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Insurance Age commissioning editor, Laurence Eastham, and news editor, Ida Axling, discuss the top stories of the week. The headlines this week were once again dominated by Covid-19, with brokers hitting back over business interruption following criticism of how the insurance industry has responded to the crisis.
Top five news stories for the week commencing 30 March 2020:
1) Covid-19: Industry "getting hammered" over business interruption, says Biba
2) Covid-19: Lloyd’s issues guidance to MGAs
3) Covid-19: Brokers demand flexibility from insurers
4) Covid-19: Insurers will need to "carefully consider" BI position, says Oliver Wyman
5) News analysis: Aon creates world’s biggest broker with Willis Towers Watson deal
27 Mar 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 23 - 27 March 2020
Insurance Age editor, Sian Barton, and content director, Jonathan Swift, discuss the top stories this week and talk about their own experience of the coronavirus lockdown.
Top five news stories for the week commencing 22 March 2020:
1) Covid-19: Are you a key worker?
2) Axa confirms position on coronavirus business interruption cover
3) Covid-19: Confusion over rent guarantee insurance
4) Danish regulator orders Gefion to stop writing business
5) Covid-19: Government loan schemes open
6 Mar 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 2 - 6 March 2020
Insurance Age's editor, Siân Barton, and news editor, Ida Axling, chat about the top five news stories of the week, including Aviva's 2019 financial results and the coronavirus.
Top five news stories for the week commencing 2 March 2020:
1. Ardonagh buys Rural Insurance Group
2. Biba takes action on FCA coronavirus warning
3. Mactavish calls for radical reform of the UK insurance industry
4. Government urged to reconsider IPT ahead of budget
5. Aviva UKGI profit falls by 35%
28 Feb 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 24 -28 February 2020
Insurance Age's commissioning editor, Laurence Eastham, and news editor, Ida Axling, discuss the top five news stories of the week, including redundancies at Direct Line and Allianz's financial results.
Top five news stories for the week commencing 24 February 2020:
1. FCA removes Triton Insurance Brokers' right to conduct regulated business
2. Direct Line’s Ipswich office to close amid redundancy plan
3. FCA admits "mistake" after it accidentally shared private complainant data
4. Allianz UK COR deteriorates to 97.8%
5. Allianz committed to "under-performing" commercial property business
21 Feb 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 17 -21 February 2020
The team take a closer look at the most read news stories of the week commencing 17 February 2020.
Top five news stories for the week:
1) Ardonagh signs on from to buy Bennetts from Saga
2) FCA sounds alarm over Brexit, misconduct and data usage
3) Bollington cuts ties with Gefion
4) Watson blames Ageas profit fall on motor book
5) Bennetts deal to cost Ardonagh £26m
14 Feb 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 10 -14 February 2020
News editor Ida Axling and editor Siân Barton take a closer look at the most read news stories of the week commencing 10 February 2020.
Top five news stories for the week:
1. Major insurers respond to Staveley Head collapse
2. In Person: Amanda Blanc
3. Gallagher reshuffles UK specialty and Pen Underwriting leadership teams
4. Pen reveals further management changes
5. In Depth: Commercial – the property pressure cooker
31 Jan 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 27 - 31 January 2020
News editor Ida Axling and commissioning editor Laurence Eastham take a closer look at the most read news stories of the week commencing 31 January 2020, including changes at Marsh Commercial and Hiscox moving 300 staff out of London.
Top five news stories for the week:
1. Three become one as Marsh Commercial restructures networks business
2. Les Brewin to exit Marsh-owned Purple
3. Ardonagh eyes international growth
4. Hiscox commits to regions and moves 300 staff out of London
5. Gefion's solvency falls again after order from Danish regulator
10 Jan 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 06 -10 January 2020
Commissioning editor Laurence Eastham and editor Siân Barton consider the top stories from the first full week back in the office in 2020 focusing on Gefion and the recent spate of run-off announcements.
The top stories in the week commencing 6 January 2020 are:
1) Neon Underwriting placed into run-off
2) Amanda Blanc’s latest role announced
3) GRPs £68m 2019 spend revealed
4) FCA warns insurance managers to tackle misconduct
5) Gefion meets end of last year’s 5m euro liquidity deadline
10 Jan 2020
Top 5 News Podcast 2 - 6 December 2019
Siân Barton and Laurence Eastham discuss the week's most popular news stories, including the return of Amanda Blanc and the launch of Cuvva's new motor product.
The top five news stories for the week:
1) Amanda Blanc returns to UK insurance as Aviva NED
2) News analysis: Will Marsh’s new model pay off?
