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Park Insurance launches fourth website
Bristol-based broker Park Insurance has launched a fourth website aimed at providing quotations for ...
Stuart Alexander completes acquisition of Helm Group and JTC
Stuart Alexander has completed the acquisition of brokers Helm Group UK and JTC. Helm Group controls...
Allianz Cornhill goes live with new offering
Allianz Cornhill has become the first insurer to go live with an engineering product on the e-tradin...
Alliance Insurance Management joins Towergate
Alliance Insurance Management has joined forces with Towergate. The company, which has 30 staff in i...
Broker Direct aquires HBA
Broker Direct has acquired the entire share capital of HBA, an established City of London broker. HB...
FSA sets up new reporting system to avoid fraud
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set-up a reporting system designed to reduce the level of...
NU looks to young drivers for next big revenue stream
Norwich Union (NU) has extended its Pay As You Drive (PAYD) policy, after introducing a number of ch...
Imarket launches animated training demonstrations
Imarket has launched a series of animated training demonstrations explaining how a typical imarket t...
Fortis aims high with plans for a major product push
After reporting record profits, Fortis Insurance is planning to broaden its product range with new o...
FSA: Brokers need to ensure staff have the right expertise
Brokers need to prove that their staff have the right skills and expertise to sell insurance, accord...
Regulator set to revise business conduct rules
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has made it clear that it intends to introduce new Insurance ...
Smart & Cook notch up 52nd aquisition
Smart & Cook has notched up its 52nd acquisition, with the purchase of Harrogate broker Slater March...
PYV issues High Court proceedings
PYV, part of the PYV Group of Companies, has issued High Court proceedings against several former em...
Insurance mergers, earning rise
The acquisition of brokers by insurers has had a significant impact on deal values in the insurance ...
March
- Broker in bid for independence Layton Blackham moved to prove its independence by actively looking...
Online motor search engine allows greater transparency
An independent broker has launched an online motor search engine with a panel of more than 300 insur...
Roll up, roll up for the UK Broker Awards
The UK Broker Awards are the UK's only broker-focused insurance industry awards, which recognise bot...
Brokers voice concern over lack of Goodwill support
Brokers have accused their trade bodies of not doing enough to raise their concerns regarding the Go...
Imarket secures "two more heavyweights"
Fortis Insurance and MMA have both announced that they have joined the imarket e-trading portal. Th...
Allianz Cornhill reports reduction in combined ratio
Allianz Cornhill reported a reduction in its combined ratio for 2006, and increased profits driven b...
DfT starts consultation into issuing online certificates
The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued a consultation paper to a number of relevant bodies to...
Stackhouse Poland on acquisition trail
Stackhouse Poland, the specialist private client, corporate and charity insurance broker, has concluded its second acquisition in twelve months with the purchase of Surrey-based broker, J C Richards.
Aggregator taps into customers seeking brokers via the internet
The internet aggregator has long been a source of resentment for brokers but now one of the main pla...
Appointment at CNA
CNA has recruited Michael Shen and Chris Hurford-Green.Shen joins as development underwriter-financi...