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Independent trial round-up
The trial of the three former directors of Independent reconvened last month following a two-week br...
Erinaceous left in the cold
The ongoing saga of the potential takeover of the Erinaceous Group ground to a halt with the news th...
Slade Edwards & Co joins Broker Network
Slade Edwards & Co, based in Horsham, West Sussex, has become the latest firm to join the Broker Net...
ABC Insurance opens regional branch
ABC Insurance, part of the LV= Group, has opened a north of England regional branch in Sheffield. Th...
MMA Insurance launches shops product
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has launched its shops product onto the Acturis broker platf...
Allianz strong despite floods
Allianz Insurance has posted stable figures for the first half of 2007, as a result of its commercia...
Broker-only Facilitas teams up to provide new SME claims service
Facilitas, the new trading division of Electrical Contractors Insurance Company, has announced the s...
RSA opens two offices in bid to meet regional broker demand
Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) is extending its regional property investors business with the creation o...
IIB survey highlights broker fears over unfair insurer competition
A member survey by The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has found that 72% of independent insura...
Irish broker's mainland plans
A new player is set to enter the consolidation field in the UK in the form of a Belfast-based broker...
Equity Insurance Group Purchases RF Hobson & Co
Completing its third regional acquisition in just eight weeks, Equity Insurance Group has purchased ...
Biba to launch review
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) is planning to launch a review of aggregator and p...
Oval makes 20th acquisition
Consolidator Oval has made its 20th acquisition with the purchase of Martin and Pethard, and its ass...
ProtectaGroup monitors young drivers
Wales-based broker ProtectaGroup has been monitoring young drivers using the VL-Fleet GPS tracking s...
Hastings Direct rebuked for computer error
Hastings Direct has come under fire from consumers, after it cancelled 3,000 policies based on what ...
Infinity launches online travel insurance system for brokers
Infinity Insurance Solutions has launched a new online system designed especially for brokers, which...
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
Marsh has appointed Mark Hicks and Richard Park, together with Andrew Wilton and Mark Lumley, to dri...
Norwich Union to increase on-site underwriting service
Norwich Union (NU) is to increase its broker on-site underwriting service (Bonus) with a further 100...
43% rise for CBG Group
CBG Group has produced a 43% rise in pre-tax profits to £718,000 (2006: £501,000) for the first half...
Risk Perspectives
There's good reason to be alarmed. Richard Underwood, risk adviser and security specialist, Norwich Union Risk Services
Ajax Insurance Brokers acquired by Cullum Capital Ventures
Liverpool-based Ajax Insurance Brokers has been acquired by Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV). Chief exe...
Fortis UK: too early to estimate July weather-related losses
Fortis UK has described the commercial market as "sluggish", as it unveiled a 14% increase in gross ...
Flood bill could hit £3.25bn
The floods that overwhelmed parts of the UK this summer could cost insurers between £2.25bn and £3.2...
HSBC hits back over claims of protecting illegal fox hunting
HSBC has hit back at claims from the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) that it is providing legal e...