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Markerstudy gain Group Optima
Markerstudy Group has purchased Birmingham based intermediary Group Optima (which includes Cabs 2000 and Cassidy Insurance Services. Following hot on the heels of the Insurance Factory, this is its sixth successive acquisition to date.
Highway acquires over 30,000 motor insurance policies
The Board of Highway Insurance Holdings has announced that its broking subsidiary, Hero Insurance Services has agreed to buy 32,000 private car policies from Local Broker, an insurance intermediary brand that is part of the Budget Group of companies for…
Marsh focuses on SME sector with new recruit
Marsh has appointed Chris Wallace as head of its commercial client practice in the UK, aimed at growing its share of the UK's SME market.
Prime Professions launches Solicitors’ deal
Prime Professions, the specialist professional indemnity insurance (PII) broker has teamed up with a Law Society approved insurer to bring to market a deal for Sole Practitioners.
Towergate claims victory in court battle with Beckett
Towergate has come to a financial agreement with Bob Beckett and his co-defendants to resolve the dispute over the breaching of restrictive covenants by Mr Beckett and former Towergate employees who joined him at Insurance Risk Solutions in Bury St…
First brokers attain CII chartered status
Insurance brokers Stuart Alexander, Layton Blackham and Smart & Cook have all successfully achieved CII Corporate Chartered status for their individual firms.
Glasgow predicts more insurers will make a move
Glasgow’s International Financial Services District has predicted that more foreign insurance giants will shortlist Glasgow as an option for expansion after Mercer’s recent Cost of Living survey highlighted the low cost of living for expats in Glasgow –…
Axa welcomes FSA regulation of travel insurance
Axa has welcomed the Treasury announcement that the Government intends to give the Financial Services Authority (FSA) the responsibility for regulating the selling of travel insurance sold along with a holiday.
AMG opens new Midlands office
AMG has opened a new state-of-the-art regional office in the Midlands to accommodate its expansion in the area.
Only Insurance has revealed it is in ..
Only Insurance has revealed it is in the process of securing several underwriting deals with travel ...
Kwik-Fit Insurance (KFIS) ..
Kwik-Fit Insurance (KFIS) is offering market price comparisons on its website, www.kwik-fitinsurance...
Kwik-Fit Insurance has completed ..
Kwik-Fit Insurance has completed its first acquisition, gaining 100% of the share capital of Express...
Angel Underwriting has launched ..
Angel Underwriting has launched a Quick Quote system and broker portal. The company claims the devel...
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group ..
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group, has commenced trading with the launch of a commercial combined ...
HSBC has completed a full-cycle ..
HSBC has completed a full-cycle EDI development with Open GI, having released a total of 17 new moto...
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance will begin ..
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance will begin underwriting in the aviation insurance market, having hired wha...
Allianz Insurance has chosen KC Partners ..
Allianz Insurance has chosen KC Partners as its first strategic partner in its new commercial initia...
Classic vehicle broker signs up to Nexus
Classic and Collectable Club Insurance (CCC), the appointed representative of broker James Campbell ...
Put in a good word
Mobile phones are now part and parcel of the way that people conduct their everyday lives and business activities, so it makes sense for the insurance industry to use texting as a way to reach out to customers. Paul Martin explains how effective texting…
Oval has acquired South-east-based ..
Oval has acquired South-east-based Williamson Moore, its sixth acquisition in six months. The purcha...
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Polly was delighted to spend a day at the races with Allianz recently. Dressed in an elegant frock a...
Groupama eyes SME sector
Groupama has acquired a majority stake in the Bollington Group, while confirming that the broker wil...
Axa Insurance has appointed ..
Axa Insurance has appointed Ian Johnson as chief operating officer. Mr Johnson - who will report to ...
Barry O'Neill has been appointed ..
Barry O'Neill has been appointed as managing director of Home & Legacy, pending the completion of hi...