Business

GRP Buying Spree Continues With Guardian Insurance Deal Agreed

The County Group [County], part of GRP, has acquired a majority stake in Guardian Insurance Brokers [Guardian].  The deal has received regulatory approval and the consideration is undisclosed. This is the first deal that County, […]

Household Insurance

InsurTech: Pre-Filled Forms Can Save Time, And Bring In Extra Revenue

One of the most frustrating things about shopping online for insurance is filling in forms and answering a seemingly endless list of questions. Things like site navigation, page load-up speed and other factors can also […]

Legal

Holidaysafe Partners With Pennington Manches on Legal Expenses

Award winning travel insurance brand Holidaysafe has teamed up with the award-winning travel law team at leading law firm Penningtons Manches LLP, to ensure their customers are given the best possible legal support if they […]

Big Data

SSP Chooses Amazon Web Services to Enable Future Growth

SSP has entered into an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the insurance technology specialist enters its next phase of growth. The collaboration will see AWS become SSP’s exclusive cloud services provider, with the […]

Insurance claims

Broker News: Are Claims Handling Firms Bumping Up Fleet Hire Costs?

Claims management companies are forcing up insurance premiums for businesses with vehicle fleets, experts have claimed. Fleet specialists ConstructionInsure.co.uk have warned that premiums have rocketed due to claims management companies putting in big bills for hire vehicles. […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Calls for Price Comparison Site Regulation in Construction Sector

Price comparison websites should be prevented from offering quotes to small businesses in the construction sector, a leading insurance broker has warned. Mark Herbert, MD at Construction Insure, says the use of price comparison websites by […]

Investment

GIC Capital Say SMEs Still Struggle to Access Loans at Competitive Rates

News that British SMEs are poised for overseas growth is welcome but there needs to be a renewed focus on financial support if firms are to achieve their full potential, says specialist lender GIC Capital. […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

PPL Electronic Risk Placements Are on The Up

Electronic placement of risk is something that is becoming more common within the UK insurance sector and as you’d expect London is at the heart of that transformational process. PPL announced that the system for […]