A day after the US government announced new export restrictions hitting China’s chip industry, Beijing retaliated with a ban on the sale of key minerals like gallium and germanium to the United States. Plus, after its bizarre rebranding campaign was met with a social media storm, Jaguar unveiled its next-generation, all-electric concept car as it … Read more
The industry was abuzz last week with the ramifications of Aviva’s £3.3bn bid for Direct Line Group. Jonathan Swift reflects on the weekend’s developments, and what the deal might mean for UK brokers should the possibility of a green light gain momentum in the coming weeks. With the news that Aviva has submitted a non-binding … Read more
Allie Chadwick has been named regional head of multinational in the UK at Allianz Commercial, effective immediately. She succeeds Kevin Hegel who has been promoted to global head of network management and governance. Chadwick, pictured, will oversee the multinational team and manage all servicing aspects of Allianz Commercial’s global multinational accounts in the UK. Based … Read more
The scene is a business hotel in a large US city on the Sunday morning before a major conference. You arrived yesterday evening on the late flight from Heathrow, and now, jetlagged and with a day to kill before your meetings, you are sitting in your room wondering whether to go out for coffee, … Read more
Sompo priortising regional hires and MGAs over expanding broker panel – Insurance Age End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Sompo International remains “open minded” to further regional expansion, but is happy to build on its existing locations in Birmingham and Manchester for now. That is the view of its UK CEO Bob … Read more