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FOS publishes budget
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its budget for the next financial year for consu...
Multiassistance launches Multiaccess
Multiaccess, a free, secure online portal which gives loss adjusters real-time remote access to repo...
Research commissioned by Royal & Sun Alliance
Research commissioned by Royal & Sun Alliance has revealed that UK businesses are ill-equipped and u...
Embrace change or suffer, report warns
A widening split in the broker sector between 'traditionalists' and 'innovators' will see competitiv...
Fortis acquires Affinity Solutions
Fortis has acquired Affinity Solutions, a financial services consultancy firm specialising in the UK...
Compensation Scheme to refund surplus
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has announced its intention to refund a surplus of £42m t...
Drivers think penalty points are unfair
Nearly two in three drivers think the current UK system of dishing out penalty points for speeding c...
Group Direct creates Insurance Retail Division
Group Direct has created a UK Insurance Retail Division to bring together its various insurance brok...
Business optimism increases strongly
Financial services firms' business optimism in the sector has increased strongly over the last three...
TCC launches outsourcing division
The Consulting Consortium is starting a new outsourcing division. Outsourcing services from TCC have...
Highway/Branko join forces
Motor insurer Highway has joined forces with Branko, an insurance compliance company, to promote the...
Appointment at Hiscox
Hiscox has appointed Ally Kemp (pictured) to the position of regional manager, Scotland and Ireland....
Appointment at Crawford & Co
Jeffrey Bowman has been named chief operating officer, global property and casualty services, Crawfo...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes
Peter Mitchell has joined Alexander Forbes' corporate risk solutions division, with responsibility f...
Personal injury costs rising and rising
Personal injury costs continue to be the greatest problem facing motor insurers, according to a repo...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Public Sector Unit (Southern)
Alison Goodwin has joined the Heath Lambert Public Sector Unit (Southern) as an account executive. ...
Primary Group acquires TPS
Primary Group has acquired Travellers Protection Services (TPS), a Norwich-based broker specialising...
Amalfi Underwriting opens in London market
A new specialist lines underwriting agency has opened in the London market with the launch of Amalfi...
Research carried out by Liberty International Underwriters
Research carried out by Liberty International Underwriters has shown that one in four brokers believ...
Insurers must realise brokers lead the way in innovation and service
For many years, insurers had a patronising and combative attitude towards brokers. The latter were m...
A new driving force
Ian Ormerod offers his thoughts on his first year as Axa's head of distribution development and tells Michelle Worvell how he hopes to best utilise his banking experience in the insurance sector
Finsure achieves growth
Finsure, one of the most recent providers to integrate with Misys, has achieved growth since releasi...
The hottest insurance gossip
Broker MCE Insurance are not very happy after being banned from the 2006 Northern Ireland Motorcycle...