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Venture Insurance buys Poole Martin
The deal will take Venture’s GWP up to £13m a year.
Meet the techies: Nicholas Phair
REG UK programme manager Nicholas Phair tells us how technology can elevate broking to new levels of efficiency.
Quizzical questions: 20 January 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Applied Systems to double its headcount in Brighton
Software house sees opportunities to grow in the UK as it launches Applied Epic later this year.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
Two major insurer restructures, CEO changes, swapping software houses and a new product make up this week's most read stories.
Zurich restructure puts 240 people at risk of redundancy
The insurer has begun consultation with employees as it proposes to remove jobs from the UK as the business is restructured.
SSP explains power outage
Software house stresses the issue was not caused by its Pure platform.
Further disruption on SSP's Pure platform
The software house acknowledged that a further issue had occurred.
Aviva reorganises to bring general insurance, health and life together
The move will not impact brokers working with its UKGI business and Colm Holmes remains UKGI CEO.
Axa rolls out minifleet on Open GI and Applied Systems
Policy can cover up to 15 vehicles at inception.
Startupbootcamp InsurTech announces startup in residence
French start-up CBien appointed to advise its 2017 programme and may look to enter UK market.
A-Plan moves from SSP to Acturis for commercial
Broker already in deal with Applied Systems for personal lines.
Biba welcomes PM’s speech on Brexit
Trade body pleased with strategy articulated by Theresa May and her preferred direction of travel.
Theresa May to seek phased approach to exiting Single Market
PM says negotiations will be for Free Trade Agreement.
Biba calls for cheaper regulation for brokers
Trade body raises concerns about the burden of regulation on smaller brokers in its 2017 manifesto.
Biba launches 2017 manifesto – Enabling the Insurance Market
Trade body covers IPT, Brexit, regulation costs and more in this year’s document.
Bruce Stevenson grows GWP to £29m
Broker says it has a number of "exciting initiatives" underway to maintain growth.
Bought by Many raises £7.5m to grow mobile platform
The broker also signed a long-term insurance agreement with the Munich Re Digital Partners business unit.
FSCS broker levy increases to £13m for 2017/18
Insurers to pay £63m supplementary levy following the failures of Gable and Enterprise.
Martin Rowan joins Legal Protection Group
Rowan will become managing director of the newly formed legal expenses managing general agent.
#Insagepeople: 16 - 22 January 2017
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Oil Spill Insurance Broker launches oil leak policy
The product mainly targets HNW individuals who use home oil heating.
Quizzical questions: 13 January 2017
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Top 5: Developing risk management services
Thomas Coles of Risk Solved explains why brokers need to look at offering customers a rounded risk management service as the insurance market changes.