Broker
Lomas accepts jury's decision
Dennis Lomas, former financial director of Independent Insurance, will not be appealing the jury's d...
Towergate on verge of securing network deal
Towergate has made a bid of £95m for Broker Network that has been accepted by over 50% of the compan...
Insurers reveal huge costs of floods in Q3 results
Britain's major insurers have revealed the depths to which the summer's floods have affected their p...
Clarification: Brian Johnston Insurance Consultants
In November's PB it was reported that Broker Network had acquired Redhill-based Brian Johnston Insur...
November buying frenzy preludes festivities
Giles and Venture Preference headed a battle of the acquirers this November, buying five firms betwe...
Entente cordiale
Alec Finch and Jaques Verlingue
Battle of the networks set to intensify
Chris Blackham pledged last month to make his network, Layton Blackham Business Solutions, the large...
Members keep counsel on Towergate
The news that Broker Network has received a takeover offer from Towergate was met with caution by th...
eBay-style platform launched
Direct Fleet Insurance has launched an online auction insurance service for commercial fleets headed...
Blackham backs his network
Chris Blackham, one of three chief executives at Venture Preference, has been given the role of expa...
Broker's trading ban
The Financial Services Authority shut down Manchester-based broker M. Young Legal Associates in Nove...
Explorer's passengers await inquiry result
The passengers and crew of the cruise ship Explorer are awaiting the result of an inquiry to discove...
Ellis: TBN targets will not alter
Towergate's second bite at the network cherry proved to be a success, with the news that it had reac...
Allianz acquires share in Oval
Allianz has acquired a minority 10% share in Oval Group's equity. The broker consolidator said the d...
Allianz Insurance trading division
Allianz Insurance has restructured its operation to create a new trading division focusing on the in...
Product Reviews
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Editor's comment
So it has come to pass, since I wrote this comment last month, that Towergate has indeed purchased t...
Direct Fleet Insurance launched
Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI), an online insurance service for commercial fleets, has been launched (...
Brokers should focus on accessibility, says insurer
Brokers should focus on making their products more accessible to customers in the warranty and gadge...
Jelf jumps on network bandwagon
The Jelf Group has announced the launch of the Purple Partnership, a new network conceived "by broke...
VP set for bold network investment programme
Venture Preference (VP) has put in place a significant programme of investment in Layton Blackham Bu...
Five new members for Countrywide
The Countrywide network has added five new members in the last five weeks as a result of newly launched facilities, particularly across commercial lines.
CCV secures two further deals
CCV has announced two further acquisitions, which it says will provide a complimentary fit to existing operations.