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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.
Complaints “broadly levelling off” says ombudsman
New figures reveal 3% increase in workload for first six months of 2016.
SSP confirms some brokers are online again
Software provider is now contacting those customers whose systems are becoming available.
Tasker buys Enni-Scheme
Staff and customers will transfer to Tasker’s office in Kent.
Bollington Insurance Brokers posts slight fall in profits for 2015
Broker's turnover improved to £11.88m.
Lloyd’s in Brexit exit threat
John Nelson warns that Lloyd’s might “vote with its feet” following uncertainty over passporting rights following the Brexit vote.
Meet the techies: Matt Poll
Matt Poll, founder and CEO of Neos, talks us through his work in the Insurtech space and why insurance needs to catch up.
SSP tries to restore service in alternate site
Software house said it was focusing on completing the unpacking of data as quickly as possible.
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Integro buys Insurance Revolution
Broker adds capability with New York purchase.
SSP says it will remove brokers from FCA-requested list
Software house admits that FCA has asked for a list of brokers affected by outage but offers firms the chance to be removed from the list.
Biba open to support members in SSP saga
Trade body commits to further investigations over business continuity planning.
SSP suffers new hardware failure overnight
Software house warns data recovery will take some time and services unlikely to be restored today (2 September).
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Broking Break: Your top five of the week
The ongoing suffering of SSP users has dominated the market news this week with reader clicks giving the issue a clean sweep of the top 5 most read.