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Sweep of hires at Towergate-owned BiB Underwriting
Farming and rural underwriter takes on eight new employees.
JLT takes two from Aon for solicitors’ PI
Broker added four to team in 2014.
Fairfax to buy Brit for £1.22bn
Boards of both companies have reached agreement on the cash for shares deal.
Axa joins Keychoice home insurance panel
Insurer creates exclusive product for network’s members.
Towergate's creditors reach binding agreement
Joint agreement endorsed by over 75% of secured and unsecured creditors.
Ratings boost for Towergate
Moody’s considers upgrade for recently sold broker.
Ageas appoints Gareth Robb as broker account executive
Insurer says appointment underlines its commitment to develop personal lines with broker partners.
Towergate joins Paymentshield's landlord's insurance panel
Paymentshield says clients can now offer customers greater choice.
Clear acquires JH Hibbert
Deal moves Clear Insurance Management to £60m premium.
QBE launches first product on PowerPlace
Insurer to launch second product on the platform later this year.
RSA appoints regions director UK specialty lines
John Walsh promoted and will be responsible for regional operations and key broker relationships.
Experts advise brokers to prepare for the Insurance Act
The Act has received Royal Assent and will become law in autumn 2016.
Mind the GAAP: What brokers need to know
Rochelle Duffy of PKF Littlejohn explains how accounting changes could affect brokers.
Mark Mugge appointed CFO of Sierra Investment Holdings
Mugge joins former Gallagher colleague David Ross at company created to facilitate Towergate takeover.
HNW property premiums grow 2.2%
Castleacre publishes its annual high net worth property index and reveals some clients are “paying over the odds”.
Rewatch Insurance Age's award-winning Broker Apprentice
Last night Insurance Age's Broker Apprentice was named Best Campaign in the Public Interest - Trade Press at the Chartered Insurance Institute's Public Interest Awards.
Thistle hires Matt Gifford as wholesale MD
Gifford previously worked as director of insurance at Elite Insurance and was a Towergate underwriter.
Juliet Williams leaves Cowens
Williams takes on new role at Circle Insurance Services.
Zurich UK CEO optimistic about personal lines
Dave Smith says rise in GWP due to growth in personal lines.
Brightside Group hires Tony Coram as COO
Coram joins the broker after spending 25 years at RSA.
Growth returning for Ageas’ retail businesses, says Watson
Insurer says it is one year into three-year simplification and growth plan.
Acturis launches account management team
Software provider appoints two new account managers.
Zurich UK profit up 19.5% to £171m in 2014
GWP rose by 2.2% to £1.71bn last year.
Profits up at Ageas in 2014
Insurer’s COR slips to 99.8%.