Articles by Siân Barton
Kerry London Underwriting launches roofing scheme
The scheme has been developed in partnership with ECIC and is available to brokers.
Insurance Cares: 50% of financial consumers could be vulnerable
Research from the FCA’s Financial Lives report reveals scale of vulnerability as it shows vulnerable customers are less likely to have “any form of insurance”.
Complaints hit 3.32m for first half of 2017
PPI still makes up the majority of complaints to financial services firms.
InsurTech Futures: Nigel Barton’s Wrisk app launches £500,000 crowdfunding round
The app looks to cover multiple types of insurance in a single plan.
Ecclesiastical launches standalone fine art product for brokers
The policy is designed to enable brokers to place collections with Ecclesiastical’s specialist fine art team outside of buildings cover for the first time.
Pukka’s Sam White launches Freedom Brokers
The broker will focus on motor and will be based in Cheadle, Manchester.
Blog: Why trust is so important in insurance
Seb Maley, of Qdos Group’s insurance division, says brokers must work harder to build trust with their customers.
InsurTech Futures: Worry + Peace creates ‘insurance’ email platform
Firm predicts new service will help generate leads for brokers.
Ecclesiastical launches three specialist heritage products
Products designed to allow brokers to tailor cover for commercial heritage property owners.
Biba to increase fees by 2.5% for 2018
CEO Steve White said the fees go up each year to reflect inflation and increased costs such as the Litmus Test and software house resilience testing.
Markerstudy’s Trice app available to whitelabel for brokers
The insurer said the app has been designed to help customers save time when buying insurance and will also see Markerstudy move to offer on demand motor cover.
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CII sells Aldermanbury
The Chartered Insurance Institute is to sell its historic headquarters to the City of London Corporation.
Turnover grows for Stackhouse Poland
The business bought Lucas Fettes in 2016.
Oak Underwriting adds cyber to HNW product
The provider is to include cyber cover automatically as part of its HNW home product and is partnering with insurer Das to offer increased cover.
Pre-tax profit grows to £3.2m for Devitt in 2016
Motorcycle broker looking to buy books of business.
Ardonagh’s Mastercover deal “symbolic”
Janice Deakin reveals that Mastercover will be part of the advisory division of Towergate and it’s the first acquisition for that part of the business since 2012.
The Blog Spot: Insurance – where women are still second class citizens
Siân Barton explores the impact of ingrained sexism in the insurance sector and reveals the incident that prompted her to speak out.
“No plans to change Carole Nash” after £65m Ardonagh deal
Janice Deakin and Ian Donaldson pledge stability for the motorbike broker and say that it will be working with Autonet to enhance digital capabilities.
Towergate-owner Ardonagh Group to buy Carole Nash
The Group revealed that contracts have been exchanged in the deal which is valued at between £60m and £65m and also announced it is set to purchase Mastercover.
XL Catlin launches private client product suite
The products will be distributed through an exclusive broker panel and are aimed at the ultra high net worth client.
Ogden hope sees car premiums fall
Comprehensive car insurance prices have dropped 1.1%, the largest quarterly reduction seen in more than three years.
Biba reveals 2018 conference theme
‘Innovate Evolve Thrive’ will be the focus for the conference and exhibition which takes place in Manchester on 17 and 17 May next year.
Erskine Murray buys Offley Insurance Services
Erskine Murray said the deal would increase its presence in the North West.