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Broking break: Your Top Five
This week's most read stories include two broker deals, a scheme launch, one new broker and the unveiling of an MGA.
Meet the Broker Apprentices 2017: Luke Perkins
The penultimate competitor in this year's Broker Apprentice
Modest increase in home insurance premiums
The AA Insurance Premium Index for Q3 2017 shows a small rise but includes warning that costs could increase if bad weather and IPT bite.
Quizzical Questions: 27 October 2017
Have you been paying attention this week? Test out your knowledge with our topical news quiz.
Car premiums drop in third quarter 2017
Research by the AA shows first decline since Q1 2016.
Opinion: Olly Laughton-Scott on selling up successfully
Intelligent selling: It’s easy to take a wrong turn when selling your business. To help brokers avoid the pitfalls, Olly Laughton-Scott explains a few things he’s learnt from his 25 years’ M&A experience
The Blog Spot: Is high net worth the new black?
As the number of insurance products aimed at private clients rises Ida Axling asks whether brokers are headed towards the HNW side of the market.
Sian Fisher insists Aldermanbury sale will result in savings long term
The CII CEO responded to criticism about the decision to sell the historic Aldermanbury building to the City of London Corporation.
Meet the Broker Apprentices 2017: Chloe Murray
The latest contestant in Broker Apprentice 2017 is revealed
InsurTech Futures: Hood Group partners with Gary Lineker-backed start-up Neos
Broker to provide administration services for Neos' smart home insurance proposition.
Nexus buys trade credit broker Credit Risk Solutions
Credit Risk Solutions will continue to be led by its founding shareholders amid plans to make regional acquisitions.
Markerstudy brings together retail and affinity operations
Ross Barrington to lead the new combined division.
Insurance Linx buys Swadlincote-based broker
Deal marks the broker's ninth acquisition.
Meet the Broker Apprentices 2017: Peter Marezana
Meet the next Broker Apprentice taking part in this year's competition
Inaugural profit for Lorica bosses Marelli and Puttnam
Company delivers £847,000 Ebitda profit for start of 2017.
Meet the Broker Apprentices 2017: Katie Ellis
Time to introduce the next participant in the running for this year's Broker Apprentice
Bollington launches MGA
Anjuna Underwriting to write motor business through Bollington's wholesale network.
Meet the Broker Apprentices 2017: Luke Abbots-Darbyshire
The line-up has been decided for the 2017 series of Broker Apprentice. It's time to meet our first participant
Ecclesiastical launches standalone fine art product for brokers
The policy is designed to enable brokers to place collections with Ecclesiastical’s specialist fine art team outside of buildings cover for the first time.
Pukka’s Sam White launches Freedom Brokers
The broker will focus on motor and will be based in Cheadle, Manchester.
Quizzical Questions: 20 October 2017
Test out your market knowhow with our weekly quiz.
Broking break: Your Top Five
A telematics deal, Stackhouse Poland's financial results, CII's sale of Aldermanbury, the 2017 Broker Apprentices and an FCA survey make up the most read stories of this week.
The Blog Spot: Time is money
Our InsurTech Futures campaign has been leading the way in highlighting the changes impacting the broker market.
HNW Forum 2017: Talking points
Check in to the HNW Forum to see the key talking points from the flagship event which explored the private client market.