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London broker association shakes up board
The London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association (Liiba) has made several appointments to its board.
L&G GI returns to profit, with 18% COR improvement
Legal & General has reported profit of £42m for its general insurance arm in 2011, up £50m from an £8m loss the previous year.
Towergate creates new M&A role
Towergate Insurance has appointed Dan Saulter to the newly-created role of group mergers and acquisitions director.
Ink unveils new policy excess product
Ink Insurance has released a new excess protector insurance product, developed with input from Adding1’s ShazamXS.
Axa teams up with Aon for IFA PI cover
Axa Commercial lines has partnered with Aon Risk Solutions to provide professional indemnity (PI) insurance for Independent Financial Advisers (IFA) in the UK.
Brokers tackling climate change in the workplace, survey says
Environmental issues are a top priority for most brokers, according to research from Aviva.
Biba urges Chancellor not to raise IPT in the Budget
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has called on the Chancellor not to raise Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) above its current level of 6% in the upcoming Budget on 21 March.
Biba to investigate government CCTV fuel proposals
Graeme Trudgill, head of corporate affairs at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba), has confirmed that the trade body’s motor committee will be looking into reports that the government may be planning to use CCTV to prevent uninsured…
Insurance complications surround government CCTV fuel proposals
Drivers of uninsured cars may find themselves unable to fill up at petrol stations under new government plans, according to The Mirror.
UK insurance will have to go east to maintain dominance
The UK insurance industry will have to go east in the future if it wishes to retain its global pre-eminence.
Post webinar: Professionalism and expertise: The case for Chartered status
Monday 5th March 2012 - 3.00pm GMT. As the Chartered Insurance Institute celebrated the second anniversary of the launch of the Aldermanbury Declaration, this webinar brought together a host of insurers that have embraced 'Chartered' status, to find out…
Everyone's talking about fraud
Fraud, fraud, fraud. Is it the most interesting aspect of insurance? It's definitely the most reported on. Look at the insurance section of most online news outlets, and there's a disproportionate (for those who know better) number of fraud stories.
Three promotions at CCV
CCV has promoted David Perry to sales and marketing director.
County Insurance moving fast on acquisition plans
County Insurance could meet its five-year target of ten acquisitions ahead of schedule, with two early purchases near to completion, sister title Post has reported.
Industry bosses accused of not caring for staff
The British Heart Foundation has published a damning report on the level of importance the insurance industry places on employee health.
Lumley Jacobs and Carole Nash in DNA deal
Lumley Jacobs has partnered with Carole Nash to supply forensic coding to the broker’s motorcycle customer base.
LFC Shield pushes new Allianz-backed product range
LFC Shield has added Allianz to its existing insurer panel.
Job opportunities fall but pay rises in general insurance
Job opportunities across sectors rose more sharply in February than in January but fell in insurance, according to the latest Reed Job Index.
Momentum posts start-up losses
Momentum has revealed it lost £289,993 between 15 December 2010 when it began trading and 30 September 2011.
Ai Claims extends ULR deal to 2015
Ai Claims Solutions has signed a three year deal with ULR Additions to continue providing credit hire and repair facilities.
Video: What the Papers Say latest edition
This month, Martin Friel is joined by Kelly-Ann Knight, head of external communications at Towergate and Emmanuel Kenning, features editor at Insurance Age.
Rural expands reach with three new deals
Rural Insurance has signed deals with Coversure and the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW), and renewed its partnership agreement with Broker Network to distribute agricultural motor, equine and farm risks until the end of December 2014.
Markel targets fine art market with MGA acquisition
Markel International has acquired Quay Underwriting (QU).
Autonet teams up with Unite
Autonet Insurance has signed a partnership deal with Unite which sees the trade union join the broker’s in-house affiliate networking scheme.