Opinion

Opinion: Co-op Emerges From Its Wilderness Years

Some straight talking from the Editor’s keyboard as the Markerstudy deal draws a line under the long-running decline of Co-op Insurance Services, and helps turn around a potential sleeping giant. Reading the news recently that […]

News

Markerstudy/CDL Partnership Is a Huge Step Forward For CIS

Markerstudy has deployed CDL Strata for Co-op Insurance car and home lines, moving to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud-hosted retail platform as it gears up for business transformation. The departure from Co-op’s legacy system follows the acquisition of The Co-op’s insurance underwriting business by Markerstudy and […]

News

Co-Op Sells Underwriting Biz To Markerstudy

The Co-op has sold its underwriting business to Markerstudy, TwinFocus and funds managed by Blackstone Credit for proceeds of £185 million. With over 150 years’ experience of creating and selling insurance products and strong ambitions […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Latest Senior Jobs & Appointments

QUICK ROUND UP OF SENIOR HIRES AND NEW APPOINTMENTS ZURICH Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) today announced that it has appointed Ralph Brand as Global Head of Casualty, Financial Lines and Cyber, and Chris Waterman as […]

News

Markerstudy & Vision Vehicles Helping Key Workers Stay On The Move

Markerstudy, in partnership with Vision Vehicle Solutions, is stepping in to help keep the country’s critical workers and NHS volunteers on the move. Credit hire and intervention hire company Vision Vehicle Solutions has pledged their […]

Insurance Regulation

UK Industry Develops Anti-Fraud Database, 11 Insurers Sign Up

A key milestone has been reached in developing an industry-wide counter fraud intelligence sharing platform today, as 11 market-leading insurers gained access to the Insurance Fraud Intelligence Hub (IFiHUB). IFiHUB, which is powered by SAS, […]