Articles by Insurance Age staff
Ellis slams broker acquisition prices
The chief executive of The Broker Network has slammed the price of acquiring brokerages following th...
Cobra profit flat
AIM-listed broker Cobra reported an increase of 53% in revenues to £7.4m for the six months to 30 Ju...
A duty of care
Care homes
Consolidation continues in September
September saw many high profile acquisitions completed, proving that consolidation of the insurance ...
Close advise on credit
Close Premium Finance has issued a statement confirming it will continue to provide finance for brok...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
David Leavesley has joined Ecclesiastical to launch a new risk management service. The company, Eccl...
Appointment at Kyle Insurance Brokers
Julie Swan has joined Kyle Insurance Brokers in Ballymena. Julie was part of the liability and contr...
Crash adverts to hit Ulster media
A Northern Ireland-based accident management firm is launching a high-profile marketing campaign thi...
Retirement at Axa UK
Ian Richardson will retire as group business risk director of Axa UK on 31 December. He will be repl...
Appointment at Carole Nash
Former Co-Operative Financial Services marketing director David Newman has been named as the new man...
Provident Insurance increases distribution network
Halifax-based Provident Insurance has made a selection of motor products available over the Acturis ...
Biba launches medical malpractice scheme
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has launched a medical malpractice scheme for its members...
Great expectations
Client relations
Open GI broker clinics
Nationwide product clinics are being hosted by Open GI this month in an attempt to help brokers make...
Appointment at Aon Corporation
Aon Corporation has taken on Hamish Roberts as global practice leader for its power business. ...
Brokers see double at The Brewery
South Essex Insurance Brokers and Fresh Insurance both did the double at this year's UK Broker Award...
Appointment at Financial Ombudsman Service
Lord Hunt, partner and chairman of the financial services division at Beachcroft LLP, has been appoi...
Carbon neutral call centres
Callstream has called for more brokers to prove their green credentials and allow call centre employ...
Appointment at Perkins Slade
Perkins Slade has promoted Mark Ford to the post of associate director. He has been at the company s...
Appointment at TL Risk Solutions
Paul Harrison has joined TL Risk Solutions as a business development consultant for the professions ...
Appointment at St. Paul Travelers
St. Paul Travelers has appointed Trevor Meadowcroft to its professional risks team as a professional...
Brokerbility signs four more
Broking group Brokerbility has signed up four brokers as it attempts to hit its £400m target by the ...
Ri3k unveils third system for Lloyd's
Following the release of IBM's broker-insurer messaging service at Lloyd's, RI3K has teamed up with ...
That's the way the wind blows
Broadly speaking, the soft market has demonstrated how poor the broking sector is in terms of market...