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Home insurers are benefiting from ..
Home insurers are benefiting from a combination of strong economic performance and benign weather co...
TCF "too vague" for firms
Research by law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has indicated that Treating Customers Fairly ...
Delite Insurance Agency has launched ..
Delite Insurance Agency has launched a facility that can place risks that are otherwise declined on ...
Brit shows its support for UK regions with service pledge
Michelle Worvell Brit Insurance has promised that it will establish a significant position in the U...
Lloyd's has reached a settlement ..
Lloyd's has reached a settlement with the two brokers involved in the placement of the New Central F...
CII boss predicts PMI sector turnaround
Director general of the Chartered Insurance Institute Dr Sandy Scott has predicted a bright future f...
Treasury's travel insurance ruling a welcome outcome
Brokers could benefit from the Treasury's decision to regulate travel agents under the Financial Ser...
Barry O'Neill has been appointed ..
Barry O'Neill has been appointed as managing director of Home & Legacy, pending the completion of hi...
Axa Insurance has appointed ..
Axa Insurance has appointed Ian Johnson as chief operating officer. Mr Johnson - who will report to ...
Groupama eyes SME sector
Groupama has acquired a majority stake in the Bollington Group, while confirming that the broker wil...
Oval has acquired South-east-based ..
Oval has acquired South-east-based Williamson Moore, its sixth acquisition in six months. The purcha...
Allianz Insurance has chosen KC Partners ..
Allianz Insurance has chosen KC Partners as its first strategic partner in its new commercial initia...
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance will begin ..
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance will begin underwriting in the aviation insurance market, having hired wha...
HSBC has completed a full-cycle ..
HSBC has completed a full-cycle EDI development with Open GI, having released a total of 17 new moto...
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group ..
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group, has commenced trading with the launch of a commercial combined ...
Angel Underwriting has launched ..
Angel Underwriting has launched a Quick Quote system and broker portal. The company claims the devel...
Kwik-Fit Insurance has completed ..
Kwik-Fit Insurance has completed its first acquisition, gaining 100% of the share capital of Express...
Kwik-Fit Insurance (KFIS) ..
Kwik-Fit Insurance (KFIS) is offering market price comparisons on its website, www.kwik-fitinsurance...
Only Insurance has revealed it is in ..
Only Insurance has revealed it is in the process of securing several underwriting deals with travel ...
N&G launches new Commercial Marine Combined Insurance product
Navigators & General (N&G) have launched a new Commercial Marine Combined insurance product, offering a tailored one stop solution for the specialist £2.8 billion UK marine trade industry.
Biba criticises FSA’s ICOB rule change proposals
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba)has roundly criticised the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) long awaited consultation paper proposing amendments to its Insurance Conduct of Business rules (ICOB).
UK floods reach over £500m for insured losses
Initial estimates by Risk Management Solutions (RMS), the provider of products and services for catastrophe risk management, suggest that insured losses from this week’s floods could exceed £500m.
Willis acquires online SME broker
Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), the global insurance broker, has acquired Chicago-based InsuranceNoodle, an internet distributor of U.S. small business insurance.
IGI in underwriting manager hire
IGI Group has appointed Mark Ellinor as technical underwriting manager, to be based in its Nottingham head office.