Articles by Insurance Age staff
Swinton insurance hits back at 'blanket' acquisition claims
Swinton has denied reports that it has decided to step up its acquisition strategy to snap up broker...
Two thirds of brokers prefer internet
Two thirds of all brokers prefer using the internet to the phone when placing small business insuran...
FM Insurance Company awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise
FM Insurance Company, the commercial and property insurer, has been awarded the Queen's Award for En...
Winner of the Biba Insurance Age Survey
Andrew Coleman, managing director of Griffin Commercial Insurance Brokers is the lucky winner of the...
NIG said it plans to keep its Hill House Hammond business ..
NIG said it plans to keep its Hill House Hammond business within the broker market, following the la...
Paul Napier, the specialist insurance broker ..
Paul Napier, the specialist insurance broker has licensed Morning Data's reporting software, Novus, ...
Lucas Fettes begins to zero in on advanced back office solution
Lucas Fettes, an independent group of companies with an annual insurance premium income of £35m, has...
New research survey by Norwich Union
Nearly 50% of UK SMEs are worried about the availability of insurance for their business, according ...
Marsh's inefficiency cull gains momentum
Marsh's client and market services (CMS) division has reached the crucial second phase of it long te...
FSA's secondary market stance causes confusion
This month's Power Hour panellists discuss the implications of the Financial Services Authority's stance on secondary insurance. Does it offer an opportunity for brokers and if it does, how easy will it be for them to take advantage of the often…
Giles Insurance launches three pronged attack
Commercial broker Giles Insurance has sets its sights on aggressive growth in three new markets afte...
Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers acquires Abrey Beatty
Alan & Thomas Insurance Brokers has acquired insurance broker Abrey Beatty. Julian Boughton, managin...
Making tracks
Imarket has failed to live up to the trail blazing expectations of many brokers since it was first rolled out six months ago. As James Salmon explains, it will be a long, hard road ahead if imarket is to be allowed to fulfil its potential, but it should…
Axa makes two-pronged fraud attack
Axa plans to roll out new front-end imaging workflow technology from NCorp to identify suspicious cl...
CII and Biba team up to provide a regional training programme
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) have t...
Folgate said it will be keeping most of the existing offices ...
Folgate said it will be keeping most of the existing offices, and integrating others into existing F...
26% of top insurance companies are complying the the EU directive
Just 26% of top insurance companies are complying with the EU directive of Privacy and Electronic Co...
CII & BIBA joint venture delivers FSA requirements training
The Chartered Insurance Institute and the British Insurance Brokers' Association have joined forces ...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Jonathan Oldfield has been appointed account development manager at Allianz Cornhill Engineering in ...
Marsh mellow
Bruce Carnegie-Brown
All change at Camberford Law as Hanks quits
Camberford Law is understood to be within weeks of receiving formal accreditation from Lloyd's for i...
Hiscox announcement on WTC Jury verdict
The jury in Phase I of the Silverstein/WTC coverage trial returned a verdict yesterday.
Pets underinsured according to new report
Many pet insurance policyholders could find themselves with inadequate levels of cover or unexpected excess payments if they need to claim on their policies, according to a new report.
More broker drive required if motor is to pass its MOT
This month's Power Hour panellists discuss the implications of the motor insurance price war which has taken few prisoners and led to the one-size-fits-all policy. Has this situation led to an opportunity for brokers to provide a value added motor…