Emmanuel Kenning

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Adler Fairways has appointed Oliver James and Rachael George as branch directors for its Bristol and Birmingham offices. James joins from Consumer Intelligence where he has worked for nearly three years. He brings over 14 years of experience in insurance and financial services, to the job including five at Brunel Group where he was business development manager in Bristol and then associate director in the city before leaving the broker in late 2022.

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

More than one in four (27%) insurance customers would cut cover or switch to cheaper policies if they were not able to make monthly premium payments, according to research by Premium Credit. The premium finance provider polled 827 people aged over 18 this March across the country and found two out of five (39%) customers in total would be affected if they could not pay for their insurance on a monthly basis.

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Managing general agent Rokstone has launched an international casualty division, recruiting again from Convex to lead the new offering. The move comes hard on the heels of unveiling a UK & Ireland casualty division earlier this month and the recruitment of Lewis Goodearl from Convex as its head. For the latest development the Aventum Group MGA has appointed Sam Wylie as portfolio manager of the new division. Wylie also joins from Convex where he served as class underwriter for the past five years.

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Two-thirds of regional and provincial brokers do not provide any climate-related guidance to clients, according to research by Ecclesiastical, while the same amount (65%) of national brokers do so, Insurance Age can reveal. The fourth annual survey of 250 brokers by the insurer found that two in five (39%) national brokers say climate is integrated into risk management discussions, while a third share climate related news and developments.

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Niche Box Group has bought Next Generation Insurance Group – trading as Cycler – to expand into bicycle insurance as a stand alone or embedded into core covers. Niche Box Group already has products spanning breakdown, wedding and GAP insurance. Founded in 2021 it is an appointed representative of UK Oasis Group which in turn trades as Oasis Insurance specialising in travel underwritten by Great Lakes. Cycler was also launched in 2021 specialising in bicycle and e-bike insurance.