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Video: Portsmouth and Southampton part one
We meet brokers and insurers in the area to learn more about the local market.
Quizzical questions: 14 July 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Towergate holding group rebrands as Ardonagh Group
New name replaces KIRS which covered Towergate, Autonet, Direct Group, Chase Templeton and Price Forbes but businesses will retain their own brands.
Kelliher posts small turnover rise for 2016
Broker's profits remain flat for the year.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
Aviva putting 120 people at risk of redundancy was the top clicked on story of the week along with Rural Insurance MD Ian Barclay resigning. Brokers also read about data breaches and Elite being put on negative rating watch.
Meet the techies: Brolly's Phoebe Hugh warns brokers of being cut out of the market
Phoebe Hugh, co-founder and chief executive officer of InsurTech start-up Brolly, talks us through how brokers can take advantage of technology.
Higos buys South West broker Colin Fear
The deal is part of Higos-owner GRP's strategy to develop regional hubs.
Aviva redundancies: Insurer says 50% of claims can be serviced online
Brokers agree technology can help claims service but Unite Union slams the job losses.
Blog: The post-Brexit market move
What does it mean for the UK insurance sector that insurers are moving parts of their businesses to other countries?
Meet the Leeds Expo panellists – Joe Henderson
Nine local leaders have signed up to share their views with brokers across two live panel discussions.
Diversity festival Dive In 2017 opens for registration
Delegates can now get tickets for the third Dive In festival for diversity and inclusion.
InsurTech Futures: By Miles authorised by the FCA
The pay-per-mile motor start-up recently received a £350,000 investment ahead of its UK launch.
AGB Risk Control to tackle underinsurance with BI product
The service assesses sums insured and indemnity period.
Editor's letter - July/August 2017
Underinsurance is a problem the industry has had to revisit time and again, so why hasn’t it been cracked yet?
Brokers increasingly upbeat, says CBI/PwC poll
Business volumes increased but growth is expected to slow.
Data breaches in insurance doubled in 2016/17
Law firm RPC says hackers now pay more attention to smaller financial services firms.
Aon and Marsh offices in Ireland raided in competition investigation
The two brokers were visited by the European Commission which is investigating breaches of EU competition rules.
GRP-backed Green Insurance buys Collidge & Partners
Broker says deal will help build GRP's regional hub in the South East.
Quizzical questions: 7 July 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
A Gumball blog, solvency figures, new software, warnings for brokers and an insurer closing were voted the top five stories by brokers’ clicks over the week.
Broking success: Sutcliffe & Co's Duncan Sutcliffe
Duncan Sutcliffe, director of Sutcliffe & Co, explains how he plans to grow the family broker while remaining profitable and dealing with IPT, the Ogden rate change and regulation
Thomas Carroll primed for acquisitions
Rhys Thomas puts profit growth down to a software house change, high retention rates and more new business as he insists the firm is not for sale.
Regional review: Southampton and Portsmouth
Insurance Age discovers if the Southampton and Portsmouth market is shipshape and asks if the area faces any stormy seas
MGAA reveals strategic direction
Due diligence, Brexit, training, professionalism, and lobbying are key focuses for the Association’s future.