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PI road accidents down
There were 4% fewer road accidents involving personal injuries last year, according to the latest De...
Appointment at United Insurance Brokers
United Insurance Brokers has appointed Mohamed Kotb as a senior account executive in the firm's Lond...
Appointment at Fortis
Fortis has appointed Ron Munro as an underwriting development manager. Munro brings 27 years' indust...
Alec Finch London MBO
Alec Finch London has been acquired in a management buyout. In addition, risk management subsidiary ...
Marsh creates specialist international placement broker
Marsh has created an international placement broker for property and casualty risks. Mark Gregory, currently UK head of Marsh’s Global Placement operations, will be CEO of Bowring Marsh, reporting to Alexander Moczarski, president of the International…
FSA sets out outcomes in its Annual Report
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its Annual Report for the year 2007/08.
Groupama Healthcare urges wider use of technology
Groupama Healthcare has called for the wider adoption of technology within the health insurance sector to help brokers and intermediaries reduce costs, cut duplication, save time and improve service standards to policyholders. The call comes as Groupama…
Title insurance set to soar, says provider
London & European today forecast a surge in the uptake of title insurance policies by prime lenders, in particular building societies.
Young drivers pay more to insure their cars
The new Equalities Bill, being introduced by the Government to tackle age-based prejudice, could have far reaching consequences for the car insurance industry, according to uSwitch.com. Currently, although young drivers (aged 17-25) make up only 7% of…
Brightside Group acquires Group Direct and Injury QED
In a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange Brightside Group, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Group Direct and its associated companies, and Injury QED. The announcement follows a General Meeting of shareholders on Friday 27th…
Giles continues expansion in Wales
Giles Insurance Brokers has announced the successful completion of its first Newport acquisition, Hancock General Insurance Services.
Allianz engineering offers advice to cut energy bills
Allianz Engineering is advising clients of ways in which they can cut their energy bills and carbon emissions and potentially save up to £80,000 per annum or 15% of their annual energy spend.
Brokers provide insurance solution to Government equality bill
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has welcomed Government proposals for a draft Equality Bill.
Insurance Age weekly on-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from the event - watch it now The top broker news stories this week include: Erinaceous drives for growth with new brand identity; Giles set up dominant Kent broker; The…
Giles branches out in Wales
Giles Insurance Brokers has acquired Welsh insurance firm, Paul Murphy Insurance Services.
NHS wasting hundreds of millions of pounds says Marsh
Marsh has urged the NHS to be more proactive in managing the threat of MRSA, warning that the consequences of inaction runs into the hundreds of millions of pounds every year.
Pleural plaques Scottish Bill 'arbitrary'
The new Scottish Bill which aims to reverse the landmark House of Lords judgment last year, disallowing claims for asbestos-related pleural plaques, has drawn criticism from a number of quarters.
Confused.com launches new overseas home insurance service
Confused.com, the UK’s leading home insurance price comparison service, has launched a new overseas home insurance service, through Hiscox Insurance, where customers can insure their holiday homes without the stress of foreign insurance brokers and…
Homeowners adding to their flood woes, says Hiscox
Specialist home insurer Hiscox welcomes Sir Michael Pitt’s review, published today, into flood defences, but warned that homeowners are continuing to put themselves at risk by failing to consider the insurance service they will expectand need in the…
Scottish Parliament Pleural Plaques decision
Specialist loss adjuster, Garwyn, is joining other insurance industry players in raising serious concerns about the Scottish Parliament bill which will overturn the landmark decision made by the House of Lords regarding retrospective Pleural Plaque…
A partial flood solution is not an option warns Zurich
Insurer, Zurich has welcomed the recommendations set out in Pitt Review but warns that the recommendations need to be implemented fully in order to prevent the devastating impacts felt by the country last summer.
Miller survey reveals that intangible assets are left unprotected
Specialist insurance broker Miller has conducted a survey of attendees on their approach to the protection of their intellectual property (IP). Despite the growing importance of these assets, only 28% of those who responded said that their companies were…
BeatThatQuote.com introduces motorbike insurance
Price comparison site BeatThatQuote.com will be adding motorbike insurance to its product line-up in a bid to attract some of the UK’s 1.5million riders.