Deals: Phoenix Bids on ReAssure Group, £3.2bn Offer to Swiss Re
Phoenix Group has formally made an offer of around £3.2 billion to Swiss Re for its shareholding in ReAssure Group. If the deal goes through Phoenix will add about £84 [...]
London
New Diversity Role for Greg Collins at London Market Group
The London Market Group (LMG) today announced that Greg Collins, CEO of Miller Insurance Services LLP will take over as the sponsor of the Talent & Diversity workstream [...]
Diversity: 200 Companies Sign Up to Valuable 500 Initiative
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, disability inclusion campaign The Valuable 500 has announced that 200 global companies have now committed to leading [...]
Lloyd’s/London Market: Priya Fathers Appointed Medical Liability Underwriter
Coverys Managing Agency Limited, the Lloyd’s managing agent of Syndicates 1975, 1991, and 3330, today announced the appointment of Priya Fathers as Medical Professional [...]
Insurtech: Gilchrist Standard Launches Brokerage Rating Tools
How does the insurance industry define what a good insurance broker looks like? This is one challenge that the new insurtech startup, Gilchrist Standard, is solving. [...]
London Markets: Arch Capital Completes On Barbican Deal
Arch Capital Group Ltd. recently announced the completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of Barbican Group Holdings Limited (Barbican), including Barbican Managing [...]
Most Drivers Oppose City Centre Bans on Diesel Cars
Councils can see the pound signs driving around their deserted town centres and they want a slice of the tax revenue. The low emissions zones being created across the UK are [...]
Driverless Shipping? We Are a Long Way From Achieving Automated Freight
The UK is the second least supportive nation in their attitude towards the development of unmanned vessels, according to a study across six territories (United Kingdom, [...]