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FCA’s Joseph Smith speaks at Broker Expo Brighton tomorrow
Smith will discuss topics ranging from governance to appointed representatives and more.
Member numbers dropped at Broker Network in 2015
Turnover was also down but profit after tax increased.
VCII rebrands as Business Insurance Solutions
Commercial vehicle and van broker pushes forward with name change to reflect new SME focus.
Applied Net 2016: Brokers urged to stay on top of emerging technology
Experts highlight changing customer expectations and the importance of keeping up to speed with InsurTech start-ups.
Gallagher v Aston Scott court case set to start
High Court case to be heard by Mr Justice Soole.
Carl Shuker wins the Achievement Award at UK Broker Awards 2016
Full list of all the prize winners at Insurance Age’s event.
UK Broker Awards 2016
All the winners from the prestigious awards held in September at The Brewery in London
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
The ongoing suffering of SSP users dominated the market news for another week. The issue almost pulled off a clean sweep of the top 5 most read but readers were also interested in the broker who pleaded guilty to stealing £273,000 from his former firm.
FCA sends message to SSP brokers
The regulator says brokers need to remain compliant despite SSP's system outage.
Alistair Body leaves TEn Insurance
Body has been with the network since February 2015.
SSP admits it will take weeks to restore customers fully
Software company still to get all customers back online.
H&H Insurance opens in Scotland
Broker’s new office targeting business throughout the Scottish Borders.
Carlo Marelli and Stefan Puttnam step up as joint CEOs at Lorica
Promotions follow departure of Matthew Bray.
Open letter: Broker skewers SSP's lack of communication
Hayes Parsons managing director James Woollam writes an open letter to software house following power outage.
Towergate creates London Underwriting centre
David Leathem to join as London director of underwriting.
SSP CEO admits Pure users do not have “full access” to system
Brokers complain they cannot access documents and of slow systems following SSP’s assertion that 90% of those affected by the outage were back online.
Matthew Bray resigns from CEO role at Lorica
Chief executive departs after seven years at the broker.
James Hallam launches sport division
Broker recruits new team from Integro.
Esure confirms Gocompare demerger plan
Aggregator to seek stock exchange listing before the end of the year.
SSP confirms 90% of its brokers are back online or in final testing
Group CEO Laurence Walker says around one third of its broker customer base was affected by the power outage on 26 August.
Opinion: A broker view one month on from the Insurance Act
Stuart Bennett, operations director of David Roberts & Partners Insurance Brokers outlines how he would handle the Insurance Act if he were an insurer.
Broker pleads guilty to £273,000 theft from company
Newspaper reports ex-broker will be sentenced on 26 September.
Video 1: Expertise from A - Z Marine Cargo
Insurance Age speaks to Allianz's Ben Woodman about the history of the marine cargo market.
Asta completes development deal of new MGA
The new business is OverArk, an MGA which will offer risk led property and casualty insurance cover to UK-based organisations.