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A special general meeting ..
A special general meeting of Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) members has voted overwhelmingly in...
IFB steps up fraud hunt
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has called for more police co-operation with staged motor accidents...
ABC Insurance confirms plans
ABC Insurance confirmed its plans to launch into the broker market in 2007. The business, part of th...
April
- NU in European property push Norwich Union (NU) widened its risk acceptance criteria to gain a foo...
Mediocre underwriting spurs AIG's push into UK SME sector
The small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is crowded and under-served, with many brokers fee...
Maternity law changes draw FSB flack
New maternity rules that came into force last month could have a significant financial impact on sma...
The Towergate Partnership has ..
The Towergate Partnership has signed a development contract with Open GI worth approximately £500,00...
Erinaceous buyout speculation gains speed
The Erinaceous Group has admitted that it has been the focus of recent private equity overtures, wit...
MMA Insurance has added two ..
MMA Insurance has added two commercial products, commercial and residential property owners, to Brok...
Leading Motor Insurers Driving Online Customers Away
Many leading motor insurance websites are failing to capitalise on the online sales opportunity by making it too difficult for drivers to get a quote online, according to a new industry benchmark report. Ambiguous forms, a lack of clear information and…
Negligence award sounds warning note for brokers
The recent negligence case of Arbory Group Ltd v West Craven Insurance Services may have very expensive ramifications for brokers, and their E&O insurers, who place business interruption (BI) cover, said lawyers at national commercial law firm,…
Insurance staff get locked up for charity
Three insurance industry staff will be arrested and locked-up in Leicester prison on Wednesday 25 April to raise money for the Rainbow children’s hospice.
Insurance Age short-listed for third consecutive year
Insurance Age has been short-listed for the Monthly Business & Professional Magazine of the Year category for this year's prestigious PPA (Periodical Publishers Association) Awards for the third year in a row. The awards ceremony takes place on 9 May at…
Axa to acquire Smart and Cook in £2bn premium national broker push
Speculation is mounting that Harrogate-based consolidator Smart and Cook will be the next broker acq...
Appointment at AEGIS London
AEGIS London has appointed Sarah Davies as operations director. ...
Appointment at Miller Insurance Services
Patrick Cooper and Simon Barnes have joined Miller Insurance Services as directors of its reinsuranc...
Hardy profits double
Lloyd's insurer Hardy's profit before tax more than doubled from 2005 to £16.8m last year, underpinn...
Tax increase to hit small brokers
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown provided bad news for small brokers, as those making less t...
Appointment at Zenith Services UK
Zenith Services UK has appointed Howard Collinge as business development manager - central region. ...
Brit's GWP hit in "bloody" market
The gross written premium for Brit in the UK declined substantially in 2006, despite attempts to dou...
RSA UK improvement
Royal & SunAlliance's UK business delivered a 0.8 point improvement in its combined operating ratio ...
Appointment at Room Solutions
Room Solutions has appointed Gaurav Sadhir to head its application development and management team. ...
94% claim broking is 'tougher' now
Following research among 1534 brokers by Finsure last month further insights have emerged from the s...
Open GI to help web-enable Towergate schemes
Towergate Underwriting has taken up Open GI's universal e-commerce offering, X-Stream. The move will...