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High street broker - dying out or opportunity to grow?
Insurance Age looks at the branch network model following Swinton closures.
Henderson investigating MGA route for end of 2017
Firm would target up to £100m of premium via new approach.
Axa on top again in Brokerbility satisfaction survey
Network members rate insurer partners on dealing with claims, underwriting, accounts and overall satisfaction.
#Insagepeople: 15 - 21 May 2017
Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
Markerstudy hints that buying and not selling is on agenda
Martyn Holman says company is raising funds rather than looking for a sale as it considers future acquisitions.
QBE to merge retail and international underwriting divisions
Insurer seeks to provide a greater level of uniformity in how it engages with customers and brokers with new underwriting division.
Calling all brokers with under £5m GWP – extra awards category added
Enter to win the community broker of the year award and you will automatically be enrolled into the Insurance Broker of the Year category.
Video: A broking minute with David Newman of Carole Nash
The CEO of the motorbike specialist broker tells Insurance Age what motivates him.
LV confirms approaches for its general insurance unit
LV says that discussions are at a very early stage but no decisions have been made as to the nature of any transaction.
Biba teams up with Marmalade on telematics
The trade association is to provide a young driver telematics scheme.
Broking Break: Your Top Five
Combining of UK GI businesses, senior underwriting departures, an MGA launch, storm clouds on the horizon for the insurance industry and a possible sale were the most read story of the week.
Allianz and LV decline to comment on potential stake sale report
Story suggests Allianz has made an approach to the mutual business.
ABI reveals its preferred new discount rate framework
Trade body calls for break from linking to one investment asset and that a panel of experts be brought together to help set future rates.
Allianz UK sees discount rate hit in Q1 2017
Insurer's operating profit falls to £37.5m, while COR comes in at 96.7%.
#BibaFever B-B-Q: Bonus catch-up edition and series in full
Experts from the sector reveal their wishlists for what the next UK government should do.
Horwich Farrelly closes claimant arm
Business confirms new strategy focusing on defendant work as it reports increase in annual turnover.
Biba heads back to Manchester in 2018
Trade body conference to be held at Manchester Central on 16 and 17 May.
Axa pledges schemes focus
Brendan McCafferty reveals that the insurer is looking to increase support to brokers who want to develop schemes.
#BibaFever B-B-Q: Who would the insurance industry invite to the perfect summer BBQ and what would they serve up?
As the embers start to go out at another British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference, the #BibaFever team sought the answer to the biggest BBQ question of them all.
LV launches online commercial combined product
Insurer says Business Connect is available for the wholesale, manufacturing and combined sectors.
Tokio Marine Kiln launches construction insurance online
The insurer said that brokers can now quote and bind construction insurance via an online portal.
#BibaFever B-B-Q: How can brokers survive and prosper in the connected digital world?
As British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference attendees wake up to a new day, the #BibaFever team went in search of finding out the big issues at stake for the market.
#BibaFever B-B-Q: Allianz, Axa and Zurich on keeping the UK insurance sector competitive post-Brexit
As the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference continued in Manchester this afternoon the #BibaFever team went out to grill delegates on the spicy issues of the day.
#BibaFever B-B-Q: Aviva, Towergate and Zurich set out insurance industry demands for new UK Government
As the British Insurance Brokers’ Association got underway in Manchester this morning the #BibaFever team went out to grill senior executives about the issues that matter.