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Stephen Matanle to become chairman
Stephen Matanle, global placement leader at Marsh and chairman of the London Market Insurance Broker...
Straight Marketing conducts research for esist Insurance
Research conducted by Straight Marketing for esist Insurance has found that escalating IT costs are ...
Towergate upgrades system in bid to boost overall communication
Towergate has made a £1m investment in its business communications, with the implementation of a gro...
Brokers told to speed up possible sales ahead of CGT reform deadline
Brokers considering selling up after April 2008 could be hard hit by the new capital gains tax (CGT)...
Report by the ABI
Approximately 35% of people in the lowest-income households - less than £10,000 per year - have no i...
Judge questions Bright's remorse
As the long-running saga of Independent Insurance finally drew to a close, there was a sense of regr...
Broker Network rejects bid
Broker Network has snubbed a recent acquisition approach, strongly believed to have been made by Axa...
October
Oval acquired Sheffield-based Hart Owens, its second acquisition in the Sheffield region. Hart Owens...
Cullum Capital Ventures acquires majority stake
Cullum Capital Ventures has acquired a majority stake in Managing Agents Reference Assistance Servic...
Soundbytes - Ray Vincent, managing director, Transactor Global Solutions
What is Transactor? Transactor is a front and back-office software solution for the broking sector ...
Highway gives the green light for 10% motor rates rise in 2008
Highway Insurance has revealed plans to increase its motor rates by 10% next year and expand its pro...
NIG report encourages insurers to work together
A report issued by NIG is encouraging insurers and the business community to work together to make m...
London Market warned over ECF compliance after take up troubles
The London Market has missed its 60% third-quarter target for usage of electronic claims files (ECF)...
EMR Europe plans to expand in UK insurance market
Outsourcing partner EMR Europe has plans to significantly expand in the UK insurance market, followi...
Allianz Commercial outlines PI intentions in bid for future growth
Allianz Commercial has confirmed plans to expand into the professional indemnity (PI) sector, with t...
Gocompare partners iprism in bid for SME commercial business
The commoditisation of commercial insurance looks set to increase, with the announcement that Gocomp...
CETA launches product comparison feature
CETA has launched a product comparison feature that will allow brokers to compare quotes on commerci...
Experts warn insurance industry over Lords' plural plaques ruling
The House of Lords ruling on pleural plaque compensation cases may have closed the door but opened t...
Cardif Pinnacle promotes new back-to-work service to brokers
Cardif Pinnacle has produced a DVD for its brokers that summarises how its 'Back to Work' service wi...
D&O policy take up set to rise
A statutory duty on directors to regard their company's impact on the environment could see an incre...
Equity Insurance acquires Castle Insurance Services
Equity Insurance Group has acquired Castle Insurance Services for an undisclosed figure, increasing ...
Oval acquires Hart Owens
Oval has acquired Sheffield-based Hart Owens. This was Oval's second acquisition in the Sheffield re...
QBE Ireland launched
QBE is launching QBE Ireland, following the integration and rebranding of its three Irish primary in...
Correction
In last month's Insurance Age, we stated that Ashton Berkhauer's title at uSwitch was head of insura...