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Take-up of SME e-trading by brokers increasing
Applied Systems event heard there are still obstacles with mid-range brokers lagging behind.
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Applied adds mini-fleet to panel
Products from Axa and RSA have are now available on the Applied Systems commercial lines panel.
Academy Insurance rebrands acquisitions
Broker also reveals intention to buy in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
FCA appoints Georgina Philippou as COO
The regulator says its executive committee is now complete.
AA Insurance Service revenue drops 11%
Ebitda drops by 10.3% in the motoring services organisation’s insurance service division for the first half of this year.
Mike Lloyd moves to head AA's insurance division
Janet Connor moves to business transformation unit as management structure changes kick in.
Higos post-tax profit rockets 75% to £752,000 in 2014
Turnover grows by 12.7%
RSA's shares drop 20% as takeover deal with Zurich collapses
Stock market analysts downgrade their recommendations for RSA.
Legal & General staff vote to strike over 1700 possible job cuts
Insurer promises more information about possibly relocating staff to more "cost-effective" locations.
Compass adds 20 new members in six months
Network takes members from Willis and Broker Network.
Zurich withdraws RSA offer
Zurich has abandoned the takeover bid of RSA following a “deterioration in trading performance”.
Enterprise Bill gets tough on claims payment times
The Enterprise Bill proposing to penalise insurers for late payment of claims unless there is a good reason for a delay.
Granite Group signs up with Transactor software system
The group is understood to have made the switch after leaving SSP.
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Markerstudy goes live on MyLicence
Motor specialist to start using the service following a technology upgrade.
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Open GI launches fraud prevention data service
Tech provider teams up with Experian to offer service designed to help brokers prevent fraud.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
As autumn kicks in brokers have been keen to read about who is moving where and why, what Aviva is doing to tackle underinsurance and another round of management changes at Towergate.
Bought By Many buys Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex)
Bought By Many will use its technology platform to create quote-and-buy process for pet insurance.
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Axa launches Minifleet Choice
Insurer says new online product designed for small fleets of up to 20 vehicles.
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