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Editor’s letter - February 2012

“It’s not that I want to make you all feel bad it’s just that, for brokers, there hasn’t been a lot to be cheerful about”

Broker | 01 Feb 2012

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Review: Talking tech

CNA Europe technology package product. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits....

Broker | 01 Feb 2012

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Market moves: A good month for the management

It’s well into the new year but the insurance industry is certainly still ringing the changes. As usual, there were moves between rival companies, with...

Broker | 01 Feb 2012

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The tide is turning

Brokers are slowly realising the potential of schemes to boost profits, explains Tony Bloomer

Broker | 01 Feb 2012

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Products roundup: Brokers braced for the digital future

It has been a technology heavy start to the year for brokers who have been inundated with new offerings from insurers in this fast evolving sector.

Broker | 01 Feb 2012

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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”

Broker | 01 Jan 2012

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A year to remember

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

Broker | 01 Jan 2012

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Products: industry refocuses on online product offerings

Both ends of the broker product flow have seen a refocusing on websites to grow business in the new year. Connoisseur Underwriting, an MGA focused on antique...

Insurer | 01 Jan 2012

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Broking success: driving growth

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

Broker | 01 Jan 2012

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Review: online business

Optima Business Plan. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average...

Insurer | 01 Jan 2012

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Products: broker feedback drives changes to Allianz motor trade policies

Allianz Commercial has revamped its motor trade policies following, it said, feedback from brokers.

Insurer | 01 Jan 2012

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Winter warning

Ice and snow on commercial properties can present plenty of opportunities for landlords and tenants to slip up, explain Kelly-Louise Kirby and Helen Bridgman...

Broker | 01 Jan 2012

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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...

Broker | 01 Jan 2012

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Products roundup: new year, 
new technology

The new year has blasted off with insurance once again looking to the technological future. Chubb has unveiled a cyber security insurance product for companies...

Insurer | 01 Jan 2012

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Blood 
on the boardroom floor

What role did regulation play in the sacking of the entire Swinton executive board?

Insurer | 01 Jan 2012

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martin-friel-0710-editor-insurance-age

Editor’s letter - February 2012

“It’s not that I want to make you all feel bad it’s just that, for brokers, there hasn’t been a lot to be cheerful......

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tony-bloomer

The tide is turning

Brokers are slowly realising the potential of schemes to boost profits, explains Tony Bloomer

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Tony Cornell

Are you a visionary or a strategist?

Really successful businesses are led by visionaries or strategists, but the UK insurance industry seems to be lacking both,......

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