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Premium Credit restores trading capability to all brokers
CEO Tom Woolgrove, says not all functionality restored as he apologises to brokers and thanks them for their support.
Aquiline exploring ERS sale
Private equity firm looking at a number of strategic options for the motor insurer, including a sale.
InsurTech Futures: Amazon coming into insurance “fantastic” - Simply Business CEO
Jason Stockwood tells delegates at Insurance 3.0 that the industry needs competition from outside players in order to up its game.
InsureTrek18: Total hits £97,000
Charity fundraisers raise almost £100,000 for dementia research as they complete epic 60km trek across France, Switzerland and Italy!
Podcast: Allianz’s Sarah Mallaby gives her view on five stories from the week
Mallaby discusses Marsh’s takeover of JLT, cyber issues in the market and insurance fraud.
‘Motherhood penalty’ hits women in insurance sector
ABI research shows there are 60% fewer women at board level and that the biggest single reason for seniority gaps is motherhood.
Quizzical questions: 21 September 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Lloyd’s first half profits fall again
Market reports £600m pre-tax result.
Broker named on FSCS insolvency list
Organisation declared six financial firms in default in August 2018.
RSA launches cyber product for large businesses
Product covers up to £25m in capacity, assistance with cyber risk management and a 24-hour incident response service.
Gallagher and Ardonagh in legal dispute
Case involves alleged staff poaching by former Gallagher employees now working within the Ardonagh Group.
InsureTrek18: Day Three – the final climb
The trekkers face their last mountain challenge in their quest to raise £100,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society charity.
Premium Credit explains taking system offline
Services still not fully restored after company suffered cyber incident on Sunday.
Ex broker jailed for £140,000 fraud
Woman made 31 false claims, including that her daughter was a victim in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack.
MMC confirms up to 3,750 jobs in danger from JLT takeover
MMC expects a headcount reduction of 2-5% of its total workforce.
Video: Norwich regional review part two
Insurance Age returns to the city to quiz the insurance experts.
InsureTrek18: Day Two
Another challenging day for the trekkers as they raise money for Insurance United Against Dementia.
MMC boss Dan Glaser lifts the lid on the 11 day JLT deal
The combined group has $17bn of revenue and 75,000 staff.
Allianz enters Olympic sponsorship deal
Insurer joins the Worldwide Olympic Partner Programme in 2021 to provide insurance for organisers of the Olympic Games.
Brokers see opportunity in MMC’s JLT takeover
Experts question the value of the deal.
InsurTech Futures: Homelyfe targets brokers with new platform
Aventus designed to enable digital innovation.
InsureTrek18: Day One
Editor Siân Barton reports from the start of the gruelling trek as the insurance industry raises funds to help increase awareness, support treatment and find a cure for dementia.
Marsh & McLennan buys JLT in $5.6bn deal
Deal expected to close in spring 2019.
FCA warns on clone of Direct Line’s UK Insurance
The genuine authorised firm does not sell to the public through the brand.