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RSA closes Birmingham office
Insurer confirms 190 jobs are under consultation.
CII chief operating officer to leave
Jamie Heath is set to leave at the end of January after 11 years with the organisation.
BGL considers Stock Exchange listing
Company owns aggregator Comparethemarket.
More than one-third of businesses victim of cybercrime
Aviva survey shows 44% of businesses believe they are unlikely to be targets, while 23% don't know how to protect themselves.
Bray bullish on Lorica future
CEO discusses ongoing losses, future profits and culture.
Generali boss Greco moves to lead at Zurich
He replaces former global CEO Martin Senn.
Towergate confirms Andy Baughan as chief underwriting officer
Baughan joins from RSA as Paul Jewell departs.
Henderson appoints Andy White as new managing director
Former Zurich employee will begin work at the broker on 1 February.
Biba welcomes new FCA boss
Brokers admit to not having heard of new appointee.
Cobra buys commercial broker Robert Edward Southern
Cobra confident of announcing more acquisitions in the coming months.
Sure Thing posts £9.5m pre-tax loss
Broker's turnover was £1m in its first year of trading.
FCA head revealed
Andrew Bailey will become chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority replacing Tracey McDermott.
ABI publishes insurance claims success rates for the first time
Trade body reveals that 99% of motor claims in 2013 and 2014 were successful.
Chubb names product line management team
Changes to UK and Ireland roles follow the merger of Ace and Chubb.
Hubbard: the "natural time" to move on from UK General
CEO hails the staff at “powerhouse” MGA.
Peter Hubbard retires from UK General
CEO to stay with MGA until the end of February.
Paul Baker Insurance Services buys RK Shipman
Acquisition creates a larger dedicated park home insurance team.
Allianz to pay claims in full for underinsured SMEs
Insurer says move designed to help customers and protect their relationship with brokers.
Covéa launches HNW motor product
Policy extends Sterling Executive product line.
CII launches website to attract women to insurance
Website aimed specifically at women returning to work after a career break.
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Axa launches Retailers SME product on Open GI
Insurer plans to further enhance its e-trading strategy.
IFED confirms Oliver Little as new lead
Police unit has seized more than £1.3m from insurance fraudsters since 2012.
Broking Break: The regulation game
Steve Blott, chief risk officer at UK General Insurance, covers off the top regulation issues brokers need to consider in 2016.