People Moves: 9 – 13 September 2024

Keep up to date with the latest insurance industry personnel moves. Featuring: CFC Underwriting, WTW, BMS, Bspoke Private Clients and Fidelis. CFC recruits new CPO Kathryn Herrington has joined CFC as chief people officer. With over 25 years’ experience in financial services and technology, most recently she was chief people officer at SUSE, a private … Read more

Peach Pi partners with Starpeak on micro/SME insurance

Starpeak, the specialist digital distributor of insurance to niche online markets, has partnered with commercial insurer Peach Pi to co-create products designed specifically for the micro and SME market. Launched in 2020 as a trading style of NPA Insurance, Peach Pi initially focused on the health and wellness sector and allied professions but is now … Read more

Markel raids Axa again as it builds out its senior regional UK broker team

Markel has appointed Charlotte Harrison to the role of head of UK regional broker development. The insurer said Harrison will be “instrumental in developing key broker relationships and growing Markel’s revenue streams in its specialist markets and lines of business”. Harrison joins from Axa, where she was head of SME development and proposition. Within Axa, … Read more

Gallagher renews Premiership Rugby sponsorship for three more years

Gallagher and Premiership Rugby have announced a multi-year renewal that will see the partnership extend to a decade together at the end of 2028.   The broker has been the official title sponsor of Premiership Rugby since 2018, when it replaced insurer Aviva, and the new three-year deal kicks off from the 2025/26 season.   Since the relationship … Read more

Biba calls for IPT cut in Autumn Budget

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has urged the government to cut the headline rate of insurance premium tax from 12% to 10% in the Autumn Budget on 30 October. Biba previously encouraged the government to lower the standard rate from 12% to 10% in the Spring Budget, but it remained unchanged. Concerns have been raised … Read more