UK market News

UK Supermarkets Analyze Customers’ Shopping Habits to Price Insurance Products

Ever wondered what your shopping habits say about your driving? Britain’s big supermarkets have. The two biggest, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, are offering discounts on financial products such as car insurance based on the predictability of people’s shopping, a step beyond …

UK MGA Plum Opens Underwriting, Support Center in Basildon, England

Plum Underwriting, the specialist home insurance managing general agent in the UK market, has opened an underwriting and service center as part of its strategy to support continued growth. The center, located in Basildon, England, brings together underwriting, claims, pricing, …

AGCS Promotes Virji to Lead UK Cyber Team; Yu from Principia Named Senior U/W

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) announced that Yogesh “Yogi” Virji has been promoted to lead the UK cyber team. In addition, Hui Yu will join the UK team as a senior underwriter in the new year. These two underwriting …

Markel Completes Acquisition of UK Building Services Insurer EC Insurance Co.

Markel International, the specialist insurer, has completed its acquisition of EC Insurance Co. Ltd. (ECIC), having received approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority. Sevenoaks, England-based ECIC provides a wide range of insurance products for contractors and affinity groups across the …

UK Financial Services Industry Pays Record Taxes, ‘Underlining Need’ for Brexit Deal

Britain’s financial services industry paid a record 72.1 billion pounds ($96.2 billion) in tax during the past fiscal year, PwC said in a report that piles pressure on the government to secure favorable trading terms for banks after Brexit. Tax …

Aon Benfield Names Siccardi as EMEA & UK Head of Client Services

Aon Benfield, the reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, has appointed Leonora Siccardi as EMEA & UK Head of Client Services. Based in London and reporting to Maggie Westdale, CFO of Aon Benfield, Richard Posgate, co-CEO of EMEA …

IGI Appoints Jabsheh as Executive Director, IGI UK, in Expanded Company Role

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI), the specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Waleed Jabsheh as executive director of IGI UK as part of the company’s plans to grow in new and existing markets. Jabsheh will …

Gallagher Appoints Bluefin’s Hogg to Lead Scottish Operations

Arthur J. Gallagher announced that Kenny Hogg has been appointed regional managing director (RMD) for Scotland and will join the business with effect Aug. 29, 2017. The current RMD for Scotland, Paul Kerry, will remain with the business in his …

UK Financial Services Sector Seeking ‘Ambitious’ Brexit Trade Agreement

The UK’s financial sector is seeking an “ambitious” trade pact between Britain and the European Union to try to prevent a costly shift of jobs and business to the continent once the country leaves the bloc, according to a draft …

Global Insurance M&A in H1 Drops to Lowest Point in 2 Years: Clyde & Co.

The volume of completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry continued dropping during the first six months of 2017 to 170 deals, compared to 186 deals reported for the second half of 2016, according to Clyde & …