Technology

Sopra Steria and Symphony Partner Up on Automated Tech Project

Sopra Steria has announced a strategic alliance with Symphony Ventures to address the growing Intelligent Automation (IA) needs of its customers across enterprise and the public sector. Working together, Sopra Steria and Symphony will offer IA with the […]

Business

Liberty Specialty Partnership With Ironshore Mutual

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has entered into a renewal rights agreement with Ironshore Europe to take on its European non-M&A business and staff. Liberty Specialty Markets and Ironshore are parts of Liberty […]

Business

Zurich Completes Aquisition of Oak Underwriting

Leading insurer Zurich has completed the acquisition of Oak Underwriting from RSA Insurance, turning it into one of the largest high net-worth insurers in the UK. The transaction enhances Zurich’s existing high net-worth proposition, known […]

Global insurance trends

ACORD Partners With DataPro on Global Insurance Industry Standards

ACORD, the global standards organisation for the insurance industry, today announced a partnership with leading software provider DataPro Corporation to help insurance businesses to reduce the time, cost and risk of implementing data standards. DataPro […]

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 […]

Business

Deals & Acquisitions: HRC Buying Qdos Contractor

Tokio Marine HCC announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, HCC International Insurance Company PLC, has signed a purchase agreement with Qdos Holdings Limited and other selling shareholders to acquire Qdos Contractor of The Qdos Group for an undisclosed amount.  Qdos […]

News

AIG Europe Results Show Storm Damage Hit The Bottom Line

AIG Europe Limited (AEL) reported a 7% increase in Net Premiums Written for the year ended 30 November 2017, supported by underlying business growth as well as favourable currency movements. The high level of natural […]