Insurance Brokers

Brokers: Greens Partners Up with Axa on Fleet & Commercial Deal

Green Insurance Group (Greens), the broker acquired by GRP to be its south-eastern hub in June last year, has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Axa.  The agreement sees Axa take on the agency […]

Insurance Brokers

PEX Insure Chooses SSP Pure Broking for its Motor Product

PEX Insure, the managing general agent (MGA) founded by Byron Shepherd, has chosen two separate SSP platforms to distribute its insurance products. Shepherd was formerly one of the heads of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), […]

Insurance Brokers

Commercial Lines: Ripe Launches Photography Product

Ripe Insurance, the InsurTech specialist, has launched a new product for amateur, semi-professional and professional photographers: Ripe Insurance for Photography. Niche insurance within the business sector is growing rapidly, as the gig economy changes work […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

London Market: AEGIS Syndicate Posts Healthy Results

AEGIS London has delivered a combined ratio of 99% in 2017 for Syndicate 1225 – this was 15% better than the result announced for the Lloyd’s market overall. At £462m, gross written premium was ahead […]

Insurance Brokers

Markel Gives EC Insurance a Rebrand

Following the acquisition of EC Insurance Company Limited (ECIC), the specialist insurer for the contracting market, by Markel International in November 2017, ECIC has begun the process of transferring business over to Markel International Insurance […]

Business

AXA Results Summary: Strong Performance on Commercial Lines

Insurance giant AXA posted financial results today and here is a quick highlights summary: Following the publication of the full year 2017 results for AXA Group (www.axa.com), AXA UK & Ireland announces another year of […]

Business

Management Buy-Out at ProAktive Risk Group

A Yorkshire insurance and risk management consultancy has undergone a £2.0million management buy-out backed by debt funding from Mercia Fund Managers. ProAktive Risk Group, which is based in Doncaster and has an office in Sheffield, is […]