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Government to investigate Solvency II
Treasury Committee sets terms for Solvency II inquiry as government says Brexit could be a chance for UK to assume greater control of insurance regulation.
James Hallam launches sport division
Broker recruits new team from Integro.
Esure confirms Gocompare demerger plan
Aggregator to seek stock exchange listing before the end of the year.
Video 2: Expertise from A - Z Marine Cargo
Allianz's Ben Woodman talks market trends and broker opportunity in part two of our video series.
SSP confirms 90% of its brokers are back online or in final testing
Group CEO Laurence Walker says around one third of its broker customer base was affected by the power outage on 26 August.
Gable to delist from AIM
Company says “good progress” being made in capacity discussions with “global carrier”.
#insagepeople 12 - 18 September
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Broker pleads guilty to £273,000 theft from company
Newspaper reports ex-broker will be sentenced on 26 September.
Video 1: Expertise from A - Z Marine Cargo
Insurance Age speaks to Allianz's Ben Woodman about the history of the marine cargo market.
Asta completes development deal of new MGA
The new business is OverArk, an MGA which will offer risk led property and casualty insurance cover to UK-based organisations.
Redundancy consultations completed at QBE in Chelmsford
Affected staff set to leave the insurer by the end of October.
Connections announced as theme for Biba 2017
The conference and exhibition theme will reflect an increasingly inter-connected world according to the trade body.
Software houses welcome idea of regulation
Transactor's Ray Vincent calls for tech providers to be regulated by the FCA.
Biba to host talks to navigate SSP issues
Biba is looking to hold a meeting as soon as possible to discuss disaster recovery and next steps for member agreements with SSP.
Brokers support push on whiplash claims, says Aviva’s Townend
Biba backs Aviva’s stance as insurer urges government to pursue reforms.
Cooper Gay rebrands as Ed
Lloyd’s broker says the rebrand is a renaissance.
Aviva poll calls for whiplash reform
The reform, which was initially announced in last November's Autumn Statement, could end cash compensation for minor, short-term injuries and limit lawyers.
FCA’s Joseph Smith to speak at Broker Expo Brighton
Event is free for brokers and takes place at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on 22 September.
Brokers exploring avenues for SSP compensation
An SSP spokesperson acknowledges reports of a further outage this morning impacting some customers.
NIG adds online calculator to help brokers tackle underinsurance
New tool designed for business interruption insurance.
Co-op Insurance teams up with Miles Smith as commercial partner
Move follows van, taxi and minibus insurance deal in July.
SSP admits some restoration promises were "premature"
Software company remains silent on timeline for bringing all users back online.
Brokers remain offline 11 days after SSP outage
Brokers still unsure when they will be able to work and reports suggest SSP has suffered a further glitch.
Document details Acturis' power outage and response
Software house said it was disappointed by the outage, restored service within two hours and has increased the number of back-up generators.