3) Marsh Commercial to cut 14 branches
4) Amanda Blanc’s second NED role revealed
5) Cuvva’s pay-monthly product aims to cut out brokers and aggregators
29 Nov 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 25 - 29 November 2019
Editor Siân Barton and news editor Ida Axling take a closer look at the most attention-grabbing news stories of the week commencing 25 November 2019.
The top five news stories for the week:
1) UK-wide redundancies underway at RSA
2) Marsh Commercial to move small business to five centres
3) Marsh Commercial argues small business centres will succeed
4) MS Amlin restructures and reveals leadership changes
5) Markerstudy promises to meet deadline as multi-million loan payment looms
1 Nov 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 28 October - 1 November 2019
Editor Siân Barton and news editor Ida Axling take a look at the stories making headlines in the week commencing 28 October 2019.
The top five news stories for the week:
1. Market “appalled” by revelations made during Gallagher/Ardonagh staff poaching trial
2. Judge slams insulting religious references in Gallagher and Ardonagh case
3. Ageas restructures broker distribution ahead of Chris Dobson exit
4. Ardonagh staff poaching claims dismissed in court
5. News analysis: Broker and MGA concerns mount over MS Amlin pullout
20 Sept 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 16 - 20 September 2019
Editor Siân Barton and commissioning editor Laurence Eastham look at the stories that caused a stir in the week commencing 16 September 2019.
The top five stories of the week were:
1. Hobbs reveals Allianz’s £35m debut at Lloyd’s
2. UK Broker Awards: Winners revealed
3. Samways retires after decade at Miles Smith
4. One Call’s Radford launches motor broker
5. Lloyd's reveals soaring profit for H1 2019
6 Sept 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 26 August - 6 September 2019
Editor Sian Barton and commissioning editor Laurence Eastham look at the stories that caused a stir in the fortnight commenting 26 August 2019.
The top stories were:
1) Swinton closures don’t tell full story, says Donaldson
2) FCA warns of Close Brothers clone
3) Finch buys Bridle Insurance in biggest deal yet
4) GRP exploring sale and reinvestment options
5) Fujitsu sets sights on disrupting insurance
23 Aug 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 19 - 23 August 2019
News editor Ida Axling and commissioning editor Laurence Eastham look at the stories that caused a stir in the week commenting 19 August 2019.
The week's top story covered the Financial Services Compensation Scheme's decision to compensate around 14,000 policyholders at bankrupt Danish company Alpha Insurance, following the collapse of a proposed deal with BCR Legal Group earlier in the month.
The top stories were:
1) FSCS set to compensate Alpha Insurance latent defect insurance policyholders
2) Ardonagh confirms the end of all Swinton retail branches
3) Ardonagh losses rise to £44.5m in H1 2019
4) Zurich cuts scheme contract with Fleet UK
5) Brightside hires new MD of broking as Russell Bence exits
9 Aug 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 5 - 9 August 2019
Editor Sian Barton and news editor Ida Axling look at the stories that caused a stir on the week commenting 5 August 2019.
The top stories were:
1) Former AIG claims handler jailed for £390,000 fraud
2) Ghostbroker sentenced for 18 counts of fraud
3) Brolly CEO announces product that counters “absurd dual pricing”
4) Bennett Christmas becomes Ethos Broking’s ninth regional powerhouse
5) Aviva pledges no market exits
26 Jul 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 22 - 26 July 2019
Editor Siân Barton and commissioning editor Laurence Eastham discuss the top stories for the week commencing 22 July.
The top stories were:
1. Ex-Ardonagh deputy CEO Deakin: I need a break from big deals
2. NED salaries in the insurance sector revealed
3. CEO for Cobra Network revealed
4. XL Catlin v Orbit Underwriting case settled
5. MOJ defends discount rate decision
19 Jul 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 15 -19 July
Content director, Jonathan Swift, and editor, Siân Barton weigh-in on Ogden, clones and the discount rate as they examine the top stories for the week commending 15 July 2019.
The top stories were:
1) Government reveals recalculated Ogden Rate
2) Construction firm unable to find insurance due to lack of capacity
3) Insurers disappointed by new discount rate
4) FCA warns of MoneySuperMarket clone
5) Documents reveal Government Actuary recommended a 0.25% discount rate
21 Jun 2019
Top 5 News Podcast 17 - 21 June 2019
News editor, Ida Axling, and editor, Siân Barton, dissect the most read stories for the week commencing 17 June 2019.
The top stories are:
1) GRP owned Sagars buys Thomas Cook
2) Tokio Marine Kiln Insurance goes into run-off
3) Three directors out as Policy Expert buys loss-making Sure Thing!
4) PIB’s £50m spending on brokers in 2018 revealed
5) Hiscox creates cyber exposure calculator
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