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Placing Platform Limited fully integrates digital contract functionality
22nd September 2025
Placing Platform Limited (PPL), a provider of insurance placement technology, has introduced a new edition of its digital contract system, developed by Artificial. This release marks the full integration of digital contract functionality within PPL’s placing platform. The upgraded system is expected to reduce contract creation time by 50% and cut the ... Read the full article
PPL launches first general market release from Microsoft partnership
19th August 2025
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has launched the first general market release from its Microsoft partnership, introducing a new app within Outlook that gives clients access to upcoming products and features. Alongside the app’s launch is direct connectivity between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams and the placing platform, which will reportedly facilitate ... Read the full article
PPL launches data-driven digital contract capabilities
24th February 2025
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has announced the launch of its new data-driven contract capabilities, powered by Artificial's Contract Builder product. Integrated into PPL's core platform, these new features facilitate the market's transition from document-based processes. This solution has been designed to address long-standing challenges faced by brokers and carriers. Tanya Duckworth, Chief Product ... Read the full article
PPL reports strong platform performance during peak renewals season
17th February 2025
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has reported strong platform performance and service delivery during the peak 1/1 renewals season. 2024 marked a year of significant transition for PPL, characterised by continuous platform enhancements, with a renewal season that culminated in near-faultless service standards for users during the traditionally busy renewals period, the ... Read the full article
PPL launches new Express Renewal functionality
21st January 2025
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has launched its new Express Renewal functionality, which will reportedly make it quicker and easier for brokers to renew risks. According to PPL, this new development builds on the Express Contract functionality introduced in September and offers several key enhancements. PPL noted that it now enables fast-tracked ... Read the full article
PPL completes restructure of leadership team to drive growth strategy
16th December 2024
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has completed a restructure of its leadership team, as part of the ongoing transformation of the London market's digital placement platform. According to the announcement, the new structure follows Board and governance changes (announced earlier this year), which are expected to help the executive leadership team identify ... Read the full article
PPL launches new underwriter dashboard to enhance workflows
19th November 2024
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has introduced its new underwriter dashboard to help users manage high volumes of business activity on the platform. Functioning like a worklist, the updated dashboard structure and user interface will help underwriters to locate work items easily and highlight outstanding tasks. The new underwriter dashboard enables users to ... Read the full article
PPL and Microsoft partner to advance London market digital placing with new trading hub
10th October 2024
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has entered a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to accelerate its transition from a transaction platform to a data-driven trading hub. This collaboration will see the integration of Microsoft’s data and AI capabilities and productivity tools into the flow of work on PPL’s specialty insurance trading platform. It aims ... Read the full article
Stable performance for PPL new platform following transitioning challenges
18th July 2024
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has confirmed continued strong and stable performance during peak June and July renewals following remediation and performance initiatives that resulted in enhanced platform performance. PPL clients had experienced a challenging Q4 2023 and initial start to 2024 after transitioning to the new platform, Next Gen, the ... Read the full article
John Mason named new CEO of PPL to lead its digital transformation
22nd February 2024
John Mason has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the London market electronic trading platform, PPL. Mason will take up his role in April, succeeding interim CEO Joe Gordon, whose tenure will end following a handover period. Steve Hearn, PPL’s Chairman, commented, “Following what’s been a very competitive recruitment ... Read the full article
PPL & Artificial Labs team to redefine the outlook of digital placing for the London Market
10th January 2024
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) and Artificial Labs have signed a multi-year partnership agreement, which will see both firms working together to accelerate delivery of a fully integrated digital trading experience. The joint endeavour radically advances the date when every firm, large or small, within the London market can trade digitally in ... Read the full article
PPL hires Mark Griffith as Chief Information Officer
30th November 2023
Placing Platform Limited has announced that Mark Griffith has been appointed to take on the role of Chief Information Officer. He is set to join the business in January 2024, where he will report to Joe Gordon, PPL CEO. In his new role, Griffith is set to assume overall responsibility for PPL’s ... Read the full article
PPL confirms 1st October switchover and shutdown date for old platform
25th September 2023
Placing Platform Limited has confirmed that, as planned, on 1st October, Next Gen will become the only PPL platform available to place new risks. According to the firm, from this date, the option to create a new firm order will be removed, though any firm orders created on the old platform ... Read the full article
PPL deploys first major upgrade to Next Gen platform
22nd August 2023
Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has deployed, on schedule, its first major upgrade since Next Gen was launched in March earlier this year. According to PPL, this follows five “continuous improvement” releases that have introduced regular enhancements to the platform in the months since it was launched. Release 2.0 contains over 100 ... Read the full article
Top 10 brokers now live on PPL Next Gen risk placement platform
16th August 2023
Placing Platform Limited has announced that the top ten brokers are now all live on its Next Gen risk placement platform, the new version of the London insurance market’s electronic trading platform, as the market "heads towards full transition by October 1st." As per PPL, the three largest global brokers - ... Read the full article
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