HR & Employment

Pen Underwriting Appoints Nick Milton Head of Sales

  Pen Underwriting today announced the promotion of Nick Milton to the position of Head of UK Sales & Distribution with responsibility for the day-to-day management of the 16-strong national sales team and the strategic expansion […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: Arch Completes on Obelisk Underwriting Deal

Arch Insurance (UK) Limited (“Arch”), part of Arch Insurance International, has completed the acquisition of Obelisk Underwriting, a specialist underwriting agency. The acquired business, which generated approximately £5 million of gross written premium in 2018, […]

Insurance Regulation

Insurance Business: Guernsey Looks to Expand MGA Presence Post Brexit

Plans to develop the managing general agents sector in Guernsey have moved forward with a visit to the island from the Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA). Managing Director Peter Staddon and MGAA founder David Coupe […]

News

New Products: CFC Launches Pollution Liability Cover for SMEs/Contractors

CFC, a specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, recently announced the availability of its pollution liability products for SMEs and contractors.  These products are offered in a number of territories (excluding the United […]

News

Insurance Business: Arch Completes on Axiom Underwriting Acquisition

Arch Insurance (UK) Limited, part of Arch Insurance International, has completed the acquisition of Axiom Underwriting, having initially purchased a 60% share in the business in 2015. The acquired business, which generated approximately £20 million […]

HR & Employment

Beazley Appoints New Head of Speciality Lines in Germany

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Ulrich Schaller to lead the development of its specialty lines offering in Germany from 1st April 2019. The portfolio includes financial lines products for both commercial organisations and financial institutions […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Prestige Wraps Up Autoline Acquisition

Prestige Insurance Holdings, the parent company of Abbey Insurance, which announced before Christmas that it had signed an agreement which would see Autoline Insurance join the Group, has now had the deal approved by the […]

Opinion

Opinion: Future of Finance is 100% Digital & Powered by Blockchain

In this piece Oliver Belin, CMO at TradeIX takes a deep dive into blockchain tech, the benefits of digital provenance and the security of knowing payments are rapid, encrypted and compliant in all markets. The […]