Business

Gauntlet Staffers Set Up McCarron-Coates AR Brokerage

Two directors of Leeds-based Gauntlet Group bought into the group’s Appointed Representative opportunity so much that they’ve decided to become Appointed Representatives themselves.  In the true spirit of the Remington advertising strap line of the […]

Insurance claims

Telematics Delivers Hammer Blow to BMW Driver’s Insurance Fraud

Telematics data and forensic evidence captured by pioneering telematics insurance provider insurethebox, a brand of of Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Europe, has successfully thwarted a vehicle damage claim for £87,921 -including £79,114 in credit hire […]

InsureTech

Laka Aim to Shake Up Bike Insurance Sector, Backed by Zurich

Laka, formerly Insure a Thing, is challenging the conventional insurance model by offering a truly disruptive bike insurance product, co-built and financially backed by Zurich. This really is cycle insurance with a difference, because Laka will only […]

Motor Insurance

Half of Drivers Who Put Wrong Fuel In Don’t Claim on Their Insurance

Some 150,000 UK drivers put the wrong fuel in their car during 2017, according to website Scrap Car Comparison. It’s all too easy to choose the wrong pump and it can cost between £500 and […]

Motor Insurance

Opinion: Why The Classic Insurance Sector is Ripe for Disruption

Some straight talking, direct from the Editor’s keyboard: First, let me declare an interest in that I spent a decade working for Carole Nash Insurance, and also have two vehicles insured with them. But that […]

Business

GRP Celebrates Success in 2017, Continues on Acquisition Trail

Global Risk Partners Ltd (GRP), the specialist vehicle for acquiring brokers and MGAs, has joined the list of the top 20 largest brokers in the UK, following a stream of acquisitions in 2017. The brokers […]

News

Budget 2017: Insurance Sector Reaction

Here’s a round up of the reactions from the insurance and finance sectors to the Chancellor’s Budget Statement earlier today; There’s £400 million for electric car research and a more substantial £2.5 billion for tech […]