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Compass MBO plans confirmed
Management buyout on the cards as Compass is in active talks with “wholly supportive” Arthur J Gallagher.
PIB Insurance Brokers opens in Leeds
Leeds office, which will focus on professional indemnity, will be led by Michael Eardley.
Bexhill UK launches peer to peer lending platform
Orchard Lending Club focuses on the insurance premium finance market and matches brokers with people who want to lend money.
Newbie news: Taking the plunge
Eddie Ferrao and Tony Gutteridge, founders of Langton London Insurance Brokers which specialises in non-standard motor, schemes and specialist cover, talk about setting up a new business
Invest in the young to invest in the future
Barry O’Neill, Home & Legacy managing director, on the benefits of young people in the workplace.
Quizzical questions: 22 April 2016
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Broking Break: Reputation – the invisible risk
Ian Gardner, partner at insurance advisers Moore Stephens, outlines five key things brokers need to know.
MVP invests in Kingsway
Cullum-backed Minority Venture Partners takes stake in niche commercial broker.
Regional review: Mersey upbeat
Despite the lack of insurer offices and recruitment difficulties, brokers in Liverpool are positive about the local market and the North West in general
Broker Direct awarded chartered insurer status
Company hails staff’s achievement in qualification process.
A&A Group restructures after making acquisition
Tony Allen to focus on underwriting following staff and assets deal with Service Underwriting Agency.
Believe in what you’ve achieved, states 2015 UK Broker Awards winner
Lancaster Insurance Services’ Richard Morley says winning made the whole team proud.
Jelf publishes final results from before Marsh acquisition
Consolidator posts double digit leaps in revenue and Ebitdae.
Bluefin completes four purchases
Consolidator buys in Liverpool and adds to offices in Stockton and Forfar.
MAC Group invests in Preston-based Healthcare broker
Isle of Man firm aiming for further acquisitions.
Quizzical questions: 15 April 2016
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Smarter consumer communications for brokers
Abacus director Richard Burgess sets out what effective communication should mean.
InsurTech Futures: Start-ups ready to disrupt the market
LV, Allianz and Admiral among backers of Startupbootcamp's 2016 InsurTech program.
Government being “hoodwinked” by insurance industry, says new lobbying group
New group of personal injury lawyers formed to fight changes to whiplash compensation.
Ex-broker MP backs Brexit
Craig Tracey urges people to consider the options and make their own decision ahead of the EU Referendum.
FCA and PRA to strengthen decision-making processes
Regulators have published consultation paper to address transparency and effectiveness.
UK Broker Awards win feedback from clients was “incredible”, says Centor CEO
Neil Walton reveals straightforward submission process helped consolidate his views on the business.
Industry voice: the Glorious Twelfth
Is it a coincidence that The Insurance Act 2015 (which is described as the biggest reform to insurance contract law since 1906) is coming into effect on the start of the Grouse shooting season this year? Are insurers and insurance brokers all looking to…
Reputation risk an “opportunity” for brokers
Gaps in protection offer chance of extra business for brokers according to CII’s New Generation Group.