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Davies Group buys CEC sister firm TopMark Claims Solutions
Its deal with TopMark Group follows its acquisition of Direct Group’s claims function from Ardonagh Group.
InsurTech Futures: Zurich partners with travel start-up Pluto
Mobile-focused offering targets millennials and provides a quote in around 60 seconds.
AA reports first rise in car premiums for nearly two years
Figures for Q4 2018 show 2.7% uptick.
Markerstudy buys Co-op underwriting in £185m deal
Businesses also sign 13 year agreement for motor and home insurance distribution.
Home insurance premiums continue to creep up in Q4 2018
Analysis by The AA reveals quarterly and yearly increases.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Aviva's mid-market push comes under the microscope along with Brexit.
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Qudos Insurance liquidator writes to UK customers
Danish provider declared bankrupt on 20 December 2018.
Markel adds legal expenses option for social welfare policyholders
Insurer highlights 109% increase in enforcement actions by Care Quality Commission.
PIB merges underwriting offerings
Q Underwriting brings together aQmen Underwriting Services, TFP Schemes and Thistle Underwriting Services under a shared Toba.
Biba warns of 'uncharted waters' as Theresa May's Brexit deal is rejected
CEO Steve White reiterates call for greater access to the European market for brokers after the UK leaves the European Union.
Close Brothers Premium Finance restores contact centre after outage
Customers were urged to use emails during the issue.
Ex-Enterprise non-exec chairman Nick Cruz sues Gibraltar regulator for libel
Claim relates to comments made by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission following the collapse of Enterprise Insurance in 2016.
Acturis passes 20,000 users
Software specialist seeking new minority PE backer.
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NMU in specialist line-led restructure
Provider says reorganisation will not result in any branch closures and that it plans to keep existing staff wherever possible.
Value of insurance frauds in court last year topped 2014-17 combined
Insurance frauds in court hit £17m in 2018, says KPMG.
Jelf takes Navigators & General boss from Zurich
Paul Emery is heading up the private client division at the Marsh-owned broker.
Aviva grows mid-market appetite
The insurer has developed its proposition for businesses with between £5m and £100m in turnover.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Ida Axling hosts the first show of 2019.
Insurance Cares: Zurich introduces service for customers with hearing difficulties
The provider has partnered with British Sign Language Specialists, Sign Live.
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Hastings takes John Worth from MS Amlin as CFO
Richard Hoskins retiring from the business.
Hood Group teams up with Richard King's Ticker to enter telematics
Broker to offer sales and servicing provision to Ticker, which is backed by Match of the Day host Gary Lineker and Dragons Den investor Theo Paphitis.