News
LV confirms Mike Crane’s start date as Broker MD
Phil Bunker to move to non-exec role.
Operating profit soars 22% at Aston Scott
Turnover and Ebitda also up at broker for 2015.
Towergate seeking to grow advisory sales force by 100
Recruitment drive would add 25% to current sales headcount.
Covéa revamps private car policy
Insurer has used behavioural economics to redesign policy documents in order to aid customer understanding.
Nova partners with Building Block on Gap insurance
Insurer claims the deal will deliver more choice for customers.
McManus hails Carlyle backing as acquisition plans take shape
PIB open to taking on new staff and buying businesses over the next five years.
The 2015 Broker Apprentice series winner is revealed
Who do you think has impressed LV chief John O’Roarke the most and grabbed the crown?
Brightside signs five year RAC deal
Broker will sell a range of RAC breakdown products to its customers across its motor book.
Lomond MacDonald bought by Bluefin
Deal follows purchases of Leven Insurance and MasterPolicy and all three brokers were previously part of Broker Network.
Lorica Insurance Brokers operating losses narrow to £1.95m
Broker reports 9.5% increase in turnover for 2015.
The Carlyle Group buys stake in PIB Insurance Brokers
Brendan McManus and Chris Giles firm targets acquisition programme after investment.
Integro buys Entertainment Insurance Partners
EIP specialises in entertainment and sports and is the parent company of Robertson Taylor.
Fitch revises Towergate outlook to negative from stable
Ratings agency cites Towergate's underperformance against a number of metrics.
Willis and Towers Watson shareholders approve merger
Deal expected to complete “very early in the New Year”.
Julie Page to leave Marsh in the New Year
Her exit as CEO of Marsh's UK Commercial and Consumer Division follows management changes at Jelf.
Broking Break – Your Top Five
In a busy week for insurance which stories did your clicks put in the top five most read?
Quizzical questions: 11 December 2015
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical news quiz.
PIB rumoured for Carlyle Group acquisition
Reports say that Carlyle Group is in lead to buy the Birmingham-based broker headed up by Brendan McManus.
Zurich promotes David Nichols to COO for UKGI
Nichols will begin new role in January.
Higos aims for £25m income by 2020
MD Ian Gosden out to prove general community broking can be as profitable as other models.
Video: Carl Shuker
A-Plan's Carl Shuker explains why he thinks the broker's traditional high-street model is better than click-and-buy.
Marsh appoints Phil Barton as CEO of Jelf
Current CEO Alex Alway to move to a non-executive director role.
Brokers expected to “endure” as digital age looms
Accenture report shows insurers are looking increasingly at digital distribution models and will expect brokers to change to align with this.
Episode 5: The apprentices pitch their products for votes at The Broker Expo
Which team wowed the delegates and won the digital innovation task?