UK insurance market News

UK Finance, Insurance Industries Set Export Record

U.K. exports of financial and related professional services grew to a record in 2016 as all regions surged. Exports rose 15.8 percent to 95.7 billion pounds ($136 billion), according new data compiled by TheCityUK with the Office for National Statistics. …

UK Chancellor of Exchequer Angers Insurers by Raising Premium Tax

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne angered Britain’s insurance industry by unexpectedly increasing a tax on policy holders that is expected to raise an extra 1.8 billion pounds ($2.8 billion). The insurance premium tax will be increased to 9.5 …

Castel Underwriting Appoints Posner COO to Support Growth Plans

UK-based club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies announced the appointment of Mark Posner as its chief operating officer. He will report to CEO, Mark Birrell, and lead the continued development of Castel’s scalable business processes, operational functions and management …