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Q&A: Why diversity and inclusion matters
Close Brother’s Paul Trail explains why the premium finance provider supported the D&I trophy at last month’s UK Broker Awards.
Insurance investor backs Let Live Thrive events cover initiative
John Kinder is spear-heading a public private initiative developed to help the hospitality industry get cover following the coronavirus pandemic.
Watkin Davies joins Acturis
The Wales-based broker has fully migrated over to the software house.
Video: Do brokers remain optimistic following the Covid-19 breakout?
The latest Close Brothers Premium Finance video delves in to broker sentiment about the future.
Bollington reports profit and turnover surge
Turnover shot up to £23.6m in for the year ending 31 December 2019 from £14.4m the previous year and the broker flags £24m bank loan for deals.
Marsh takes from Gallagher for aviation lead
The broker has made a series of appointments in its aviation division as Mark Walters comes in as MD.
Verlingue UK reveals financial results for 2019
ICB Group and Finch Insurance Brokers and Employee Benefits merged and rebranded as Verlingue at the start of this year.
Gallagher forced to take global systems offline
The broker has confirmed that a ransomware incident hit its network but everything is now back online as ICO says attack has been reported.
Insurance mental health network launched
LikeMind has been set up by sector volunteers and is due to go live on 22 October.
Video: Broker service amid Covid-19
Markerstudy's Gary Humphreys discusses how brokers responded to the challenges of the pandemic.
ICO confirms investigation into Ardonagh cyber incident
Ardonagh says it has found no evidence of customer, carrier, or broker data leaving its estate as the Towergate website remains unavailable.
Aon's Julie Page named as new CII president
Page takes over from NFU Mutual director Nick Turned, as Aston Lark's Peter Blanc is appointed as deputy president.
A-Plan makes first deal as part of Howden stable
The broker is to buy Ingenie from Watchstone Group as it moves forward with plan to develop its technological capability.
GRP-owned Birrell Group buys again
The broker, which trades as Kingsway, has purchased Home Counties Insurance Services, following on from its deal for Managed Risk Solutions earlier this week.
Video: Lorega addresses Covid-19 response
Andrew Kilgour talks to Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift about the insurance reaction to coronavirus.
A-Plan deal sees Howden become "new force" in regional broker space
What next for Howden following the investment from HG and its buy of A-Plan? Insurance Age talks to key experts.
Blog: The post-Covid landscape for broking? It’s too early to tell
Paul Trail, of Close Brothers Premium Finance, consider how the broking landscape might change as we move beyond coronavirus.
Blog: The claims lessons to learn from Covid-19
Neill Johnstone of Lorega assesses the impact of the claims experience during coronavirus and outlines what good looks like.
Genasys launches white-label customer portal capability for UK clients
The platform enables brokers to offer clients a digital quote and buy experience.
GRP-hub Birrell Group buys commercial broker
Birrell, which trades as Kingsway, became part of GRP in January this year.
Broking break: And finally - October 2020
Charity corner / Pets of the month
Editor's letter - October 2020
Repairing reputation: How can the insurance sector move forward from the reputation shattering BI test case?
Headline makers - October 2020
The hottest stories on www.insuranceage.co.uk, the month in numbers and quotes from the biggest news stories of the month
Pressure groups’ fury at Supreme Court BI appeals
Eight parties in the FCA business interruption court case have been allowed to leapfrog appeals to the Supreme Court as QIC Europe is denied right to join the test case and Ecclesiastical withdraws.