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Obituary: Dan Francis, Clements
Dan Francis, the vice-president of global business development at broker Clements Worldwide has sadly passed away.
Organ: Bluefin changes won't result in job losses
CEO says restructuring will aid acquisitions activity and are a continuation of strategy.
Motor premiums up 4.8% in Q3, AA Index reveals
Firm expects further increases following IPT rise but home premiums continue to drop.
Broking Break: Your Top Five on Friday
It’s been a busy week in broking. In case you missed them, here are the five most popular stories.
Quizzical questions: 23 October 2015
Test your knowledge of the week’s news with our topical news quiz.
Broker Apprentice 2015: Daniel Abbott
Meet the first of the six new apprentices as filming starts for the 2015 series.
Price Forbes takes from Howden, Lockton and Gallagher
Greg Ferguson joins as managing director of international, non-marine division as it also announces three Lockton hires and an Arthur J Gallagher joiner on its mining team.
Bluefin reveals restructure
Commercial and corporate divisions merge to form retail broking which will be split into six divisions.
Brightside partners with SunLife on home insurance product
Broker says five-year deal is part of its new growth strategy.
Former Towergate brokers set up sports and leisure MGA
Insuractive says it will provide solutions for brokers across all sporting genres.
RFIB completes Calera Capital sale
Deal goes through with RFIB staff retaining significant stake in the business.
Volvo fires warning shot to insurance
Car manufacturer reveals it will accept liability for driverless cars.
Applied Net 2015: Tech firm announces client self-service and mobile developments
Software house unveils CSR24 2016 and Applied Mobile.
Driverless cars a "challenge" for insurance sector
Axa's David Williams tells Britain's Smart Cities conference liability on driverless cars needs to be clarified.
Bruce Stevenson hits £25m GWP
Broker expands to larger office in Glasgow as it says income has risen to £5.5m and staff numbers increased 19%.
Oak launches in-house claims team
High net worth insurer says brokers will benefit from a faster and more personal service.
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Applied Net 2015: Ex-US secretary of state Albright raises cyber concerns
Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright described cyber risk as an inevitable consequence of global technological development in a period of “chronic uncertainty” around the world.
Applied Net 2015: No better time in history to be a broker, says CEO Reid French
Applied boss argues there are abundant opportunities to thrive in a digital future.
Das Legal Expenses moves into loss for 2014
Das Legal Expenses posts a loss of £232,000 for 2014 and reduction in GWP and COR hits 100.3%.
IPO sees rating upgrade for Hastings
Moody’s increases Hastings rating by two notches with a stable outlook.
Scott Brown leaves Aqua Underwriting
His LinkedIn page states he is now managing director at Accelerate Underwriting.
BP Marsh post-tax profit jumps 100%
Net asset value also up 9.5% in six months to 31 July.
Liberty exits UK motor market
Insurer says book will close to new business from 1 November 2015 as it cannot give "stable and ongoing commitment" to customers.