MGAA expands to Ireland, Ardonagh launches Ardonagh Europe and Lloyd’s of London is accused of greenwashing.

The Aon/Willis merger is off. Both parties have agreed to go their separate ways after reaching an impasse with the US Department of Justice. Aon announced that the $30bn deal had collapsed in a statement released on Monday the 26th of July. The broker confirmed that it will be paying the $1bn dollar break-up fee to Willis Towers Watson.

In this update: flooding causes devastation in Western Europe, UK pub leader takes insurers to court, and reduced Covid restrictions leave the UK vulnerable to terrorism.

On today’s update: Zurich joins The Hedron Network, a telling off for Lloyds Banking Group and a positive development for the Aon/Willis merger.

Paul Donnelly, Executive Vice President, EMEA, Munich Re, discusses any dangers in oversimplifying underwriting, who is responsible for the underwriting itself and whether new technologies may impact jobs.

Ola Jacob discusses what first attracted him to the industry, where his career path has taken him so far and some of the challenges the industry faces.

On today’s bulletin: the FCA has a warning for brokers, insurance employees say no to the office and cyber premiums are on the rise.

<p>On this bulletin, Hiscox settles BI claims, a new president for Markel, and a royal visit for Lloyd’s of London.</p> <p><a href = "https://www.hiscoxgroup.com/news/press-releases/2021/28-06-21" target = "_BLANK">www.hiscoxgroup.com/news/press-releases/2021/28-06-21</a></p> <p><a href = "https://www.cityam.com/action-group-agrees-settlement-with-hiscox-over-business-interruption-cover/" target = "_BLANK">https://www.cityam.com/action-group-agrees-settlement-with-hiscox-over-business-interruption-cover

Johann Joubert, Chief Executive Officer at Converge Solutions discusses the trends in cyber crime, the risk exposure and the proactive measures you can take to mitigate these.

Stu Reid, Chairman at Partners& gives his views on the issues facing the current market broker consolidation model.