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Moorhouse Xbroker doubles business
The amount of business underwritten through Moorhouse Xbroker doubled during 2005 with £1.6m in new ...
Broker forum fun
The Insurance Age Broker Forum has proved a great success, receiving many thousands of hits since it...
Biba rolls out schemes for excluded customers
New schemes for convicted criminals and flood and subsidence-hit houses have been launched by the Br...
Split widening in broker sector
A widening split in the broker sector between 'traditionalists' and 'innovators' will see competitiv...
January
Aviva consolidates Aviva planned to bring together its general insurance and life businesses togeth...
Finsure achieves growth
Finsure, one of the most recent providers to integrate with Misys, has achieved growth since releasi...
Research carried out by Liberty International Underwriters
Research carried out by Liberty International Underwriters has shown that one in four brokers believ...
Amalfi Underwriting opens in London market
A new specialist lines underwriting agency has opened in the London market with the launch of Amalfi...
Primary Group acquires TPS
Primary Group has acquired Travellers Protection Services (TPS), a Norwich-based broker specialising...
Business optimism increases strongly
Financial services firms' business optimism in the sector has increased strongly over the last three...
Group Direct creates Insurance Retail Division
Group Direct has created a UK Insurance Retail Division to bring together its various insurance brok...
Compensation Scheme to refund surplus
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has announced its intention to refund a surplus of £42m t...
Fortis acquires Affinity Solutions
Fortis has acquired Affinity Solutions, a financial services consultancy firm specialising in the UK...
Embrace change or suffer, report warns
A widening split in the broker sector between 'traditionalists' and 'innovators' will see competitiv...
Brokers hit by huge postal charge rises
Some brokers are being hit by a 25% hike in postal costs, Insurance Age has learnt, as a direct resu...
Multiassistance launches Multiaccess
Multiaccess, a free, secure online portal which gives loss adjusters real-time remote access to repo...
FOS publishes budget
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its budget for the next financial year for consu...
The Broker Network expects further growth after posting £1.5m profit
The Broker Network said it expected further growth in 2006 after posting an operating profit of £1.5...
Administrators called in at Shakespeare Underwriting
Shakespeare Underwriting has gone into administration but there are still hopes in the market that a...
Thomson Directory price rise 'unfair' claims broker
A broker has criticised a leading UK directory for sending letters out to brokers demanding more mon...
A monthly look at who's moving where ..
BROKERS - The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has appointed two new members to its bo...
One year from GI-Day insurers find regulation a struggle
A year on from GI-Day, insurers are continuing to find regulation a struggle, according to Huntswood...
Towergate acquires Hobson Insurance
The Towergate Partnership has acquired Romford-based Hobson Insurance Brokers. The business has 10 s...
Edward Symmons acquires Johnn Foord & Company
Edward Symmons has acquired the business of John Foord & Company, for an undisclosed sum. The compan...