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New motor insurance company launched
A new motor insurance company has been launched in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, offering private mot...
High Court rules insurers are liable from asbestos initial exposure date
The long awaited judgment in the mesothelioma trigger litigation case has been welcomed by both insu...
Brett Corbin wins M&S vouchers
The winner of £50 worth of M&S vouchers for filling in the Insurance Age online survey on broking an...
Venture Preference acquires Newspace Insurance Services
Venture Preference has acquired Newspace Insurance Services, a Northampton-based brokerage specialis...
FSA bans two directors
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned two directors of an insurance broker for failing t...
KGM Motor Insurance increases capacity
KGM Motor Insurance has increased capacity for 2009 by 35%. A capacity of £73m has been secured from...
Biba warning for businesses on VAT reduction
In response to the government's recent Pre-Budget Report, the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
FSA blames failure to investigate Ideal fraud on misunderstanding
A "misunderstanding" at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) may have allowed fraudulent broker Ne...
XSPL.co.uk will remodel its website
Online trading platform XSPL.co.uk will remodel its online 'quote and buy' website in response to co...
Retraining for bad drivers
Some 89% of older people think bad drivers should be retrained, whatever their age, according to Age...
RSA marine trading unit partners RI3K
RSA's marine trading unit has partnered with internet trading service RI3K, to use their E-trading p...
Online set to dominate micro SME market by 2010, says aggregator
Brokers could be set the lose the lion's share of the micro small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) m...
New intranet tool launched by Healthsure
A new intranet tool has been launched by healthplan provider HealthSure, allowing brokers to registe...
Beazley Group completes acquisition
Beazley Group has completed its acquisition of the entire existing share capital of Momentum Underwr...
Esure set to train sales staff to detect 'fronting' fraud
Esure has heightened its efforts to prepare for a potential rise in 'fronting' by training staff to ...
Mounting fire losses spark property rates hike fears
An increase in fire claims over the past 18 months, driven by changes in the law and the impact of t...
Eclipse Broking software adds Willis to client list
Willis Group Holdings has become the latest broking client of Sequel Business Solutions' Eclipse Bro...
Changes announced at RSA
Adrian Brown has announced a number of changes to RSA's senior management and a reorganisation of it...
Risk perspectives - A review of '08 and a look ahead
The effects of flooding in 2008 were nowhere near as severe as 2007, there were no significant terro...
QBE hires top property talent
QBE is aiming to become one of the major players in the UK and European commercial property market a...
Paul Maidment leaves Allianz South and London
Allianz South and London trading director Paul Maidment will leave the company following a restructu...
FSA to integrate TCF
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said that it would accelerate the full integration of Treatin...
Do you think the FSA does enough to weed out rogue brokers?
Yes: 32% No: 68% Log onto www.insuranceage.com to vote in this month's new poll. ...
Regulator calls for increased clarity of information on comparison sites
Key industry figures have rallied behind the Financial Service Authority's (FSA) insurance compariso...