Products
The AA buys Keycare
The AA has purchased Key Care, the household and motor key insurance specialist.
Aviva boosts group accident and travel products with wellbeing package
Aviva has added mental health support to its group personal accident and business travel products in a move it labelled “a first for the industry”.
NBS launches excess of loss liability insurance
NBS Underwriting has launched excess of loss liability insurance in a move it flagged enables brokers to offer an additional £5m of public liability cover beyond primary level limits.
Howden claims “first of its kind” with carbon capture and storage insurance facility launch
Howden has launched a product that it claimed will “unlock vital investment to support the global transition to net zero”.
Ardonagh-owned Price Forbes launches real estate and legal indemnity practice
Price Forbes, part of Ardonagh Specialty, has launched a real estate and legal indemnity practice led by managing director of real estate Mark Manwaring.
OneAdvent launches MGA Criterion
Specialist managing general agent and broker services platform OneAdvent has launched Criterion, an MGA that underwrites niche classes of business.
Acturis launches AI Predict
Acturis has launched AI Predict to bring the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning into its software-as-a-service platform.
Canopius launches investment management cover
Canopius Group has launched an investment management product for asset managers, with the aim of responding to shifts in the risk landscape in the highly-regulated asset management sector.
MGA expands D&O offering with NED Protect
Rising Edge has expanded its commercial D&O offering to include a new product, tailored exclusively for non-executive directors.
Car insurance premiums surge 58% in a year
According to research by WTW and Confused, car insurance premiums have soared to a record high with a 58% rise in 2023.
Commercial Express highlights hair and beauty scheme
Commercial Express has launched a hair and beauty product for hairdressers, barbers and beauty therapists.
Bridgehaven backs MGA Alchemy’s professional risks launch
Bridgehaven Insurance has backed managing general agent Alchemy’s launch into the professional risks market.
New property MGA Ventis launches with ex-Covéa quartet
Ventis, a specialist commercial and residential real estate managing general agent, has opened for business.
RSA teams up with Brit to launch Project Cargo consortium
RSA and Brit have launched a new Project Cargo consortium, BUILD, offering guaranteed capacity of up to $285m (£223.8m) for risks worldwide.
Cowbell expands cyber appetite from SMEs to £1bn turnover firms
Cowbell has extended the reach of its cyber insurance beyond SMEs to cater for businesses with an annual turnover of up to £1bn.
Hug Hub stakes revolution claim with “first of its kind in the UK” extranet roll out
Hug Hub has launched Extranet Hub, an aggregator-style quote tool, claiming it is the first of its kind in the UK that promises to revolutionise commercial quoting for brokers.
SRIS introduces private client offering
Specialist Risk Insurance Solutions has launched Specialist Risk Private Clients, bringing together an experienced team, according to a post on LinkedIn.
Insurtech ARMD expands into the broker tradespeople market
ARMD, an insurtech, has formed a managing general agent to target brokers interested in the £6.5bn UK tradespeople insurance market.
The Green Insurer launches on CDL’s Strata
The Green Insurer has opened for business claiming to be the UK’s first truly green car insurance broker.
Ripe adds motorhomes and campervans to portfolio
Insurtech broker Ripe has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of motorhomes and campervans insurance.
Advertising feature: Three ways brokers can help clients gain a security advantage when selecting cyber insurance
Tom Draper, UK head of insurance, Coalition outlines the most important ways brokers can help clients select cyber insurance providers that will give them a security advantage.
Flock to push on broker relationships with NIG fleet partnership
Insurtech Flock has partnered with NIG on fleet insurance in a move that will also involve opening up more broker relationships, according to Ed Leon Klinger, CEO of the managing general agent.
Beat Capital Partners launches accident and health business
Beat Capital Partners has launched RedRiff Agency, an accident and health underwriter with Peter Wilkins as CEO.
Rokstone launches contingency portfolio
Managing general agent Rokstone is launching a contingency portfolio promising a same-day quote turnaround for brokers.