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Group restructure for Hiscox
Hiscox has recently undertaken a group restructure in order to give its individual divisions a close...
Decreasing rates could put future at risk
Decreasing rates on private medical insurance (PMI) policies could put the long-term future of the s...
Compere takes it one joke too far at CII regional annual dinner
The president of the Ipswich, Suffolk and North Essex Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has been f...
Crime soars in desperate times
Incidents of arson in business premises spiked 23% last year, marking a rise in crime that is likely...
Distribution platform completed by Iprism
Iprism has recently completed its distribution platform, signing several new brokers and adding Zuri...
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What is ARC? ARC is a user-friendly online statement solution for the delivery and reconciliation o...
Ninth place for Giles
Giles has made ninth place in The Sunday Times PricewaterhouseCoppers Profit Track 100. Earlier this...
Brokers need to demonstrate value to SMEs
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has urged brokers to do more to explain their serv...
Arc model offers brokers greater revenue opportunity and control
Arc Legal Assistance has developed a non-fault motor legal expenses product to enable brokers to max...
Statement of Principles published
The Association of British Insurers has published a Statement of Principles on Trade Credit Insuranc...
Product launch from Pembroke
Pembroke has launched a product covering businesses for lost revenue and increased costs following a...
Mid-corporate sector bears cost burden of poor communication
A recent study has found that a lack of co-operation between insurers and brokers in the mid-corpora...
Axa comes bottom of the insurer league in IIB service level survey
Axa has ranked last in the Institute of Insurance Brokers' (IIB) service level poll - falling margin...
Retailers say reduction undermines ability to trade
Half of large retailers and over 40% of small and medium-sized (SME) ones say the reduction or withd...
Research revealed on document wastage
New research has revealed that document wastage - inefficient and unnecessary printing of work-relat...
New data processing software simplifies industry connectivity
Software provider Metastorm has released a new version of its Integration Manager software, which wi...
FSA facilitates instalment option
An instalment pay-plan has been renegotiated by the regulator to enable firms to continue paying the...
Credit crunch curbs insurers' enthusiasm
The credit crunch has curbed insurers' tendency to embrace technological advances in administration,...
Insurance intermediaries not compelled to disclose commission rates
The Financial Services Authority has announced that it would not compel insurance intermediaries to ...
Businesses encouraged to go green
Remploy, a government-backed business that hosts a programme for refurbishment, recycling and dispos...
Businesses must brace themselves for Swine pandemic
Broking giant Marsh has urged businesses to update their continuity and crisis management plans in c...
Risk perspectives - When alarm bells ring
Because of a tougher police attitude to false alarm call-outs and employer concern for staff key hol...
It's party time for Age
This month Insurance Age is celebrating 30 years of serving the UK general insurance broking communi...
Biba approves of 'progress' in government flood guard plans
The government's recent flood defence initiatives have been welcomed by the British Insurance Broker...