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Aviva to close Belfast claims centre
Thirty jobs will be cut from the insurer's Belfast office.
Axa unveils ‘big data’ tool for brokers
Insurer says new offering will be particularly strong in mid-market.
Broker Expo 2014: Pen Underwriting to complete MGA rebranding in 2015
Company also has its eye on more acquisitions with conversations taking place.
Talbir Bains leaves QBE Europe
David Hall takes over motor portfolio until replacement is appointed after departure of Bains.
Fusion appoints Daubney as regional underwriting manager
Richard Daubney joins part of Towergate business from Aviva.
Two men sentenced for £500k insurance fraud
A bus inspector and a Mercedes driver have been sentenced to jail after conspiring to defraud QBE.
Moneysupermarket grows insurance sector to £38m
Aggregator sees 15% growth over last quarter taking insurance income up to £106m for nine months of 2014.
Insurers less trusted than banks
EY survey shows consumers place more trust in banks and drug companies with just 7% having complete trust in their provider.
ABI confirms Aviva's Tulloch as chairman of general insurance council
Tulloch joins ABI board as part of his new role.
Commercial Express appoints two underwriters
Erin Pugh joins from Zurich and Camille Le Long joins from Axa.
Zurich consulting staff over pension changes
Insurer is looking at closing its final salary scheme.
Hiscox's UK GWP rises to £324m for year to date
Worldwide GWP fell slightly but insurer said long-term investment in brand is paying off.
JSW opens office in Chester
Debbie Rush is appointed branch director and John Killoran joins as new business executive.
SSP partners with Prestige for homeowner product
Product covers non-standard constructions.
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Man arrested after bogus motor insurance probe
IFED believe as many as 150 drivers fell victim to ghost broking scam and collectively lost £60,000.
Allianz reports £11.5m profit drop
Profit before tax drops 9% despite a 12.4% growth in gross written premium for the first nine months of 2014.
Admiral Group's Q3 turnover down 3% to £513m
UK car insurance also fell by 5% to £419m in Q3 as company anticipates more difficulties ahead.
Database of fraudsters helps insurers
The IFB says its Insurance Fraud Register is proven beneficial and it will take over administration of Good Practice Guidelines.
RSA's net written premium down by 9.1% to £5.7bn
Insurer said profit in the third quarter was strong due to disposals while underwriting was weak.
Markel International's COR remains static in 2014
Insurer has also appointed Dean Pitts and Nick West to its property team.
Beazley reports flat premiums
The specialist insurer says it has maintained stable premium levels, despite an overall 1% rate reduction.
Zurich UK's operating profit increases 19% to £136m
Insurer's GWP also rose to £1.28bn for the first nine months of 2014.
Watson ‘pleased’ with Ageas third quarter
The insurer is keen to grow business with brokers in commercial, schemes and e-trading.