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Multi-million pound investment in Towergate
Proceeds to be used for “several key strategic initiatives”.
Quizzical questions: 27 January 2017
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Gallagher's broking profit jumps 48% for final quarter of 2016
Company confident it is positioned well for 2017.
Top 5: Opportunities in oil
Judy Hadden explains how brokers can add value to HNW homeowners using oil, and help to protect the environment.
Broking success: Richard Salt, Bell & Co
Stepping up to the crease: Bell & Co’s managing director Richard Salt is ready to bat when it comes to growth plans, specialisms and moving the broker’s office to Derbyshire’s cricket ground
PIB buys D E Ford
Acquisition is PIB's eighth since 2015.
Profile: Michael Rea, Arthur J Gallagher
Change of focus: The big acquisitions and hard yards of integration are over, Arthur J Gallagher’s UK retail CEO Michael Rea tells Insurance Age, and the broking giant’s focus is organic growth
Vizion claims "new model" in partner-ownership broker launch
The broker wants to work with individuals who “are being asked to do more for less” in their current broker and want to strike out on their own.
News analysis: Brokers back Biba at manifesto launch
Members and wider market broadly welcome trade body’s manifesto priorities for 2017
InsurTech Futures: Cuvva launches new car insurance product
Product aimed at infrequent drivers.
Chris Blackham and John Sims team up with Jeremy Guscott on broking venture
New offering targeting brokers who want to run their own business.
Broker Apprentice 2016: Meet the winner Craig Younger
Mastering the Broker Apprentice: After six exciting episodes, the Broker Apprentice has been crowned. Insurance Age catches up with chief judge LV Broker’s managing director Mike Crane and winner Craig Younger to find out how he triumphed
Car insurance premiums at four-year high, says AA
The index showed that the average shop around premium jumped by 5.8% over the last quarter.
Brokers more upbeat as profits returned to positive growth
CBI/PwC Financial services survey also saw growth in business volumes strengthen over the quarter.
Venture Insurance buys Poole Martin
The deal will take Venture’s GWP up to £13m a year.
Meet the techies: Nicholas Phair
REG UK programme manager Nicholas Phair tells us how technology can elevate broking to new levels of efficiency.
Quizzical questions: 20 January 2017
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Applied Systems to double its headcount in Brighton
Software house sees opportunities to grow in the UK as it launches Applied Epic later this year.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
Two major insurer restructures, CEO changes, swapping software houses and a new product make up this week's most read stories.
SSP explains power outage
Software house stresses the issue was not caused by its Pure platform.
Further disruption on SSP's Pure platform
The software house acknowledged that a further issue had occurred.
Biba welcomes PM’s speech on Brexit
Trade body pleased with strategy articulated by Theresa May and her preferred direction of travel.
Theresa May to seek phased approach to exiting Single Market
PM says negotiations will be for Free Trade Agreement.
Biba calls for cheaper regulation for brokers
Trade body raises concerns about the burden of regulation on smaller brokers in its 2017 manifesto.