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Edward Murray's coverage heavily focuses on the insurance industry in the United Kingdom, particularly around company updates and announcements. He covers a wide range of topics within the insurance sector, such as partnerships, acquisitions, product launches, and leadership appointments.
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The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has launched a new national advertising campaign to promote brokers to businesses. The campaign puts a focus on cyber risks and the importance of expert advice in managing and insuring these exposures. It features ‘Ben the Broker’, a character used by BIBA in previous campaigns.
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has launched a new cyber insurance broker directory to enable businesses to find support to manage, mitigate and transfer their cyber risks. BIBA developed the directory in collaboration with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Renata Group Ltd, which is an appointed representative of the Momentum network, has acquired Abbot Insurance Consultants Ltd. Renata offers commercial, professional and personal insurance products including buildings, motor, home, travel and lifestyle covers.Renata Group Ltd, which is an appointed representative of the Momentum network, has acquired Abbot Insurance Consultants Ltd. Renata offers commercial, professional and personal insurance products including buildings, motor, home, travel and lifestyle covers.
London-headquartered independent broker BPL, which focuses on credit and political risk, has launched BPL Re. The reinsurance division will support carriers across credit, political risk and surety specialties. It will operate as a standalone business division within the BPL Group.
Motor insurance provider Motorcade, which is part of the Acorn Group, has gone live with its new brand identity. Motorcade’s digital first proposition specialises in providing cover for non-standard risks and also offers a non-finance monthly payment product. Motorcade became part of the Acorn Group in 2001. The Acorn Group dates back to 1982.
Zurich UK has responded to broker feedback and enhanced its SME e-trade commercial combined proposition on Acturis to enable brokers to select up to 15 different covers under one policy. Zurich says this modular approach to building policies creates more flexibility for brokers and allows them to better match their client’s risk to the policy purchased.
Targa Telematics has launched its vehicle delivery monitoring solution to assist vehicle leasing companies to monitor and better manage every stage of the delivery process from OEM production and transport to preparation at the delivery centre. It says this will enable firms to better understand and manage the process and to mitigate potential exposures.
Delegated underwriting technology specialist VIPR Solutions has teamed up with insurance workflow business WCL to create a digital workflow for non-bureau delegated underwriting. The firms say it does away with the need for manual intervention between broker submission and downstream bordereaux processing.
Last year, there were 172 fires involving electronic cigarettes. This was up from 132 in 2024 and is almost six times the 31 fires recorded in 2021. The numbers come from a freedom of information request made by insurer Zurich which secured responses from 38 fire brigades across the UK.
Defaqto has launched its Defaqto Market Pricing branding following its acquisition of Pearson Ham Group’s market pricing business at the beginning of the year. The visual branding was first aired at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in March.
