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Defaqto launches buy-to-let home insurance table
Defaqto has launched a buy-to-let home insurance table for the residential market on its Aequos data...
MoJ proposals could endanger market's BTE appetite, says Allianz
Brokers and their customers may be priced out of the before-the-event (BTE) legal expenses market, i...
December
Vanessa Blount resigned as head of the business at paaleads.com. Stuart Glendinning, MD, said at the...
Employee happiness shows good management
Performance levels across organisations in the insurance sector are suffering, with overbearing and ...
New website for gardeners launched
A new website for gardeners has been launched that provides information, services and solutions on g...
Research on internet access
Research published by the Chartered Management Institute and Centre for Applied Human Resource Resea...
Aascent fined for late submission
Premium finance provider Aascent has failed to file its set of annual accounts for the second time i...
Kiln agrees to cash bid
Kiln has agreed to a cash bid from Tokio Marine that values the company at £442m - or 150p a share -...
Soundbytes - Theo Duchen, Co-CEO, Acturis
What is the Acturis Broker System? Acturis is a system for commercial brokers and underwriting agen...
Experian and Microsoft develop service
Experian and Microsoft have developed a proof of concept identity management service through Microso...
Review by the FSA
A review by the Financial Services Authority has found that several firms have not done enough to en...
Cardif Pinnacle promotes new T&C e-learning system to brokers
Cardif Pinnacle is set to expand its product range through its compliance e-learning and assessment ...
Zurich plans for niche growth in 2008 with broker services redesign
Zurich has revealed its intention to enter new niche product areas and develop long-term broker part...
Direct Fleet sees insurer panel grow following online service relaunch
Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI) has unveiled plans to expand its product range and insurer panel, follo...
THB Group confirms negotiations
THB Group has confirmed that it is in negotiations with the board of PWS Holdings for the acquisitio...
Ntegrity reveals new claims system
Ntegrity Insurance Solutions has revealed a new claims system - ETHOS. The system, which will be mad...
CGI Group launches account reconciliation centre
CGI Group, in collaboration with Norwich Union (NU) and Allianz Insurance, has launched an account r...
Webline launches BDML's mychoice panel
Webline, a Capita Enabler company, has launched BDML's mychoice general insurance panel to the direc...
Rate increases spur speculation over hardening market in 2008
Rate increases implemented in the latter half of 2007 have had little, if any, impact on retention l...
Talbot Underwriting reveals no change
Talbot Underwriting has revealed that its Lloyd's syndicate's capacity will remain unchanged at £325...
Check Safety First launches service
Holiday health & safety expert Check Safety First has launched a service to protect holiday rental h...
Lloyd's syndicate Barbican has launched
Lloyd's syndicate Barbican has launched with a £75m stamp capacity and the support of two US private...
Insurance Holdings acquires Carroll & Partners
Insurance Holdings, a vehicle backed by the management team of Carroll London Markets, has acquired Lloyd’s Broker Carroll & Partners from Carroll Insurance Group.
Fitch maintains stable outlook on non-life insurance
Fitch Ratings has said today that it is maintaining a stable outlook on the UK non-life insurance sector as insurers remain on the path of underwriting discipline in the face of more challenging market conditions.