from the investment portfolio. “In the first quarter […]