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PwC confirms job losses.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the provisional liquidator to Independent Insurance, confirmed that 1044 of...
Raising tax issues over the point of sale.
Q: I have had an approach to purchase my business and I wonder if there are any matters that I shoul...
EUAL makes further push into the market.
Equestrian Underwriting Agencies Limited is extending its reach into the equestrian market with the ...
Ryan plans to grow with umbrella model.
East Anglia-based broker Ryan Insurance Group plans to grow rapidly through acquisition and by creat...
Business in an age of disruptive technologies.
The UK insurance industry must pre-empt the impact of potentially disruptive technology in order to continue to reap rewards and offer high levels of customer service, argues Tony Barker.
Brokers win six BIA awards.
Brokers can be proud of their performance at this year's British Insurance Awards, with six firms wi...
New partnerships, new pitfalls.
Changes in solicitor partnerships could lead to problems for brokers, particularly concerning the discrepancy between what is a successor or a prior practice.
Be prepared.
Television advertising is full of insurance schemes offering after-the-event cover. But David Haynes says brokers should be encouraging clients to be safe, not sorry by taking out quality ULR cover.
b2binsure launches.
Windsor Insurance Brokers and Minicomputer Commercial Software are set to launch a joint wholesaling ...
Mike Dodd calls for hard facts from ASPs.
Mike Dodd, business development director at Sirius Group, has spoken out against the 'razzmatazz' of...
Brokers: quick recovery after Indie collapse.
Brokers are reporting a good recovery from the sudden demise of Independent, with many having alread...
Service with a smile.
Customers are becoming ever more demanding but the new CRM systems can provide the technology to serve their desires to them on a plate.
The ongoing saga of Independent's predictable fall.
The one good thing about a general election is that once the votes are counted and the new prime min...
DAS offers online quotation service.
Commercial Legal Expenses insurer DAS is set to launch an online quotation service for smaller broke...
Review self-regulation, don't scrap it.
The collapse of Independent Insurance has been followed by a wave of panic that this will be the nai...
Adrian Flux goes legal.
Norfolk-based broker Adrian Flux Insurance Group has set up two schemes facilities with Lawclub Lega...
Playing the waiting game.
The collapse of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund has led to a period of uncertainty for solicitors. Simon Threadgold says it will take a while for things to settle down as firms jockey for position.
Playing it cool.
Mark Boon talks to Diane Smyth about his fresh approach towards insurance broking and explains how he feels the image of the industry could be brightened up.
Boswell acquires Beccles.
Alan Boswell Insurance Services has acquired the Beccles Insurance Centre, marking the Norwich-based...
Hiscox gets HNW team.
Hiscox has recruited the regional high net worth underwriting team of Independent Insurance, having ...
Axa buys www. business-risk.com.
AXA Insurance has bought Independent Insurance's ex-broker communications website www.business-risk....
NIG opts for outsourcing.
NIG is to outsource the administration of its personal lines instalment scheme to Finsure, its premi...
E-Commerce Watch.
Internet software house insurE-com has launched insur-E.claim, a claims portal. insurE-com says the ...
Tackling the e-future challenge.
The e-revolution is likely to radically change the way insurance companies do business, but utility must take precedence over novelty.