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Insurance Age blog: Why broker is best ...
I've got a confession to make. It's got nothing to do with phone hacking or corrupting police officers but nonetheless it is a pretty shameful admission for the editor of an insurance title to make.
Collinson Insurance moves to grow wholesale division
Collinson Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Steve Scott as wholesale sales and strategy director as it seeks to expand its wholesale division.
Demand for business insurance highlights riot fears
Insurance broker Simply Business says it witnessed a 100% increase in quote requests from independent retail and catering businesses last week following the riots that took place across the country.
Motaquote will still expand branch network, says Lombard
The chief of CCV-owned Motaquote has vowed to continue to expand its branch network despite confirming the closure of seven of its 14 offices in South Wales.
Hastings Direct to recruit 100 extra staff
Hastings Direct has announced a recruitment drive to fill 200 vacancies including 100 new jobs.
Brokers suing clients over contested complaints could breach TCF
Brokers that sue clients for complaining could be in breach of Treating Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.
CCV-owned Motaquote shuts half of its offices
Motaquote has closed seven offices in South Wales as a result of the economic downturn with the affected branches being Mountain Ash, Treorchy, Cwmbran, Neath, Ebbw Vale, Risca and Aberdare.
Survey warns on toxic lack of trust
A survey of 1,000 people across the country by Constructaquote.com has found that 42% of employees do not feel secure in their jobs.
Network Spotlight day 12: Smith explains the changes at Westinsure
Mike Smith managing director of Ink Insurance, owners of Westinsure, looks back at the first year in charge post acquisition and claims that other networks put shackles on brokers to stop them from trading in an independent way.
Cadogan Keelan Westall taps into auction market
Cadogan Keelan Westall has joined forces with Network Auctions to offer buyers cover within minutes of the hammer falling.
Marsh's new PI offering targets cover issues for small law firms
As another challenging renewal season for solicitors’ professional indemnity (PI) approaches, Marsh has launched a service designed to cater for smaller practices.
Trimble warns businesses of grey fleet danger
A survey by Trimble has revealed that 60% of business drivers are unaware that they need to insure their car for business travel if they drive their own vehicle on behalf of their company.
Network Spotlight day 11: Willis’ Fardon foresees imminent network mergers
Sara Fardon, managing director of Willis Networks, claims in the penultimate interview for Network Spotlight that 43% of brokers are part of a network or a club and that weaker networks could fold within a year.
Victor Millwell unveils Aviva Direct deal for motorhomes
Victor Millwell has bought the rights to new policies and renewals for Aviva Direct business on motorhomes.
Riot victims need claims deadline certainty, says Biba
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has urged insurers to provide a clear message on the claims notification deadline for riot victims.
Amlin teams up with BJP to launch GP scheme
Amlin UK, in conjunction with insurance broker BJP, has launched a new scheme dedicated to providing Employers’ and Public Liability (PL) cover to GP surgeries in the UK.
CCV director takes on legal head role at Towergate
Towergate Insurance has appointed Sam Clark to the role of head of legal and secretariat.
Network Spotlight day 10: Momentum’s Pepper warns networks
Howard Pepper, managing director of Momentum, tells the audience that networks need to provide a much broader range of support services to their members in his interview for day 10 of the Network Spotlight series.
Insurance Age blog: Why can't banks leave insurance to the experts?
Personally I am quite grateful to banks and the practice of conditional lending. If banks hadn't been doing this and luring small commercial clients away from brokers then I wouldn't have written a story late last year exposing the whole grubby little…
Banks' "immoral" conditional lending still alive and well
Banks are still abusing their position by placing undue pressure on SMEs to use their preferred intermediaries, according to the broking community.
Reid to take advantage of Axa parentage to push for growth
Bluefin CEO Stuart Reid has said the broker will become a much more fundamental part of Axa Commercial, as part of the new strategy.
Network Spotlight day eight: Truman says Cobra’s model is sustainable
David Truman, director at Cobra Network, is the eighth guest in the Network Spotlight series and says he expects to see a number of brokers investigating how to improve their bottom line through the network over the next 12 months.