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Changing attitudes
Businesses need to treat everyone fairly and comply with equality legislation, explains Sally Mbewe
Market moves: A good month for the management
It’s well into the new year but the insurance industry is certainly still ringing the changes. As usual, there were moves between rival companies, with Willis losing a COO to Aon, and Lifestyle Services dipping into Ace for a new CEO.
Reportage: Looking to liability
As the nature of risks facing many businesses and industries changes drastically, brokers could break into areas traditionally dominated by liability specialists, writes Emmanuel Kenning
Protecting clients’ assets
The industry needs to get up-to-speed over new rules governing client assets, explains David Roberts
Finding a niche
Sutton Winson managing director David Thomson tells Caitlin Morrison why the broker has interests in so many niche sectors and diverse industries and how it plans to ride out the recession
Are you a visionary or a strategist?
Really successful businesses are led by visionaries or strategists, but the UK insurance industry seems to be lacking both, says Tony Cornell
The tide is turning
Brokers are slowly realising the potential of schemes to boost profits, explains Tony Bloomer
Groupama up for grabs
Speculation continues to surround the sale of French insurance giant’s UK operations
Whittington heads out from London
Lloyd’s-based managing general agent, Whittington Capital Management Syndicate 2525, has appointed Stephen Fitzgerald to develop business in the UK regions that is not currently accessed through the Lloyd’s broker channel.
Two senior players leave Gallagher Heath for rival Bluefin
Bluefin has snapped up two senior brokers from rival firm Gallagher Heath.
Towergate responds to Fitch rating warning
Towergate has declared its finances to be “rock solid” as credit rating agency Fitch downgraded its outlook from stable to negative.
Towergate warned on rating downgrade risk
Fitch Ratings has warned that Towergate Finance faces an issuer default rating (IDR) downgrade in the next two years unless the broker can deleverage further and increase its EBITDA.
New schemes dedicated event hits Manchester
Insurance Age is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new broker-only event dedicated to the schemes market.
AA warns homes may become uninsurable against flood risk
AA Insurance has called on the government to take “decisive action” before homes in flood-prone areas of the UK become uninsurable.
Biba signs up Groupama broker as latest member
Carole Nash, the Groupama-owned motorcycle and classic car broker, has joined the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba).
Biba reveals keynote speakers and panelists for 2012 conference
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has revealed that the father of the internet and one of the UK’s leading political journalists will be the keynote speakers at this year’s Biba Conference.
Biba splits from RWA
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has split with RWA Group, one of its compliance partners.
New claims mediator launches to brokers
Expedite Resolution has launched a new service that it claims could bring a flexible and cost effective approach to claims settlement.
Lloyd’s broker bought by US group
London-based broker and underwriting company Chesterfield Group has been bought by US-company H.W. Kaufman Financial Group.
A&A Group in management buyout
Darwin Private Equity has entered into an agreement to acquire The A&A Group and Hyperformance Limited in a management buyout.
Insurance companies lagging behind in payments
UK firms improved their overall payment performances in the final quarter of 2011, but insurance companies did not follow this trend, figures from Experian have revealed.
Policy sales up at Brightside ahead of results release
Brightside has revealed a 30.7% increase in policy sales to 444,189 [2010: 339,916] ahead of announcing its full year results to 31 December 2011.
New London sales chief for Axa
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed Ryan Birbeck as its new London sales manager.
CCV starts 2012 with two acquisitions
CCV has bought Crown Insurance Brokers in Birmingham and Lyon Insurance Services in Anglesey.