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Pen and Markel in £25m equestrian sector deal
New partnership comes into force at the beginning of May.
Markel UK launches social welfare policy
Insurer says Markel Care offers opportunities for brokers to grow and develop their business.
Towergate confirms 133 people at risk of redundancy
Job cuts to hit Maidstone and Leeds Airport West offices.
Carole Nash buys Cornmarket’s motorcycle book in Ireland
Latest deal adds 6,000 policies to broker.
#Insagepeople: 24 - 30 April 2017
Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
Coversure promotes Bob Darling to group CEO as John Hooper takes on a chairman role
Franchise confirms plans to open new office in Leeds along with further board level changes.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
It has been a week of finance related stories with two high profile acquisitions and three sets of company accounts making up the top five.
rhg Insurance Brokers switches from SSP to Applied Systems
Broker states it is still suffering from the effects of SSP’s outage in August 2016.
ABI supports shelving of whiplash reforms ahead of general election
Government opts not to force through prison reform Bill before 8 June.
Lorica claims first trading profit for 2017
Broker highlights 4% rise in turnover.
Simply Business posts climbing profits for year before Travelers takeover
Parent company Xbridge also reports double digit turnover growth for 2016.
Coversure opens branch in Crawley
Franchise adds second new office in two months.
Ryan Direct Group bought by Towergate-backers
Insurance distribution and claims handling firm sold to Nevada Investments.
FCA core fees set to dip for brokers in 2017/18
Sector to benefit from 0.6% reduction if proposed fees are confirmed after consultation.
MGAs Snapshot 2017: Growing gains
While there remain some challenges in the market, MGAs are seeing growth on every measure
Editor's letter - April 2017
Championing change: Insurance Age’s new look with more business-useful information
CFC revamps cyber proposition
New offering includes first party cover on each and every claim basis.
Broking Break: Your Top Five
Regional expansion, a new online proposition and three stories involving regulatory bodies dominated the news in the past week.
Flaxmans and PKF Littlejohn team up on dispute resolution
Firms claim Crusader offering will “revolutionise” insurance and commercial dispute resolution.
Ceta delivers £2.2m pre-tax profits for 2016
Turnover at the company rises by 10%.
Lloyd’s pre-tax profit flat at £2.1bn in 2016
Market’s COR deteriorates to 97.9% as GWP rises.
CMA renews investigation into aggregators
Further study into four areas follows previous research last year.
Biba raises unsuitable products concerns ahead of CMA investigation into aggregators
Trade body pleased with further investigation including into “most favoured nation” clauses.