Articles by Larry Ferguson
Simply Business pre-tax profit rises 8% to £2.89m
Turnover also rises by 16% to £29.1m for the year to the end of December 2014.
Century Underwriting launches property owners product
MGA also appoints Martin Hughes to lead its UK property division.
Brown pledges to build on Nathan's work at Towergate
Adrian Brown says he aims to grown the MGA and build on relationships.
Nathan seeks “fresh challenge” on leaving Towergate
Underwriting CEO set to hand over to Adrian Brown.
Sutton Winson aims to grow trade credit by hiring Stuart Austen
Austen will lead trade credit division and joins from Euler Hermes.
Take-up of SME e-trading by brokers increasing
Applied Systems event heard there are still obstacles with mid-range brokers lagging behind.
Granite Group signs up with Transactor software system
The group is understood to have made the switch after leaving SSP.
Insurer tips for Rugby World Cup 2015
All go for the same team to be overall winner - but who could it be?
Bought By Many buys Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex)
Bought By Many will use its technology platform to create quote-and-buy process for pet insurance.
Axa launches Minifleet Choice
Insurer says new online product designed for small fleets of up to 20 vehicles.
Aviva launches guide to tackle commercial underinsurance
A 2014 survey revealed 177 cases where firms where underinsured by an average of £486,000.
Hastings CFO says IPO won't affect management focus
Motor book and home insurance will continue to be key according to Richard Hoskins.
John Lloyd to step down as CEO of JLT Specialty
Paul Knowles will take over the role on 1 January 2016.
Marsh CEO Mark Weil hails Jelf acquisition
Weil says Marsh won't stand in the way of any Jelf plans.
Broker fined and banned by FCA
The regulator found Ralph Whittington caused Savesure to misappropriate insurance premiums.
Gable records a pre-tax loss of £2.4m for H1 2015
Company said underlying insurance profit was up 11% to £6.3m for the first six months.
Lloyd's pre-tax profit falls 28% to £1.19bn for H1 2015
COR rises to 89.5% in the first six months of this year compared to 87.4% for H1 2014.
NPA in talks to buy several brokers says director
Bob Pybus expects profit to continuing growing as firm records 20% increase to £1.8m.
Bollington to expand corporate and risk management offering
Chairman Paul Moors says the growth will involve hiring people and acquisitions.