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Towergate restructures retail division
Towergate Insurance has split its retail division into two units – Towergate Insurance Brokers and Towergate Direct.
Autonet posts 14% increase in pre-tax profit to £8.8m
Autonet Insurance Services has revealed increases in profit, turnover and staff numbers for the year ended 31 December 2012.
Oval teams with NCC for cyber insurance
Oval has partnered with NCC Group for the launch of Cyber Assured, a cyber package for the SME community.
Ex-Aviva PI team members launch new MGA
Members of the former Aviva SME professional indemnity (PI) team have launched managing general agency (MGA) Pinpoint Underwriting.
BPF warns that Flood Re will leave "thousands" of SMEs adrift
The British Property Federation (BPF) has warned that Flood Re will leave "thousands" of SMEs unable to afford insurance cover.
Validation leads to a shrinking market for motor trade road risks insurers
Insurers and brokers must work together to make the ‘road risks’ motor market profitable and sustainable, explains Chris Withers
LV boss blames investment return and motor for profit drop
LV general insurance managing director John O'Roarke blamed falling investment returns and plummeting car insurance rates after the provider's operating profit dropped by a third.
LV operating profit slips to £43m amid "difficult" motor market
LV saw its operating profit slip to £43m for the first half of 2013, down on the £62m posted for the same period of 2012 for general insurance.
Grant links up again with former Brit boss Cooter at Covéa
Former Brit man Tim Grant has joined his ex-boss Simon Cooter at Covéa Insurance.
Giles creates 117 jobs in Wales with £7.3m investment
Giles Insurance Brokers has created 117 new jobs in Wales with the help of a £1.3m grant from the Welsh Assembly.
Fleet UK launches telematics for SME and mid-sized fleets
Fleet UK, part of THB Group, has launched a fleet telematics offering for the small to mid-sized fleet market.
Bupa and AIG team up in two-year travel insurance deal
Bupa and AIG have joined forces to develop a new product range for the travel insurance market.
Swinton Commercial looks to the future with business development appointment
Swinton Commercial has named chartered insurance broker Alastair Denness national business development manager.
RSA to unveil exclusive Biba conference deals
RSA has revealed plans to give brokers who attend the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s (Biba) conference exclusive deals.
Expertise-in-Action: Claims fraud - Contagion
Despite the insurance industry's valiant efforts, fraud is spreading through the market place like a virus. What can be done to stop the rot?
Products: Allianz Commercial offering allows brokers to trade SME business online
Allianz Commercial has focused on allowing brokers to trade completely online with the relaunch of QuoteSME. According to the provider, the new full-cycle business platform will provide instant online quotations and immediate delivery of electronic…
Simply Business closer to management buyout
Simply Business is set for a deal to separate from Brit Group through a management buyout, sister title Postonline has revealed.
Simplyhealth unveils new PMI plan for SME market
Simplyhealth has launched Simply Employee Health, a new private medical insurance (PMI) product for small to medium sized businesses.
PowerPlace confirms free broker access to SME web product
PowerPlace has revealed that brokers will be able to access its B2C SME web trading offering without needing to pay upfront costs, provided minimum business volumes are transacted.
Premium Credit to provide FCA fee payment service
Premium Credit has won a three-year contract to provide a payment service for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Allianz launches online SME trading system
Allianz Commercial has launched a new full-cycle business platform which will allow brokers to trade completely online.
Axa urges brokers to support insurers in SME fraud fight
Insurance fraud among small business owners in Britain could be increasing the average claim value by £640, according to new research.
LV Broker extends Coversure product relationship
LV Broker's home insurance product ABC is now available through broker Coversure.