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GRP’s Marshall Wooldridge buys Yorkshire broker
Messrs R F Broadley is based in Masham and specialises in agriculture.
Polaris urges brokers to get involved with setting standards
Standards manager Steve Waller discusses which issues are affecting the broking market at the moment and explains why the organisation wants brokers of all sizes to share their views.
Clear Group 2019 results highlight growth
The business saw improvement across all metrics in the year it bought Morrison Insurance Solutions.
PIB Risk Services gets Chartered status
The accreditation comes as several parts of the firm have rebranded as PIB Insurance Brokers.
Video: Adapting and thriving amid Covid-19
Matt Field of Direct Insurance London Market talks to Jonathan Swift about how brokers have responded to to coronavirus.
In Person: Andrew and Richard Bartlett
Bartlett Group’s joint MDs tell Insurance Age about the history of the family business, plans for the future and what it felt like to win at the 2020 UK Broker Awards.
Blog: The hardening high risk liability market and how brokers can help
Matt Pini, of Direct Insurance London Market considers how brokers can respond to changing conditions.
Abrams Insurance reports growing GWP in its first year
MD Barry Abrams discusses the broker's progress since its launch in September 2019.
GRP creates investment director role
David Cunningham has joined the broker from Close Brothers Premium Finance.
Polaris calls for input from brokers to develop e-trading standards
Exclusive: The industry-owned body says the standards that underpin question sets used to cater for customers’ insurances need to evolve to reflect changes in the way people live, work and travel.
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.