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Insurance Cares: How to embed a caring culture into a workforce
Stephanie Smith of Allianz addresses how the workforce can be helped to understand the needs of vulnerable customers.
Video: A broking minute with Richard Dornan of Premium Choice
Meet the underwriting and business development director of Premium Choice in our latest video.
Academy Insurance launches QIP Underwriting
The division will underwrite residential and commercial property owners.
In Focus: Art and private client
How can brokers make the most of the high net worth market? Eleanore Robinson speaks to experts.
Broking break: And finally
Philip Belgian reveals his hidden talent, Juliet Williams on the funniest people in insurance and mastering martial arts, Ryan Legge explains how he got into the industry and meet Hunter the Golden Retriever
Broking break: Risky business
We're in for a very long wait in this month's cartoon
Broking Break: Your Top Five
A real spread of topics has captured the attention of brokers over the past week. Management reorganisations, opinion on Ogden, products, court cases and debt make up the list.
News analysis: Towergate investors to create insurance giant
Market reacts to HPS and MDP plans to amalgamate their UK insurance investments – including Towergate, Autonet, Chase Templeton, Direct Group and Price Forbes – into one group
Quizzical Questions: 26 May 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
FCA says intermediaries earned £15.9bn in 2016
Data from the regulator shows 5% increase in revenue since 2015 with commission the main source of income.
Towergate owner issues £800m debt offer
Bond offering to refinance existing debt.
UKBA: Award opened opportunities for career development, says Higos winner
Young Broker of the Year Award helped Charlotte Eggleton to gain greater responsibilities at work and pushed her into enrolling for the insurance fellowship programme.
Opinion: Tim Holliday on the effects of the Ogden rate change
Tim Holliday analyses what the effect of the recent change in the Ogden rate to minus 0.75% will be for insurers and reinsurers, as well as what it could mean for brokers.
Gallagher versus Portsoken court case settled
Legal spat focused on confidential information from Agent Assure’s database and Dallas Kirkland business.
SSP passes Biba's software assessment
The review was prompted by SSP failures last year.
SSP outage highlights importance of business continuity planning
Latest incident arose due to SSP making adjustments to embed new clients onto its new data centre, it said.
Fresh profit grows to £2.1m
Lisa Powis, CEO at the personal lines broker, said its van, telematics and non-standard home lines performed well.
Broking success: Richard Dornan, Premium Choice
Growth driven: Richard Dornan, underwriting and business development director at Premium Choice, explains how the broker has carved a niche for itself but is expanding into new areas.
UKBA: Be Wiser says win boosted staff morale
Chairman Mark Bower-Dyke recommends brokers to enter following Be Wiser's Training Award win at the 2016 UK Broker Awards.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A recap of the stories that grabbed your attention this week featuring LV and its secret discussions with insurers, Lloyd's on redundancies and Markerstudy's hints on buying.
Blog: Comply with GDPR or risk a £17.5m fine
It’s one year until GDPR data regulations are fully in force. Data expert Steve Sands of Synectics Solutions explains what this means for brokers and urges them to act now.
Quizzical questions: 19 May 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Lloyd's contacts all staff about voluntary redundancies
Corporation sends email to staff about voluntary severance programme.
HNW Society: Don’t miss our Manchester meeting on 21 June
The second exclusive gathering of the High Net Worth Society takes place soon. Register today to secure your space.