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Marx Insurance switches provider
Liverpool-based Marx Insurance has switched its system provider from SSP to Open GI. The broker's ma...
Moneyextra.com chief plans for revolutionary bout of expansion
Moneyextra.com is gearing up for an aggressive growth drive following the appointment of Richard Mas...
CCV has acquired Moray Firth Insurance Brokers
Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has acquired Moray Firth Insurance Brokers. Based in Inverness and Elg...
Giles Insurance Brokers has acquired Arnott
Giles Insurance Brokers has acquired Arnott Commercial Insurance Services and Arnott Marine (Arnott)...
BeatThatQuote.com expands motor insurance
BeatThatQuote.com has expanded its motor insurance offering with the addition of Express Insurance. ...
R K Harrison Holdings completes acquisition of Bowood Holdings
R K Harrison Holdings has completed the acquisition of Lloyd's broker Bowood Holdings with the assis...
Swinton deal bolsters its position as UK's largest high street broker
Swinton has cemented its position as the largest high street broker in the UK with the purchase of E...
FSA publishes a consultation paper
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a consultation paper (CP) that clarifies the FS...
Motor insurance market expected to rise
Industry statistics have shown that the aggregator corner of the motor insurance market is expected ...
Have you seen an increase in the severity of fire property claims in the last 18 months?
Yes: 47.8% No: 52.2% Log on to www.insuranceage.com to vote in this month's new poll. ...
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating of XL Capital to Baa2 from Baa1 and the insurance fina...
NSAFS secires gpvernment funding
The National Skills Academy for Financial Services (NSAFS) has secured government funding to help fi...
Bollington embarks on a programme ..
Commercial broker Bollington has embarked on a programme to grow its wholesale arm by 50%. From this...
Insurance employees bemoan their bosses' resistance to work web use
A new survey has revealed a rift between employer and employee attitudes to internet and technology ...
Aviva sells HPI
Aviva has sold HPI, a provider of vehicle checking services in the UK, to Solera Holdings. The insur...
THB completes acquisition of GlobeSure
Thompson Heath & Bond (THB) has completed the acquisition of its appointed representative, GlobeSure...
Octavia Information Systems helps expand capability of TAMIS
IT consultancy Octavia Information Systems has helped expand the capability of TAMIS, Travel and Med...
Aggregators to unite under trade body in push for professionalism
The price comparison sector is set to make a bold bid for greater respectability with the imminent f...
Soundbytes
What is Secure-mail? Secure-mail is a simple plug-and-play device that encrypts and decrypts email,...
CII drops merger with Antipodean cousin as latter discloses finances
The proposed merger between the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and its Australian and New Zeala...
Hiscox cutbacks see its private clients operation in Bristol axed
Hiscox is to shut down its private clients operation in Bristol as part of a plan to scale back its ...
Aviva lunches ad campaign
Aviva has launched a new ad campaign to communicate that the UK's largest insurance company, Norwich...
Britons under-insure their homes
Britons under-insure their home contents by more than £255bn, meaning many would struggle to replace...