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Acturis passes 20,000 users
Software specialist seeking new minority PE backer.
#Insagepeople: 14 - 18 January 2019
Stay up to date with the latest people moves.
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.
Quizzical questions: 11 January 2019
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
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.
FCA admits to concerns over private warnings as usage drops to zero
Freedom of Information request shows regulator has stopped using them.
CFC expands cyber product
Business interruption has been added along with cover for cybercrime.
Home & Legacy adds motor to e-trading platform
HNW specialist says refreshed product will deliver quotes to brokers faster.
FOS consulting on near doubling of levy
Ombudsman looking for 28% increase in income for 2019/20.
Broking break: Your top five
M&A is the standout topic of interest for brokers as we ring in the New Year.
Hiscox and Lloyd’s respond to 9/11 hacker reports
The providers confirm they have not suffered a cyber breach in relation to this incident and Hiscox says that the information was originally stolen from a US law firm last year.
Quizzical questions: 04 January 2019
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Insurance Rage: Ian Hughes on getting the industry off dual pricing "crack cocaine"
Should this be the insurance industry's New Year's resolution?
China Re completes Chaucer deal
Regulatory approval followed sale price of $950m being confirmed last September.
UK insurance industry paid out £55bn in 2017
Sector also made a contribution to the UK economy worth £29.5bn and paid close to £12bn in taxes, according to the ABI.
Unrated Danish insurer Qudos declared bankrupt
FSCS vows to work with liquidator and Danish authorities.
RSA Insurance Ireland fined €3.5m
The Central Bank of Ireland imposes the fine for regulatory breaches relating to large loss claims and accounting irregularities.
Key moments in 2018 with Ian Donaldson and Mike Crane
Scrutiny of unrated insurers and the #insuretrek18 were highlighted as the best things to happen in insurance this year. But who said what?