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Swinton sets aside £100m for team
Swinton has set aside £100m for its acquisition team, headed by Hazel Walker, to fast track purchase...
Mystery shopper report
Welcome to Insurance Age's first Mystery Shopper report. Each month, we will be visiting neighbourho...
Ace launches liability portfolio
Insurer Ace has launched Ace Elite, a portfolio of liability products designed to address the increa...
Productivity damaged
Poor business communications channels are damaging insurance brokers' productivity by up to 20%, acc...
VP set for bold network investment programme
Venture Preference (VP) has put in place a significant programme of investment in Layton Blackham Bu...
Word of mouth
With an increasingly competitive general insurance market, brokers are being encouraged to seek new revenue streams. Martin Friel explores how the UK dental health market may offer an alternative to struggling brokers
Weathering the CGT storm
The recent changes in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) may well prompt a number of brokers to consider sellin...
Deal announced
T-Systems, the business customer unit of Deutsche Telekom, has announced a deal with Royal & SunAlli...
Jelf jumps on network bandwagon
The Jelf Group has announced the launch of the Purple Partnership, a new network conceived "by broke...
No longer blinded by Independent
Now the criminal proceedings are out of the way, and the guilty put away, it is perhaps timely to re...
Brokers should focus on accessibility, says insurer
Brokers should focus on making their products more accessible to customers in the warranty and gadge...
Multi-year contract signed
Software Solutions Partners (SSP) has signed a multi-year contract with SDX Messaging, a provider of...
Direct Fleet Insurance launched
Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI), an online insurance service for commercial fleets, has been launched (...
MIB sets the record straight over spillages
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) was surprised following the comments of Andrew Campbell in the arti...
A fresh take on tax
As the deadline for the removal of Goodwill from capital resources calculations approaches, John Detheridge highlights the areas of concern for brokers and questions whether the move is as bad as the industry first thought
Axa in business product first
Axa has launched Tradesmen and Professionals, two new products designed specifically for small busin...
Allianze Schemes enters into partnership
Allianz Schemes has entered into a partnership with Amazon.co.uk to provide the online retailer's cu...
BeazleyCargo launched
The Beazley Group has launched BeazleyCargo, an online certificate issuing and policy administration...
Appointment at Sabre Insurance
David Hall has joined Sabre Insurance as head of business systems. ...
Appointment at Markerstudy
Markerstudy has announced the promotion of Steve Cross to group claims manager, while Paul Smith has...
Explorer's passengers await inquiry result
The passengers and crew of the cruise ship Explorer are awaiting the result of an inquiry to discove...
Broker's trading ban
The Financial Services Authority shut down Manchester-based broker M. Young Legal Associates in Nove...