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Bollington returns to black with £1.1m post-tax profit
The broker recorded a £586,471 loss in 2013 which it put down to restructuring costs.
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SchemeServe to offer free sanctions check
Scheme software provider also unveils new larger portfolio functionality.
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Pen Underwriting appoints Jonathan Turner as executive chairman
Turner will work alongside managing director Mark Armitage.
CII launches flexible working guidelines
Organisation says flexible working can boost employee motivation and productivity.
Hastings results show profit and customer rises
Half year results show GWP growth of 24% as COR marginally improves to 90%.
Two fraudsters jailed after £15,000 crash scam against Axa
The two men were sentenced to a total of 30 months in jail for perverting the course of justice and fraud by false representation.
Allianz joins PowerPlace SME panel
Insurer says move supports strategy of making it easier and quicker for brokers to trade with firm.
Restructure costs Towergate £38.7m
Report reveals true cost of business changes and that it will need to pay additional fees of over £1m relating to David Ross court case.
David Ross and colleagues Gallagher case settled for £20m
David Ross to join Towergate in November with Adrian Brown joining in September.
Towergate posts £58m half-year loss
Income drops 10% for first six months of 2015.
Egan to leave Towergate on 14 September
Move confirmed as Ross legal case settled with Gallagher.
Pre-tax profits almost double at Ecclesiastical
Provider reveals increase in GWP as COR improves for the first half of 2015.
Man jailed for attack on Aviva's phones
Richard Neale sentenced to 18 months in jail following hack into 900 mobile phones belonging to Aviva employees.
Integro buys Entertainment Risk Management
Integro says ERM adds to its entertainment sector capabilities.
Direct Line tops FOS complaints table for general insurance
Axa and Ageas complete top three at Financial Ombudsman Service.
Zurich proposes 550p per share offer for RSA as deadline extended
Potential deal values insurer at £5.6bn.
FCA cancels ex Coversure franchisee's permissions
Regulator says Mark Cleaver failed to co-operate and disclose details of his business.
Zurich seeks “more time” on RSA deal
Reports say talks progressed over the weekend but suggest that Zurich will ask for extra time as bid deadline looms.
GWP grows for Amlin
But profit before tax declines while COR deteriorates.
Biba and Axa team up on fraud
Organisations working together to educate customers about the consequences of fraud.
Broker Network's Dene Smith to join Axa
Smith will become the insurer's branch manager in Birmingham in September.
Pen Underwriting builds BDM team
MGA appoints from across the industry in move designed to strengthen regional structure.