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#Insagepeople: 14 - 20 March 2016
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General insurance operating profits fall at LV in 2015
Insurer posts £19m operating loss for broker channel business.
AA warns of IPT hike in Osborne's Budget
Broker believes Insurance Premium Tax could go up again in less than six months in “double-whammy con on drivers”.
Momentum expands network with three new appointed representatives
Naomi Cresswell, formerly of Aon, is among the new ARs.
CII launches Insuring Women’s Futures
Campaign set up to encourage diversity within insurance and help females make better choices about risk products.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
Which stories have generated the most interest this week? Discover the most read stories in our roundup.
Biba urges FCA to clarify add-on wording
The language around accidental damage in regulator's policy document needs to be clearer says Biba CEO Steve White.
Quizzical questions: 11 March 2016
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical news quiz.
Hughes to close six branches in Northern Ireland
Broker consulting with staff about 20 redundancies.
New Aviva UKGI CEO to build on broker relationships
Colm Holmes says he will spend time getting to know brokers.
Aviva CEO: Underlying profit trend up despite fall for UKGI
Mark Wilson says all the metrics pointing in the right direction for the group "after three years of fixing the business".
Aviva's UKGI operating profit falls to £368m in 2015
The insurer posts stable GWP and COR figures.
Aviva announces Tulloch successor as UKGI boss
Colm Holmes, Aviva UK general insurance chief financial officer, will take up the post of CEO Aviva UKGI.
Aviva posts 20% rise in operating profit to £2.7bn
CEO Mark Wilson celebrates “a highly satisfactory set of results” for 2015.
Rural Insurance post 11% rise in GWP to £42m
The provider has also secured a £1m refinancing package with Clydesdale Bank.
Applied Systems in deal with QBE
Software provider launches QBE Tradesman on Applied TAM.
Open GI reports numbers up across the board for 2015
CEO Chris Guillaume hails positive trends in the business.
Aro Underwriting unveils new online platform
MGA says the new platform is part of a rebrand.
Insurance Act full of potential traps, warn lawyers
Lawyers Colin Wynter and Stuart Hill explain the possible pitfalls for brokers ahead of the implementation of the Insurance Act.
In Focus: Construction – challenges and opportunities
In part two of our construction In Focus Sam Barrett explores how brokers can make the most of the growing UK sector.
Gocompare's pre-tax profit falls 9% to £23.3m
Parent company Esure's underlying profit before tax decreased by 22.7% to £82.9m in 2015.
Sompo Canopius ponders UK motor business sale
Insurer bought KGM in 2010.
Turnover up but post-tax profit slips at MCE
Broker grew its headcount in 2015.
One Broker's profit nearly doubles
Director Robin Plaster says company is looking to make acquisitions.