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Plum to hit £45m GWP
Synergy acquisition by GRP-owned MGA to increase gross written premiums as Margrett looks to further expansion.
Revenue and profits up at Moneysupermarket
Insurance revenues rose by 2% in 2015.
Direct Line’s commercial COR reaches 104.5%
Home and motor CORs come in below 100%.
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Swinton to close 130 branches
Broker announces collective consultation with employees affected.
Hiscox’s Watson sees further room for growth in SME
SME is now the provider’s biggest single line of business.
Allianz writes 23% more policies
SME director David Martin says the provider received 40% more inquiries as well in February.
Malago sets up in South West
Newly-established broker teams up with Momentum to offer local, personal service.
CLS merges with Conveyancing Risk Solutions
Property specialists Conveyancing Liability Solutions (CLS) to merge with CRS.
Hiscox UK and Ireland GWP up 2%
Provider reveals six-fold increase in demand for cyber and data insurance.
Plum Underwriting buys Synergy
GRP-owned Plum Underwriting has bought HNW specialist MGA Synergy Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Hiscox grows group GWP but profit slips
Group delivers an 85% COR.
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Biba chairman Lord Hunt: Majority of brokers want to stay in EU
The peer says a vote to leave would be "jumping into the abyss".
Brokers need to understand value of MGAs, says Charles Manchester
Manchester Underwriting Management CEO joins the board of the Managing General Agents' Association.
Ten appoints Alistair Body as managing director
Network also adds Ray Heap as broker development manager.
Momentum posts surge in profit
Network's turnover grew to £1.05m.
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Century Underwriting launches professional risks division
MGA rolls out second new product in three months.
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Steve Lewis encouraged by RSA's 2015 results
RSA’s UK CEO says the insurer backs staying in a reformed European Union.
Axa “unique” in its growth
UK CEO Paul Evans points to seven point COR improvement in five years and says he is “annoyed” by others blaming losses on December flooding.
Cooke & Mason MD welcomes takeover by PIB
David Charles says his brokerage is eyeing growth across the business.
Axa UK COR falls to 97.1%
Results for 2015 in UK and Ireland show GI and healthcare revenues up 7% to £4.1bn.