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FSA imposes censure
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has imposed a public censure on Cathedral Motor Company for f...
Axa UK growth in line with 2012 plans
Axa UK has reported underlying earnings of £308m for 2006, up from its earnings of £266m in 2005. Th...
Drakefield agreement
Drakefield Insurance has reached an agreement with Admiral Group to provide travel insurance across ...
HII appoints
Belfast-based Higgins Insurance and Investment (HII) has acquired Laing Markey Lyness to become one ...
Travel agents voice concern over possible FSA regulation
Greater numbers of consumers would travel abroad without insurance if the travel industry was regula...
RAC merges divisions
RAC has merged its accident and legal services divisions to become RAC Services. RAC said the merger...
Moorhouse sells division
In order to concentrate on the development of its e-trading and business cover platforms, Moorhouse ...
NIG appointment
Michael Rea has been appointed to the newly created role of director of NIG, now the most senior rol...
NU sets its sights on SME brokers with new TAM strategy overhaul
Norwich Union (NU) is to revamp its telephone account management (TAM) strategy, after admitting it ...
Equity Group partnership
Equity Group has signed an affinity partnership with Nissan. The three-year deal will see branded pr...
Sabio implements project
Sabio has implemented a speech-based project for Homeserve Claims Management. The project combines a...
Axa runs CDL solution
Axa has become the first insurer to run CDL's market analysis and research solution, allowing the in...
CBG 200th customer
CBG Insurance Brokers has become the 200th hosted customer with Sirius 21. After three acquisitions ...
Towergate Patnership acquires Sutton Transmar
Towergate has acquired Chelmsford-based Sutton Transmar and a member of the Sutton Group. Transmar i...
Towergate appoints former Esure CEO
Former Esure chief executive, Peter Graham has been appointed CEO of the e-Towergate Division. Graha...
Appointment at BiB
Nicola Stephenson has joined BiB's commercial department as an account executive. ...
IGI launches online service
IGI is to underwrite the first product offering from Policyfast, a web-based niche underwriting serv...
EU competition enquiry heats up
The European Union has published an interim report into its inquiry into the business insurance sect...
Insurer and broker collaboration key to unlocking growth
Insurance markets globally will not grow unless there is greater collaboration between insurers and ...
War of words over insurer-owned distribution
Chris Blackham has issued a punishing rebuke to Broker Network CEO Grant Ellis after he publicly que...
Appointment at Fusion
Fusion has recruited Mark Harris as national broking development manager. Harris joins from Willis w...
Hurricanes threat not over says expert
The threat of hurricanes in the Atlantic region will remain high for decades, a report by a leading ...
Aon enters acquisition fray
Aon, the world's second largest independent broker, has bought classic car specialist Footman James ...
FSA certain over contracts as it hails industry effort
The Financial Services Authority has heralded the insurance industry's effort to achieve contract ce...