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Brightside secures £100m capacity deal
Brightside Group has confirmed that a new capacity deal with an unnamed re-insurer will deliver £100m of extra capacity to its Gibraltar-based underwriting firm Southern Rock Insurance Company.
Insurance Age blog: Those flip-flopping insurers
Insurers are a funny bunch. They always seem to be changing their minds about stuff. One day they love a particular line of business, the next they are getting out of it.
Those flip-flopping insurers
Insurers are a funny bunch. They always seem to be changing their minds about stuff. One day they love a particular line of business, the next they are getting out of it. It's the same with individuals.
Cobra sells subsidiary business for £3.3m
Cobra Holdings has sold subsidiary business Cobra Corporate Solutions (CCS) to ISO Investments, a company controlled by Cobra shareholder Phil Truman, for £3.3m.
FUW joins Broker Network
The Farmers’ Union of Wales’ insurance arm, FUW Insurance Services (“FUW”) has signed up with Broker Network.
Moscrops recruits from Car Care Plan
Lancashire-based broker Moscrops has appointed Andrew Champion as managing director following the retirement of Tim Chadwick after 40 years with the business.
Three brokers make top 100 UK companies
Three insurance brokers have made it onto this year’s Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list of UK companies with the fastest growing sales over the last three years.
Biba wants more recognition of brokers' value
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has said that there must be more recognition of the contribution brokers make to the UK economy.
Brokers urged to nominate local charities for cash windfall
Aviva has called on brokers to nominate worthy causes within their community for the chance to win thousands of pounds in donations.
Lloyd's player adds second non-exec in as many months
Besso Insurance Group has appointed Stephen Greene as non-executive director.
The Giles Group bags McManus
Former Willis CEO, Brendan McManus, has been appointed CEO of the Giles Group.
Biba responds to sexual harassment in broking claim
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has responded to an article in The Guardian that labelled insurance broking an old boy’s network where women were ill treated.
Towergate restructures in wake of senior departures
Towergate is to form a new division dedicated to SME business in the wake of two senior departures.
Ropner to bring new products to UK market with senior hire
Ropner Insurance Services has appointed a former FSJ employee to help bolster its wholesale business in the UK.
Ai Claims appoints COO from Homeserve
Ai Claims Solutions has appointed ex-Homeserve director Simon Pook to the new role of chief operating officer at the company.
RK Harrison completes MWA takeover
RK Harrison has completed the acquisition of Mercury West Associates following completion of due diligence and the approval of the transaction from the Financial Services Authority.
Bluefin uses Axa delegated authority for PI book
Bluefin is to open a new office in Glasgow to handle PI and SME business that Axa Commercial Direct cannot write.
Towergate Financial plans mortgage and IFA spending spree
Towergate Financial has made two senior appointments ahead of a planned acquisition spree in the financial planning and mortgage markets.
The Insurance Partnership makes trio of hires
Yorkshire-based broker, The Insurance Partnership, has made three new hires to its Leeds and York operations.
Hastings Direct appoints insurer relations head
Hastings Direct has found a replacement for Adrian Parry as head of insurer development.
Towergate loses Your Insurance MD
The managing director of one of Towergate’s subsidiary companies has resigned.
Bluefin's network adds to home panel
Bluefin’s network proposition, Broker Partnership Services (BBPS), has appointed Ageas to its panel of preferred home insurance providers.
Insurance Age blog: Out with the new and in with the old
I think the Euro will collapse. For what it is worth, and I know I'm no economist, I cannot see how it will survive even if the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, succeed in agreeing a rescue package, put by some…