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Towergate owners confirm new debt interest costs
KIRS prices up £800m of bond debt.
Aviva stops selling standalone travel product through brokers
Aviva chief distribution officer Phil Bayles says volumes were too low for the product to be commercially sustainable.
Aqueous Underwriting partners with SchemeServe
Partnership will deliver a new online cloud-based platform for brokers.
IIG launches IIGLOO
New online system includes offering for contractors insurance.
Amicus opens office in Newcastle
Broker targets £1m GWP for new office in the first year.
QBE chooses Brussels for post-Brexit EU base
Insurer to expand its current Brussels branch.
CNA Hardy picks Luxembourg for post-Brexit office
New unit to be established by the start of 2019.
RSA confirms Luxembourg opening
The decision is in response to the Brexit referendum and RSA stated that the move is a “sensible reconfiguration of the branch network”.
Insurance Linx buys Leicester-based broker
New purchase is broker's eighth acquisition.
New compliance consultancy launched
Service on offer to general insurance brokers.
Premium Choice reports slight drop in turnover for 2016
Broker also posts rising profits for the year ended 31 December 2016.
#Insagepeople: 5 - 11 June 2017
Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
Greenwood Insurances and Moreland Insurance Brokers merge
Scottish businesses to keep both brands and offices.
Broking Break: Your Top Five
The general election, an FCA appointment, premium movements, a new commercial division and fraudulent activities make up the top clicked stories in the past week
UKBA: Winner's logo gives Bridge Insurance Brokers competitive edge
The winner’s logo has been used on official documents to help win new appointments.
Quizzical questions: 2 June 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Insurance Island Risks - Fresh Insurance's Lisa Powis
Insurance Island Risks returns and we meet the Fresh Insurance CEO and she shares her favourite records, along with revealing how she got into broking, her family connections, and charity work.
Stephen Catlin confirmed as keynote speaker for MGAA 2017
Annual conference takes place in London on 4 July.
Brokers warned of the dangers of underinsurance following Ogden change
Miles Smith publishes guide urging brokers to make sure their clients are covered for increasing liability levels.
Insurance Cares: How to identify vulnerable customers?
RWA’s Kirk Ford advises how to identify customers who may be struggling and offers guidance on treating clients fairly.
Brokers welcome arrival of new FCA GI director Keith Jackson
Jackson has insurer and broking experience at Aviva, Towergate and more recently Aon.
Ageas employee stole £271,489 from the insurer to fund gambling habit
Perpetrator sentenced to jail time as Ageas said the fraudulent activity had not impacted customers in any way.
InsurTech Futures: Worry+Peace launches insurance Marketplace
Broker says platform aims to be like Amazon Marketplace, but for insurance.
UKBA: Staveley Head says winning helped boost business partnerships
Awards close to entries one week from today.