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Winter warning
Ice and snow on commercial properties can present plenty of opportunities for landlords and tenants to slip up, explain Kelly-Louise Kirby and Helen Bridgman
Give and take
When does giving or receiving gifts or hospitality become bribery? Jill Hambley explains
Broking success: driving growth
Gardners has used acquisitions and specialism in insurance for taxi drivers to drive growth, managing director Paul Goldsmith explains to Emmanuel Kenning
A year to remember
Tony Cornell looks forward to the year ahead and predicts what 2012 holds in store for brokers
HNW players jockey for position
High net worth was the big growth area last year, and the new players will be looking to establish themselves
Ratings downgrades may spark client flight to quality
With the number of ratings warnings increasing across the industry, brokers need to keep an eye out
Blood on the boardroom floor
What role did regulation play in the sacking of the entire Swinton executive board?
Products: broker feedback drives changes to Allianz motor trade policies
Allianz Commercial has revamped its motor trade policies following, it said, feedback from brokers.
Products roundup: new year, new technology
The new year has blasted off with insurance once again looking to the technological future. Chubb has unveiled a cyber security insurance product for companies in Europe to cover financial losses in the event of a data breach.
Northern businesses suffer higher insolvency rates
The north to south divide is widening when it comes to business failure, according to Experian’s latest insolvency index.
UK GI premiums reach £46.4bn
Net worldwide premium income of the UK insurance sector has fallen for the third year running in 2010 to £198.7bn.
Government investigates credit ratings agencies
The Treasury Committee has launched an investigation into credit rating agencies questioning the transparency and soundness of their methodologies.
Equity Red Star appoints new motor fleet underwriter
Equity Red Star has appointed Andrew Dodd as motor fleet class underwriter.
Gallagher buys Oxygen’s corporate risks team
Arthur J Gallagher International has bought Oxygen’s Leeds-based corporate risks team, Insurance Age's sister title Postonline has revealed.
Zurich launches new product through aggregator
Zurich has launched a new online motor insurance product, which will be available direct via the insurer’s website and through Confused.com.
R K Harrison takes on ex Marsh chief for HNW drive
R K Harrison has appointed Marcus Rennick, the former head of private clients at Marsh and HSBC, to support the growth of its UK high net worth business with a particular focus on the south east.
Insurance Age blog: Go compare
I don’t often get the chance to write about lovely Norn Iron (say Northern Ireland in the accent if you don’t get it), the place where I was born, grew up, and will very soon be heading back to for a typically hectic Christmas, therefore when I see an…
Powerplace director put on gardening leave
Powerplace and its sales and marketing director have parted company, Insurance Age can reveal.
Biba throws weight behind OFT motor investigation
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has added its support to the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) investigation into credit hire and vehicle repair.
Three new directors for MGAA
The Managing General Agents Association (MGAA) has appointed three new directors to its board.
Finances improving at Oval despite £3m loss
The Oval Group is still making a loss but has improved its position on last year, according to the latest set of results.
Marsh unveils Norwich leader
Marsh has appointed Keith Fenwick to lead the broker's Norwich office, its largest UK branch outside of London.
OFT launches third party repair and credit hire investigation
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into the provision of third party vehicle repairs and credit hire replacement vehicles in the UK motor market.