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Technology - Cloud computing: Reach for the skies
Emmanuel Kenning looks at developments in cloud computing and the possible impact on brokers.
News Analysis - Council parking charges: Nottingham Council's private parking charges pile pressure on businesses
The profession has reacted with horror to newspaper reports that car parking charges could be levied by councils on private spaces.
Questgates raids Cunningham Lindsay for personal injury director
QuestGates has recruited Sarah Reynolds as personal injury director in its liability division.
News analysis: Brokers can choose their commissions (to a point)
This year, brokers have been given the opportunity to choose their commissions by two insurers.
News Analysis - Insurance 360: Arag voted best legal expenses insurer
Arag has been voted the best legal expenses insurer by brokers in a survey by PB's sister research unit Insurance 360.
News Analysis- Skills: Managers under the spotlight
Emmanuel Kenning looks at the gap between perception and reality when it comes to leadership strengths.
Social networking could cause insurance premium hike
Confused.com is warning people who use social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook that they could face hikes of up to 10% in their home insurance premiums.
Dual’s national business unit targets £50m book
Dual’s national business unit has confirmed ambitious growth plans to coincide with its 5th anniversary.
Former MP John Greenway joins Claim Experts' board
Claim Experts has appointed former MP and president of the Institute of Insurance Brokers John Greenway as a non-executive director.
New run-off scheme launched
Tenet has released a new run-off cover scheme which it claims will plug a hole in the professional indemnity insurance market.
Insurance Age blog: Winning brokers and getting away with it
Well the UK Broker Awards are over for another year but the general consensus was that they were one of the best yet.
Opportunity for brokers to slash their FSCS contribution
Brokers labouring under the demands of this year's Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy may be given the chance to resubmit their data and dramatically cut their contribution.
Dual launches packaged office product
Dual Corporate Risks has announced the launch of a packaged office product as the inaugural product from its new property and casualty division.
Davies raids Crawford for head of property
Davies Group, a UK claims services provider, has announced that Vic Noble is joining as head of property adjusting operations.
PB Week: Encouraging excellence at the PB Management Event
I have been invited to speak at the PB Management Event on 6 October to discuss “How does a broker become chartered”.
Video: UK Broker Awards as they happened
Well over 500 turned out at the broking community's annual awards ceremony to celebrate the Best of British
AA warns flood defence cuts could make hundreds of thousands of homes uninsurable
AA Insurance is urging the Government not to cut spending on flood defences in its autumn comprehensive spending review.
Compuquote adds courier to range
Compuquote, the electronic wholesale arm of UK commercial broker Bollington, has launched a new courier product for brokers.
Viewpoint: The pros and cons of commission disclosure
Evolution Underwriting CEO Paul Upton evaluates the pros and cons of commission disclosure for large and small brokers as the transparency of the current model comes under scrutiny by professionals in the US and the UK as well as by the European…
Polly C - the hottest insurance gossip
A healthy dose of irony is good for the soul and Polly found her fix in Zurich's misfortunes this month.
News review: August
Axa Insurance customer experience director, Paul Meehan, expressed interest in filling the senior management vacancy in the company's commercial division.
Accurate risk pricing: On the nose
Insurers are increasingly turning to technology to help them underwrite their risks more accurately. Liz McMahon uncovers the key to getting the pricing right.
Insurers' PPI responsibility: Accepting responsibility
Against the backdrop of the recent FSCS levy increases, Martin Friel asks what responsibility insurers have for making sure products sold on their behalf are done so properly.