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Axa buys www. business-risk.com.
AXA Insurance has bought Independent Insurance's ex-broker communications website www.business-risk....
Hiscox gets HNW team.
Hiscox has recruited the regional high net worth underwriting team of Independent Insurance, having ...
Boswell acquires Beccles.
Alan Boswell Insurance Services has acquired the Beccles Insurance Centre, marking the Norwich-based...
Playing it cool.
Mark Boon talks to Diane Smyth about his fresh approach towards insurance broking and explains how he feels the image of the industry could be brightened up.
Playing the waiting game.
The collapse of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund has led to a period of uncertainty for solicitors. Simon Threadgold says it will take a while for things to settle down as firms jockey for position.
Adrian Flux goes legal.
Norfolk-based broker Adrian Flux Insurance Group has set up two schemes facilities with Lawclub Lega...
DAS offers online quotation service.
Commercial Legal Expenses insurer DAS is set to launch an online quotation service for smaller broke...
The ongoing saga of Independent's predictable fall.
The one good thing about a general election is that once the votes are counted and the new prime min...
Service with a smile.
Customers are becoming ever more demanding but the new CRM systems can provide the technology to serve their desires to them on a plate.
Mike Dodd calls for hard facts from ASPs.
Mike Dodd, business development director at Sirius Group, has spoken out against the 'razzmatazz' of...
Brokers win six BIA awards.
Brokers can be proud of their performance at this year's British Insurance Awards, with six firms wi...
Ryan plans to grow with umbrella model.
East Anglia-based broker Ryan Insurance Group plans to grow rapidly through acquisition and by creat...
EUAL makes further push into the market.
Equestrian Underwriting Agencies Limited is extending its reach into the equestrian market with the ...
PwC confirms job losses.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the provisional liquidator to Independent Insurance, confirmed that 1044 of...
Brokersure.co.uk launches version for smaller brokers.
Brokersure.co.uk has launched Brokersure.go, a version of the system aimed at smaller brokers. Th...
SMG marches into York.
Insurance broker and risk management adviser Smithson Mason Group has opened a new office in York, m...
Zurich confirms the launch of three business centres.
Zurich UK Commercial has launched three small business centres, as first reported in June's Professio...
The battle of the brands.
There has been a plethora of dotcoms launched in the insurance industry in the past few years but it seems the heavy-weights consistently have the upper hand over their start-up counterparts.
Beyond conditional fees.
Following the conclusion of Callery v Gray in the Court of Appeal, it is now clear that a major ques...
Who will start the bidding?
While US insurers are clambering to join in internet marketplaces, their UK counterparts remain wary but how long will they hold out?
Mortgage safety.
Protection specialist Berkeley Alexander has launched MortgageSafe, a mortgage payment protection in...
No Premium Credit chase.
Premium finance provider Premium Credit has said it is confident that it will not have to pursue per...
Collapse leads to rate rises.
The collapse of Independent Insurance is expected to contribute to a hike of up to 20% in insurance ...
RSA pays £3m to take control of PCS.
Royal & SunAlliance has paid around £3m for Independent Insurance's commercial loss adjusting arm Pr...