Insurers and MGAs line up to support brokers amid Applied Epic exit – Insurance Age End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Insurer and managing general agent leaders have committed to help brokers deal with the impact of Applied Systems cutting Epic from the UK market. Insurance Age revealed Epic’s exit last week, … Read more
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed the government committing to spend £7.9bn on flood defences over the next decade. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs set out the total today, calling it the largest flood defence investment programme in history. Responding to the news, Hannah Gurga, director general at the ABI, said: … Read more
ERS has promoted Annie Ward to head of bespoke personal lines and agriculture from being product manager for bespoke personal lines. Ward, pictured, joined the specialist motor insurer in 2014 as a senior underwriter having started her insurance career at Sabre. She became portfolio underwriting manager in 2015, product manager in 2017 and Prestige product … Read more
Aviva’s latest Broker Barometer has revealed 68% of brokers believe clients may be underinsured which while still high has eased slightly. A year ago 73% of brokers were concerned that some of their clients may be underinsured. The insurer polled 251 brokers in March. Respondents stated that just over a quarter of businesses (28%) regularly … Read more
Hiscox has set its sights on being the insurer of choice on schemes business in its chosen sectors, and is targeting double-digit growth, according to head of schemes Natasha Pettet. “We’re not a generalist insurer, so we’re not looking to go toe-to-toe with the generalists,” she told Insurance Age. “We want to retain our niche … Read more