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A&A Group in management buyout

Darwin Private Equity has entered into an agreement to acquire The A&A Group and Hyperformance Limited in a management buyout.

Broker | 27 Jan 2012

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Chubb has reported net income in Q4 2011 of $452m (£287.7m) down from $620m in the same period of 2010.

Insurer | 27 Jan 2012

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UK firms improved their overall payment performances in the final quarter of 2011, but insurance companies did not follow......

Insurer | 27 Jan 2012

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Considering life insurance

If you weren’t around anymore, how would those who depend upon you cope?

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Editor's pick

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Reportage: Thinking big about smes

The difference between the small and the medium-sized businesses under the umbrella term SME can be very large and brokers need diverse tactics to target them both

Paul Goldsmith

Broking success: driving growth

Gardners has used acquisitions and specialism in insurance 
for taxi drivers to drive growth, managing director Paul Goldsmith explains

2012-calendar

Management: a fresh start

The New Year is a great time to set some personal resolutions and a perfect opportunity to set some SMART objectives for your business

Interview

Eric Galbraith and Andy Homer

Profile: Biba does Brussels

Distribution, European influence and a united voice for insurance are just some of the key areas new Biba chairman Andy Homer......

Videos

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Video: What the Papers Say latest edition

This month Martin Friel, editor of Insurance Age, and Emmanuel Kenning Features editor, are joined by Aviva's senior media......

Broker | 17 Jan 2012 | screening image

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Video: What the Papers Say, latest edition

This month, Insurance Age editor Martin Friel is joined by Jon Sellors, head of thought leadership at RSA and Insurance Age......

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An audience with: Julian James, CII president

Next year sees the Chartered Insurance Institute celebrate the centenary of its being granted a Royal Charter. But far from......

Insurer | 02 Dec 2011 | screening image

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Editor’s letter - January 2012

“The number of executives… that were dispatched in the last 
few of months of 2011 
is staggering”

Viewpoint

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The bottom line

Has a focus on the bottom line led to insurers and brokers in the SME sector knowing the price of everything and the value......

Agenda

Tony Cornell

A year to remember

Tony Cornell looks forward to the year ahead and predicts what 2012 holds in store for brokers

Opinion poll

The Groupama sale

Will the sale of Groupama bring in new capacity to the regional market?

Events

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Digital Insurance Strategies 2012

01 Mar 2012, UK

In an age where it has been predicted that the number of mobile connected devices will increase 100% from 9 billion to 24 billion......

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UK Broker Summit

22 Mar 2012, UK

The UK Broker Summit brings together the most powerful figures in the general insurance industry to discuss, debate and ultimately......

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Against the grain 2011: A series of guest articles from expert commentators

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The new world for insurance: business perspectives on phase II

The issues driving domicile have become a topic of ongoing interest to the insurance industry. This is why we decided that it was a subject worthy of some closer investigation.

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