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Southern Broker Expo moves from Ascot to Bristol
Registrations for our southern Expo event on 17 September are now open.
LMA: Driverless cars can result in consolidation
Motor market will see fewer customers and increased competition in the next 20 years.
GLP teams with Bluefin on personal lines
New arrangement forecast to extend to over 30,000 policies.
Seventeen Group buys Professional Insurance Advisers
Second deal for broker in two months.
Lloyd’s launches diversity festival
Aon, Willis and Marsh among 30 companies sponsoring the event.
McFarlane bullish about rising profits at TH March
Managing director remains optimistic about the future despite competition in the market and the increase in IPT.
FOS receives 4,000 PPI complaints a week
PPI accounts for 55% of all complaints.
Home insurance rates rise for first time since 2012
IPT hike will increase cost of average policies by £5, say the AA.
AA reports 5% jump in car premium rates
Managing director says further rises are “inevitable”.
2014 a “good year” for Biba, says White
CEO Steve White says decreased surplus and increased salaries were due to governance changes.
LV teams up with Towergate Underwriting in £110m deal
Partnership set to run for five years.
Turnover grows for Biba
Increased operating costs and tax and growing director salaries lead to lower surplus in 2014.
Attack of the drones
Kieran Jones considers what brokers need to think about when they are asked to insure drones.
Broking break: Insurance industry counts the cost of Budget
The number crunchers pored over Chancellor George Osborne's Budget. Expert John Needham gives his view.
Circle Insurance Services eyes two deals
Chairman Tony Norcott says he plans to continue for several years and will hand business to his daughter.
Quizzical questions: 17 July 2015
Test your knowledge of the week’s events in our topical news quiz.
Gallagher cracks on with deals
Bolt-on deal sees the consolidator buy Coventry-based Pinnock Bell.
Profits soar at TH March
Specialist jewellery broker reports 58% increase in profit before tax.
Higos has six deals in pipeline
Move follows funding from Clydesdale Bank and MD says one deal has already completed.
Kelliher results “testament to joined up working”
MD Imogen Coggan happy with results following restructure but says market remains difficult.
Refinance deal sees Higos target acquisitions
Broker has refinanced with Clydesdale Bank.
Hogan Lovells: Big data could lead to scrutiny of brokers
Big data may also lead to a fundamental shift in the way policies are written say lawyers.
Court documents: Ross claims trust breach annulled his contract with Gallagher
Ex-Gallagher International CEO gave notice of the termination of his service agreement by letter on 2 June.
Funding provider gains FCA approval
Premium finance provider to brokers Orchard Funding Group claims to be first to get full regulator approval.