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British Insurance Awards 2011: shortlist announced
Today Post editor-in-chief Jonathan Swift is proud to unveil the shortlist for the 2011 British Insurance Awards.
Biba welcomes government move on signposting
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has given its support to the government’s signposting proposals adding it believed they will maximise the likelihood of older customers finding insurance.
Brokers must take heed of Bank of Scotland fine
Brokers have been urged to examine their own complaints procedures following the Bank of Scotland being dealt a £3.5m fine by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for mishandling complaints.
PPI broker enters administration
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has confirmed that Wilmslow Financial Services has been put into administration.
Hastings moves into pet insurance market
Hastings Direct has just launched a pet insurance product to target Britain’s 16 million cat and dog owners.
Hastings Direct makes latest senior appointment
Hastings Direct has appointed a new managing director of retail.
Barbon delivers over £11m profit in second year of growth
Barbon Insurance Group recorded a pre-tax profit of over £11m based on a 4% increase in turnover in 2010, its second successive year of growth.
Chairman and deputy resign from Biba's healthcare focus group
The chairman and deputy chairman of the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) healthcare focus group have resigned.
Willis splits CEO and chairman role
Willis has appointed Rodney Baker-Bates as an independent non-executive chairman while CEO of Willis UK and Ireland, Brendan McManus has been named CEO of Willis.
Macmillan Sheikh hits ground running with two new schemes
Following its launch, Macmillan Sheikh has unveiled two further schemes designed to provide a range of insurance cover to the cleaning industry and tour operators.
Trade bodies hail TV campaign to tackle uninsured driving
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have welcomed the launch of a television campaign to tackle uninsured driving.
Developing business models to facilitate growth: the debate
If you missed the recent live webinar debating developing business models to facilitate growth - it is now available for viewing on-demand.
Chartered: A Broker's view: Barnett & Barnett
In the second of a three part series Post and Insurance Age editor-in-chief Jonathan Swift talks to Barnett & Barnett Compliance and training manager Toni Richardson about the benefits for a broker in being chartered.
HomecallPlus enters liquidation
HomecallPlus, supplier of emergency cover for homeowners and landlords, has gone into liquidation with confusion surrounding whether any policies issued in the last six months were backed by an underwriter.
Biba queries "misleading" survey on aggregator commission levels
The British Brokers’ Association (Biba) has questioned a recent YouGov survey which stated that the average commission taken by comparison sites stood at 24%.
Barbon employees to get slice of acquisition pie
Barbon Insurance Group has launched a unique new employee incentive in a bid to increase the number of acquisitions it makes.
Members force Biba to change PMI scheme
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has withdrawn its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme for members in order to remove a clause that handed all currently held business to its partner Jelf.
Brokerbility members reveal best performing insurers
Axa Commercial Lines has topped the Brokerbility bi-annual Satisfaction Survey for the second consecutive time.
Cooper Gay gives UK structure a makeover
Cooper Gay has restructured its UK business, Cooper Gay, into three core trading units.
Giles loses £37m
Giles has revealed a loss of £37,113,000 for the financial year ended 31 August 2010 in documents released to Companies House.
Heath Lambert buy makes Gallaghers a top ten broker
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG) has confirmed it has completed the long touted acquisition of Heath Lambert in a £97m cash deal.
Biba 2011: Video – Biba Today: reaction to Lord Sugar’s speech
As the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference reaches its conclusion, Post and Insurance Age caught up with delegates to find out what they thought of Lord Sugar’s much anticipated speech.