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SMEs playing with fire
Research commissioned by the British Insurance Brokers' Association has revealed that millions of UK...
Thomas Cook regulation move not linked to enquiry
Thomas Cook has applied for Financial Services Authority regulation, in a move that commentators bel...
Appointment at Software Solutions Partners
Software Solutions Partners has appointed Jim Robinson and John Wilson into senior account managemen...
Appointment at Prescott Jones
Prescott Jones has appointed Rhys Hughes as an account manager. Hughes has more than 10 years' exper...
Sirius/MMA tie-up
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has announced plans to develop and launch five full-cycle el...
Quotes via text
Insurance software house CDL has launched the UK's first SMS aggregator service, via textcheck, the ...
Ablett takes consultancy role
Tim Ablett, former chief executive of FirstAssist, has been appointed by financial services consulta...
Belfast-based Higgins buys Laing
Higgins Insurance and Investments has acquired Laing Markey Lyness. Gavin Higgins, chief executive o...
Norwich Union GI profits hit £1bn
Norwich Union has reported a 10% increase to £1.075bn in operating profit for 2006 for general insur...
LFC expands Southern footprint
Essex-based LFC Insurance Brokers has expanded into the south of England with the purchase of Bright...
Thomas, Carroll takes Willis team
Welsh broker the Thomas, Carroll Group has announced its expansion into health and safety and employ...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances
Groupama Insurances has promoted Jason Bridgman to the role of e-commerce manager (bespoke operation...
Groupama boosted by Clinicare acquisition
Before the announcement of the full results in March, Groupama has released a statement regarding ac...
Towergate buys broker in Beckett Bury battle
Following the defection of nine employees from former Country Mutual Insurance Brokers in Bury St Ed...
Open GI checks in
Open GI's automated quote checking facility is live across all business lines following the addition...
Welsh broker set to expand its commercial lines horizon
Welsh broker ProtectaGroup has enhanced its growth plans for its commercial insurance division, with...
Financial services arm
Lifestyle Financial Services, The Insurance Partnership and East Yorkshire Financial Services (EYFS)...
Footman James signs deal
In other Open GI news, Footman James has signed a four-year deal for a new IT platform to support 15...
ACE agreement
ACE has launched an online agency agreement to enable a larger number of brokers to trade with the c...
Datamonitor report
Commercial lines broker consolidators could control up to 14% of the UK insurance market by 2010, ac...
PPI investigation
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the UK payment protection insurance (PPI) market to th...
News review: February
- Sainsbury's reveals legal plans Supermarket chain Sainsbury's announced its plan to launch a legal...
MIB simplifies process
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) has simplified its claims submission process with the introduction ...
Drivers warned of possible premium hikes
Drivers who ignore the new offence of using a mobile telephone while driving could end up paying fou...