Articles by Siân Barton
Towergate holding company makes £25.99m pre-tax loss
Losses have decreased compared to the same period in 2015.
Towergate results show it is “back to black”
CFO Mark Mugge says the broker is “building a business for the long term” and has returned to profitability.
Zurich to cut senior roles
Insurer will cut 380 executive roles as part of restructure.
Broking success: Joining the dots
Bolton-based Stanmore Insurance Brokers is alive to the opportunities and to growing its Dot2Dot nursery scheme, explains director Jackie Hyde
InsurTech Futures: Aviva partners with tech accelerator
Insurer to work with Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play in order to foster insurance innovation.
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Broker and partner jailed for defrauding Willis
Simon Higginson and Lee Willis were convicted of defrauding Willis of £1.7m over more than a decade.
No uptick until 2017 expected for Brightside
Cliff confident of future success despite falling numbers for Brightside as he hails transformation plan.
Numbers plummet for Brightside in 2015
Revenue, Ebitda and policies sold all fall for broker following a “major year of transition”.
Lorega plans growth with £2.75m Clydesdale funding
The MGA said it secured the funding to strengthen its capital structure and support additional growth.
Biba attacks FCA renewal warning
Association criticises the suggested FCA renewal wording, warning it is price focused and hits out at sheer number of new regulations to implement.
ERS launches professional sports and entertainment product
The product will be available via specialist brokers.
Voyager launches high risk travel cover
Product to cover travellers heading to areas deemed high risk by the Government.
Zurich UK results “reflect discipline”
COR improves to 89.5% as GWP falls 8.1% to £765.5m as business resolves to not “take on new business at any cost”.
Hastings on the up as GWP hits £360.6m
Profits, GWP, and in force policies all grow for Hastings Group.
Transactor announces “major re-write” of software
The software house says the change will offer an “all new user experience” for brokers.
RFIB launches Transaction Solutions business
James Wilson has been appointed to head up the business.
Robert Organ: “My role is to protect Bluefin”
CEO pledges to keep the broker on a steady growth trajectory and stick to strategy.
Ecclesiastical appoints John Blundell as MD for its UKGI business
Appointment follows his exit as deputy CEO of Covea.
Legal & General sees GI profit drop
COR and GWP in its general insurance division have also deteriorated.
Gauntlet GWP grows to £21.7m
Commission and fee income is also up to £3.1m as broker says growth is down to development of AR network.
R&Q increases capacity to £15m
The MGA has announced a three year underwriting capacity agreement which will allow it to write larger line sizes for property owners’ products.
Blanc hails “strong result” in “difficult environment”
Axa chief says she is “proud” of the performance and expects to see improvement in “under pressure” personal lines intermediary sector.
InsurTech Futures: Ageas launches ‘Tinder style’ app
The Back Me Up app targets millennials and enables them to insure three items, such as a phone, for £15 per month.