Articles by Judith Ugwumadu
Whiplash proposals shelved - reports
Ministers are believed to be "unenthusiastic" about the proposals.
Jackson Lee Underwriting leisure division launches
Products available to brokers through its online platform, ABEL.
Swinton focuses on "simplify" strategy as profits drop 26%
Company secretary, Annabel Wilson, stated in the accounts statement that the market continued to remain very competitive in 2015, with lower volumes leading to the reduction in turnover.
Esure shareholders to vote on Gocompare demerger
Approval of the demerger depends on a meeting to be held next month.
Biba urges Enterprise brokers to provide liquidator with policy details
Biba warned that there was little time for brokers to make alternative arrangements for clients. The provisional liquidator is set to go to the Gibraltarian courts on 26 October.
UK General ordered to review AR arrangements
It is believed that the insurer has stopped its appointed representatives (ARs) from selling general insurance products.
Brokers urged to make changes to grow
It is absolutely key to understand your numbers, to understand where every pound and premium is placed to ensure growth.
In Person: Adrian Saunders spells out his top priorities for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical's commercial director on his role, profitability, growth and restructuring at the insurer
Video: A broking minute with Tony Knight of Knightsure
Tony tackles a broking minute revealing his preferred superpower, his favourite sandwich filling and much more.
Autonet posts £9m profit in 2015
The firm saw profit jump some 19 percent last year in the run up to the sale.
Broker Network to grow further through acquisitions
Broker Network is set on building a "regional broking powerhouse".
Sompo buys Endurance Specialty for £4.86bn
Deal expected to close before the end of Sompo's current fiscal year end 31 March 2017.
Broker Network makes first buy with Finch Commercial
Finch Group will retain its own brand identity.
Brokers under threat from internal fraud
High profile cases show the need for better controls and importance of fidelity guarantee insurance
UK General partners with Thistle for cycle product
New product to be distributed through British Cycling.
A-Plan explores digital channels
Broker explores "omni-channel" but reiterates commitment to face-to-face service.
Seventeen Group reports profit up 12%
Retention and the strength of client relationship has generated new business.
Gable reports £2.3m loss for start of 2016
CEO William Dewsall says company will update on alternative capacity plans "very shortly".
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
GRP acquisition led the way for reader interest this week coming in at the top spot. Brokers were also keen to find out more about Enterprise's parent company which called for administrators and the FCA power outage.
Broking success: Tony Knight, Knightsure
The old school approach: Knightsure director Tony Knight prides himself on his old school, face-to-face approach, but is not afraid to take on new challenges such as cyber or how to thrive in the post-Brexit world
A-Plan's profit after tax rises 20% to £24m
Operating profit also rose by 11% to £25.6m for its latest financial year (2015: £23.2m).
CBI/PwC: Brokers downbeat due to Brexit and lower interest rates
Sector challenges grown due to uncertainty of Brexit and low interest rates, technological changes and competition.
InsurTech Futures: Regulation will challenge insurers
Insurance regulation and data privacy rules are set to play a significant role in data use and product customisation.
FCA systems out due to "major IT incident"
A number of the watchdog's systems are currently unavailable.