November 12, 2019
Zego has become the first ever U.K. insurtech to be awarded its own insurance license, which will enable it to build and sell its own products. While Zego will still work in tandem with its growing network of insurer partners, …
October 28, 2019
Britain will do whatever it can to ensure that its financial sector remains a major global player after Brexit, financial services minister John Glen said on Monday. “This government absolutely believes in the City,” Glen told a conference in London, …
October 15, 2019
From the pinnacle of the City of London’s largest skyscraper, Stuart Lipton is wagering a $1.2 billion bet that the British capital remains a master of the international financial universe no matter what happens with Brexit. The 76-year-old property developer …
October 7, 2019
U.K. home and car insurers could be stopped from jacking up prices when customers’ policies come up for renewal as the country’s financial-markets watchdog clamps down on an industry that’s not giving a “good deal” to about 6 million customers. …
October 2, 2019
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based broker, announced the acquisition of Anthony Hodges Consulting Ltd. (AHC) in the United Kingdom. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1996, AHC is a pension, change and reward …
September 30, 2019
H.W. Kaufman Group, the Farmington Hills, Mich.-based wholesale broker and managing general agent, announced the acquisition of Node International, a U.K. managing general agent that specializes in cyber risk and technology-related insurance solutions. Financial details of the transaction were not …
September 17, 2019
Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointments of Stephanie Pestorich Manson as chief client officer for Management Liability and head of Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) Product and Jason Mills as wholesale leader in the U.K. Financial & …
September 13, 2019
Analysis of almost five billion miles of driving data and associated claims in the U.K. shows that Friday is the most likely day for motorists to have a road traffic incident, and when it falls on the 13th of the …
September 12, 2019
RSA UK & International has merged its Commercial Risk Solutions (CRS) and Global Risk Solutions (GRS) businesses to create a single business unit focused on commercial lines. This move follows another restructuring in 2016 when the two divisions — CRS …
September 6, 2019
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-headquartered broker, announced the acquisition of three UK insurance intermediaries – Rentguard Ltd., Home & Travel Ltd. and RGA Underwriting Ltd. – collectively referred to as RGA Group. Terms of the transaction …