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May 8, 2023
Ian Brown
Business Insurance News

McGill & Partners appoints a new CFO

Effective July 1, global specialist (re)insurance broker McGill and Partners has appointed Dominic Mignon as group chief financial officer. Mignon will succeed Oliver Corbett, one of McGill and Partners’...

May 3, 2023
Ian Brown
Financial

Climate protestors modify Spice Girls song to disrupt Barclays annual general meeting

Due to a bank’s financing of fossil fuels, the lyrics of Stop were altered to “stop immediately, no more oil and gas Climate activists disrupted Barclays’ annual general meeting...

May 3, 2023
Ian Brown
Financial

The FCA’s stock market reform proposal is both pessimistic and pragmatic

Since 2008, the number of companies listed on London’s main market has decreased by 40%. Do the regulations governing listed companies on the UK stock market require the most...

British Insurance News | Insurance Business News

November 11, 2022
Ian Brown
Business Insurance News

How the United Kingdom Plans to Become a Fintech Haven Following Brexit

The United Kingdom remains at the top in terms of the number of fintech startups. However, many Brexit-related issues result in a loss of ground? The research, issued in...

November 11, 2022
Ian Brown
Business Insurance News

Principal reinsurers avoid natural disaster risks

According to a recent assessment by S&P Global Ratings (S&P), only half of the top 21 global reinsurers have increased their exposure to natural disaster risks, while the other...

November 11, 2022
Ian Brown
Business & Technology

Is It Time for a Hiring Spree at a Startup?

Many of the top technology companies are dumping their talented engineers. Is the time ripe for startups to strike? Many of my portfolio firms struggled with recruiting last...

British Insurance News | The Securities and Exchange Commission

November 11, 2022
Ian Brown
Business & Technology

Is SBF Going to Jail?

The cryptocurrency exchange FTX is heading into insolvency. Its creator, Sam Bankman-Fried, may face incarceration. The SEC is investigating whether FTX misused customer funds. From Bloomberg: Bloomberg...

November 10, 2022
Ian Brown
News

Insurance Industry Leader Niraz Buhari Reveals the Opportunities of Blockchain Technology in His Industry

Blockchain is anticipated to fundamentally alter the way the insurance and reinsurance industries function by enabling tighter communication between stakeholders, including suppliers, reinsurers, and brokers. Blockchain’s main characteristic, which...

November 10, 2022
Ian Brown
News

Axa UK and Ireland reports 3% rise in gross revenue for 2021

Axa has revealed a combined operating ratio of 95.6% for property and casualty business in the UK and Ireland in 2021, an improvement on the 96.2% posted in 2020....

November 10, 2022
Ian Brown
News

Insurance Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic–and how governments, businesses and individuals react to it–raises many issues relevant to property/casualty (P/C) insurers and their customers. As a trusted source of unique, data-driven insights...