Marsh
With offices in more than 130 countries employing over 45,000 people, Marsh aims to provide industry-focused brokerage, consulting, and claims advocacy services, leveraging data, technology, and analytics to help reduce its clients’ total cost of risk.
People Moves: 18 - 22 January 2021
Stay up-to-date with the latest personnel changes in the world of broking and insurance.
Brunel Group opens new office in the North East following CEO relocation
Brunel Group has expanded into North East England with the opening of a new office in Stockton-on-Tees.
People Moves: 16 - 20 November 2020
Keep up to date with the latest market moves.
Marsh Commercial in director’s chair for £500m film and TV kick-start scheme
Marsh Commercial will help firms in the government Film and TV Production Restart Scheme find Covid-19 related insurance.
People Moves Round-up: 19 - 23 October 2020
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Marsh takes from Gallagher for aviation lead
The broker has made a series of appointments in its aviation division as Mark Walters comes in as MD.
Dive-In launches with authenticity and perspective as its themes
The diversity and inclusion festival, which begins today, has done research that found firms should pay closer attention to D&I in times of crisis.
Law firm looks to expand group action following BI test case outcome
Move comes after the court ruled in favour of policyholders in relation to one of QBE’s policy wordings as well as Marsh’s Resilience wording.
Legal spat between Jelf and DRP continues
DRP denies client and staff poaching claims and accuses Jelf of unlawfully accessing private conversations, while Jelf replies that DRP's defence contains “much irrelevant and often inaccurate information”.
Marsh Commercial offers cashback to former personal lines customers
Exclusive: The broker has handed back cash following an internal review and admits some clients were not offered the most competitive terms between 2012 and 2018.
Covid-19 to boost broker M&A
David Hopwood, of Marsh Networks, predicts the pace of M&A will increase as the UK moves out of lockdown.
Digitising and Innovating Your Business Operation
Broker Extra 2020: Brokers have largely failed to be a part of the fintech scene, but is there growing realisation of the opportunities that exist… and could the pandemic hasten investment in this area?
RSA walks back on Marsh criticism in FCA's BI test case
As RSA changed its mind on part of its argument that drew criticism from Marsh, the Financial Conduct Authority said insurers were failing to take account of “the true nature of the insurance provided” in its business interruption test case, according to…
People Moves Round-up: 29 June - 3 July 2020
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Marsh reveals sport, entertainment and media industry group
Group launched in response to Covid-19 impact on SEM sector and will be led by Richard Tolley, deputy leader, global sports and events.
Marsh bites back as RSA alleges it is on the hook for wording in FCA BI test case
Marsh has disputed RSA allegations its clients should be liable for brokered policy contract issues in the Financial Conduct Authority’s business interruption test case, as brokers were dragged into the ongoing proceedings.
TL Dallas reveals growth plans
Broker's MD Polly Staveley and commercial MD Tim Mortimer discuss modernising the business, acquiring specialist teams and how the firm has been impacted by the coronavirus.
Brokers mixed response to Black Lives Matter
Updated: Some have pledged an “anti-racist” approach but there is little ethnicity data available to measure performance.
TL Dallas takes commercial MD from Marsh Commercial
Tim Mortimer has joined the Bradford-headquartered broker with the aim to grow its commercial division.
Hiscox has highest number of policies highlighted by FCA test case
Seventeen wordings will be assessed as part of the test and the FCA list shows 34 Hiscox policies affected so far, as regulator says list is a "representative sample" which is "not comprehensive".
Former MP Amber Rudd joins ‘Pan Re’ committee alongside series of industry big hitters
Aon’s Julie Page and Marsh’s Chris Lay are to lead the distribution working group as Jon Dye also joins the Stephen Catlin-led organisation.
Ageas partners with Victor in £60m capacity deal
Agreement sees the insurer provide capacity for Victor's products across agriculture and the third sector over the next five years.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode 12: Newsmaker special with Partners& CEO Phil Barton and chair Stuart Reid
In the latest Insurance Post and Insurance Age video cast brought to you while our journalists are working from home, we present the latest in a series of newsmaker specials focusing on the people behind the lockdown headlines.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode seven: Empathetic, sympathetic and offering strategic guidance – how brokers are managing clients in lockdown
In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how brokers maintain their ‘trusted adviser’ status during these difficult time.