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John Tiner announces step down
John Tiner, ceo of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has announced that he intends to step dow...
Taking it to the top
Insurance Age visited Liverpool to host this month's power hour panel in a bid to discover how the broker market was coping with consolidation, relationships with insurers and market conditions, such as the impact of the up-and-coming 2008 Capital of…
Take the high road
The successive rate hikes within the private motor market have led analysts to cautiously predict that the market is hardening.Martin Friel explains how brokers may be able to reap the rewards of these increases and exploit the opportunities available
CCV completes seventh deal since June
Acquisition and investment vehicle, CCV, has completed its seventh deal since June. The acquisition ...
The FSA warns of misleading savings claims
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned insurance firms to stop using misleading savings c...
Julian James to join Lockton International
Julian James will join Lockton International when he leaves Lloyd's in April. Richard Ward, chief ex...
Equity Insurance acquires ODIS
Equity Insurance has acquired Northern-Ireland-based broker Open + Direct Insurance Services (ODIS)....
Regulator questioned over high staff salaries
Allegations that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is employing 140 people earning more than £1...
Acturis now live via imarket
Acturis is now live via imarket with Allianz Cornhill for its auto-rated offices and surgeries packa...
Regulation Zone
With the current furore surrounding payment protection insurance, and the ongoing debate centred aro...
Luck be a Ladybird
At a time when personal lines motor brokers are under threat from the growing presence of direct insurers, Michelle Worvell speaks to Fresh! Insurance Services about the secret of its success and its best-selling private motor product, Ladybird Insurance
A view to improve
The battle against uninsured driving has come under renewed scrutiny as the government and insurance heavyweights look to secure greater participation from brokers. Paul Lang looks at the processes that are required to drive progress forward
Axa makes double buy in bid for SME share
Axa UK has acquired the businesses of insurance brokers Stuart Alexander and Layton Blackham in an a...
New UK legislation tackles fraud
New government legislation that aims to expose organised insurance frauds, such as staged motor acci...
PBS and ATD merger sees new firm emerge
Primary General Insurance, newly created from a merger of PBS and ATD, has now commenced trading. P...
SBJ acquires E Nugent Linaker and Co
Insurance broking and consulting group SBJ has acquired the entire issued share capital of E Nugent ...
Fortis re-launches its website
Fortis has re-launched its website (www.fortisinsurance.co.uk). The insurer claims the revamped webs...
Insurers judged satisfactory
Brokers believe insurers are performing satisfactorily in general, according to the 11th British Ins...
Andy Haynes resigns from GHL
Andy Haynes has resigned from Guardian Holdings (GHL), the parent of Gibraltar-based insurers Link I...
Research conducted by AIG Europe
Research conducted by AIG Europe has shown that almost three times as many small to medium-sized ent...
Alec Finch sets its sights on Europe after French sale
Manchester-based broker Alec Finch became the third independent broker to be sold in a single week a...
Allianz targets fraud with ATE partnership
Allianz Cornhill has teamed up with an indemnity and litigation specialist to help eliminate fraud i...
Soundbytes
What is Optima Trade Plus? Targeting the important small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment o...
Staggering amount of merger and acqusition activity
Even with the staggering amount of merger and acquisition activity currently taking place across the...