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Henderson hoping to finalise two acquisitions
Broker says it has also made eight senior appointments, some from Bluefin, to support growth plans.
NCI aims to grow pet business from £6m to £50m
Managing director Neil Richards-Smith says pet is an underdeveloped market.
Car insurance premiums show biggest jump in five years
Confused.com index in association with Towers Watson cites market reaction to increasing claims costs.
Quizzical questions: 9 October 2015
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Bend with the FCA and stop taking commission
Ravi Takhar, CEO of Orchard Funding Group, explains the advantages of an insurance broker becoming a lender.
GRP takes two from Gallagher
Simon Lewer joins as COO of GRP's MGA division and Kris Lee joins as head of e-trading for Plum Underwriting.
IBSC launches consultation on under insurance
Discussion paper aims to establish what a broker's duties to a client should be.
M&A growing in the Lloyd's and wider market
Delegates at Lloyd's conference also told use of data analytics increasing among brokers.
Biba announces theme for 2016 conference
Trade body says 'The Go To Place' is the message for next year's exhibition.
Cliff confirms further Brightside exit
Tristan Scaife to leave Brightside subsidiary One Insurance Solutions.
Brightside COO Coram joins Das
Tony Coram set to join Das Legal after just eight months at the broker.
Global Risk Partners takes Thornton from Bluefin
Neil Thornton joins Cullum-backed firm's retail broking business as managing director.
Post Q&A video: Legal indemnity insurance
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Autonet turnover hits £37.2m
Broker hails “excellent” results as profits and turnover for 2014 grow.
Higos buys AJP Partnership
The broker's 26 staff join Higos as its commercial book exceeds personal lines for first time.
Video: Peter Blanc
Peter Blanc, executive chairman at Aston Scott Group, faces the Insurance Age cameras and explains what the biggest challenge for brokers is.
Gallagher launches mobile app for group travel
Broker says TravelCert removes a lot of admin for large organisations and provides accurate data to insurers.
Pen Underwriting loses four to Modus
MGA expands team with new hires from Arthur J Gallagher-owned Pen Underwriting.
Experian data hack concerns software houses
Experts warn that hacking is a worldwide problem that brokers and insurers need to protect themselves against, or face fines.
SSP: 74% of brokers don't prioritise application fraud
Software house estimates application fraud and inaccuracies for motor insurance alone costs industry £1bn a year.
Simon Ronaldson leaves Acturis
Board director had been with the business for 14 years.
Market moves: Back in the headlines
Never far from the headlines, Towergate once again kept the broker market talking with another restructure and high-profile leavers.
Embrace new tech to take pole position
BT's Mark Jopling explains why insurers and brokers need to catch up and embrace digital technology now.