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Review of the year: June 2017
Acquisitions, the Queen's Speech, redundancies, fraud and orders from the FCA made up the most read stories in June.
Hughes aims to grow personal lines with 20 hires
The recruitment drive follows a management restructure earlier this year.
GRP lining up deals with £200m of new funding
Chief operating officer Stephen Ross explains losses for 2017.
GRP reports rising Ebitda and GWP
Consolidator also secures £200m of new funding from Ares Capital Europe to make more deals.
Review of the year: May 2017
As May rolled around our most read stories included an £800m debt offer, redundancies, rumoured deals and senior management departures.
The Blog Spot: A holiday warning
Bluefin's £4m FCA fine has shaken the market and Ida Axling wonders whether this is just the first of many similar stories to come.
FCA reveals transition proposals for Senior Managers Regime
The regime replaces Approved Persons and the regulator advised it wanted most transitions to take place automatically.
Plum opens underwriting and support centre
The office is based in Basildon and replaces its Sudbury and Brentwood branches which have closed.
Blog: Why we signed the Women in Finance charter
Jo Carlin of Simply Business, one of the only brokers to put its name to the charter, explains why they signed up.
Review of the year: April 2017
As we swung into Spring Swinton, FCA probes and warnings, and Towergate were all most read in the month of April.
Profile: Levelling the playing field
Biba’s Graeme Trudgill and Andy Thornley tell Insurance Age why they are passionate about moulding a fairer system for their broker members and detail the intricacies of lobbying those in the corridors of power
Broker Network buys Thompson & Richardson
Deal builds on its strategy to create regional powerhouses.
Former LV man leaves to set up Birmingham MGA
Mark Hands, former head of trading (North) at the insurer has set up Mercia Underwriting which is due to begin trading on 1 January with capacity arranged through Lloyd’s by Circle Insurance Services.
A Broking Minute: Square Mile's Dominic D'Inverno
The director of the Croydon broker reveals why he never played cricket for Hampshire and tells all about who motivates him in business.
Review of the year: March 2017
It was another busy month for brokers and featured a jailing, insurer redundancies, buying and selling and an FCA exoneration.
FCA report reveals Bluefin's targets to place business with Axa
Last week the regulator fined Bluefin £4m for misleading its customers.
In-depth: Picking up speed
From apps to autonomous vehicles, the taxi and fleet markets are going through big changes and brokers are well placed to take advantage of these growing sectors
Insurance Cares: 16m without contents insurance
Report find 60% of those earning under £15,000 do not have contents cover.
Review of the year: February 2017
A booze ban at Lloyd's, Ageas, management changes at Marsh/Bluefin, a logo dispute and an FCA warning hit the headlines in February.
Bluefin’s £4m fine should serve as “wake-up call” for brokers, say experts
Compliance specialists say brokers need to ensure there are no conflicts of interest.
Better business: Schemes are growing
Despite the growth figures, some brokers haven’t tested the schemes market, says Matthew Schofield
Editor's letter - December 2017
The figures don’t lie: Signs of growth returning to the broker market
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A huge fine for Bluefin was the top story in the past week. Brokers were also interested in a £500,000 ex-Gallagher employee fraud court case, Amazon’s plans to enter the insurance market and management changes at two insurers.
Quizzical questions: 8 December 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.