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UK Broker Awards 2017: The winners
Square Mile Broking was crowned Broker of the Year as Coversure’s Mark Coverdale was awarded the Achievement in Broking trophy.
Sir Peter Wood explores esure stake sale - reports
Article suggests that Wood has held informal talks on a sale of his 30% stake prompting esure shares to rise in value.
Ascent introduces nil deductible cyber policy for SMEs
According to the MGA the cover will be available to all new and renewal SME clients that opt to use its panel of service vendors in the event of a claim.
“Transformation” costs Swinton as profits fall
Pre-tax profit drops £4.4m to £11.5m as turnover also decreases to £222.8m from £265.4m.
Meet the Expo Leeds panellists: PIB's Michael Eardley
The director of professions at PIB Insurance Brokers urges brokers to attend the event taking place next week.
Quizzical questions: 15 September 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
QuestGates launches real estate division
The loss adjuster said the division has been designed to provide a bespoke service to property investors and property managers in the UK.
Pen CUO Martin Hall moves to ERS
Martin Hall has moved from Pen Underwriting to ERS to take on active underwriter role.
Pen promotes Tom Downey to CUO role
Downey's promotion also sees two other members of Pen’s leadership team start executive-level responsibility from 1 October.
Three firms in for Leeds-based Henderson
Aon declined to comment on whether it is one of the bidders.
Broking Break: Top Five Tech Stories
Gary Lineker and Neos, Brolly, blockchain the dark web and insurtech investment made your top five tech stories since the start of the month.
Hear from rugby legend Shaun Edwards at Broker Expo Leeds – one week to go
The event, free for brokers, takes place on 21 September at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
LV sheds 400 staff as it looks to cut costs
The workforce reduction is part of a drive to cut costs by £40m by 2018.
Ageas offers livechat via Acturis, Applied Systems and SSP
The insurer is the latest provider to adopt live webchat services via a number of software houses.
Video: Romford regional review
Insurance Age met with brokers in and around Romford to find out why there are so many specialist firms in the area.
Broker Apprentice: Interview dates fast approaching
The 2016 winner Craig Younger says taking part in the series gave his career a real boost and urges everyone eligible to enter.
Treloar hails "excellent" results for LV in H1 2017
MD for general insurance states insurer will be the "go-to destination" for personal lines brokers following deal with Allianz.
Ageas and QBE added to Applied System’s livechat service for brokers
The insurers join Axa, Allianz and NIG offering the live webchat service on the Applied TAM commercial lines platform.
Channel 4 cyber expert, Peter Blanc and Steve White confirmed for broker question time event
Attend Broker Morning Matters on 5 October for the inside track from experts on cyber, the gender pay gap and its insurance implications and the potential for disruption as insurtech grows.
LV's GI operating profit more than doubles in first half of 2017
Operating profit hits £49m compared to £22m in the first half of 2016.
Pre-tax profit jumps at BGL for 2017
Group reports 14% rise in underlying revenues.
Meet the techies: Ben Rose
Ben Rose, founder and insurance director at Digital Risks, discusses how InsurTech and data analytics will redefine business insurance.
A look at Insurance Hound's most read by brokers
The top five most read whitepapers by brokers on sister site Insurance Hound in June and July.
BHIB profit drops 10%
Turnover also declined with the broker citing market conditions, soft rates and competition.