Insurance & Reinsurance

Allianz Opens Three Innovation Centres; Travel, Health and Assistance

Leveraging its knowledge and expertise in assistance, automotive, health and travel protection, Allianz Partners further embraces technological disruption and redefines insurance by establishing three new innovation centers focusing on travel, health and assistance, following the […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Lloyds of London News: Lonmar and Ropner To Merge

Leading independent Lloyd’s brokers, Lonmar Global and Ropner Insurance confirm the merger of the two businesses with effect from 31 July 2018. Lonmar and Ropner are both long standing, highly respected Lloyd’s brokers and are […]

Lloyd's/London Market

LibertyExpands Nordic/Benelux Business with Key Appointment

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is to underwrite and service more business from the Nordic regions through its office in the Netherlands. As part of the strategic change, Rob Groenen, […]

Global insurance trends

Gig Economy Growth Prompts Beazley to Offer Wage/Hours Insurance

Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new consortium at Lloyd’s to bring increased capacity for wage & hour risks, expanding the choices available to US organisations.  This new consortium exemplifies the pioneering role that the […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

April UK Withdraws From Private Healthcare Market

Private healthcare insurance provider April UK is to withdraw from the market. The company will not accept renewals, or write any new business and a spokesperson for April UK has told the press that the […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Allianz Completes Acquisition of Ensure Insurance

Allianz Group announced today the completion of the acquisition of 99.03 percent of the shares in Nigerian insurer Ensure Insurance plc from its core shareholder Greenoaks Global Holdings Ltd. (GGH). Ensure Insurance plc offers life and […]

Insurance Brokers

Keychoice Partners With DAS Group on Commercial Lines

Keychoice, the insurance distribution business owned by SSP, has partnered with DAS UK Group to provide its broking community with access to two new commercial propositions for businesses through its e-trading platform. While such products […]

Business

Next Insurance Raises $83m to Fund US Expansion

Next Insurance, announced today that it has raised $83 Million in a Series B Round. Led by Redpoint Ventures, this funding will enable Next Insurance to continue its expansion throughout the US as a full service insurance […]