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Gallagher and Ross agree on speedy trial in July
Judge approves trial against all three defendants commencing in July.
RK Harrison claims “record” results
Turnover increases 8% to £124.6m while pre-tax profit grows to £34m.
Select Committee slams FCA over insurance briefing
MPs warn that problems may still exist at the regulator.
Swinton to cut 10% of support staff
Consultation period to last for 30 days.
Sean Rocks to leave Liberty
Alan Telford to take on chief underwriting officer role in commercial.
Qdos launches broker platform
Qdos launches cloud-based broker platform, Qube, to allow access to over 60 products.
Gallagher takes David Ross to court
Broker confirms it's taking legal action against former boss Ross, Mark Mugge and Chris Keey.
Ghost broker jailed for two years
Businessman sentenced to jail for selling invalid car insurance on Gumtree.
FCA to raise fees as funding requirement grows 8.4%
Regulator's annual funding requirement has risen to £481.6m and fees will rise accordingly.
Brokers welcome FCA’s review of appointed representatives
Industry says attention from the regulator is a positive development and will help increase awareness of the model.
Pavey Group acquires Buddens Westinsure
The Buddens Westinsure team will join Pavey Group's Exeter office.
Sandy Scott to step down from leading the CII
Chief executive officer to remain in post until March 2016 following 15 years in the role.
Lloyd’s reports flat £3.2bn profit for 2014
Market’s GWP dips slightly as COR rises.
Enterprise targets Service Company customers
Insurer looking to snap up motor trade and taxi cover accounts.
ERS to close Brentwood headquarters affecting 380 staff
Insurer moving staff to London and states that total staff numbers are set to increase.
Gravity aims to double turnover in two years
West Midlands-based broker adds three new members of staff.
Fraudster jailed after trying to con RSA
Maharouf Fahad given a 12-month sentence after staging a road traffic accident.
AA insurance services division sees revenue slip
Broker's trading Ebitda and total number of policies also dropped.
Sentiment Survey: Time is running out
The clock is ticking for brokers to make their voices heard - survey set to close this Friday.
Ageas confirms Middle will replace Cliff as retail CEO
Ant Middle joined the insurer's parternships business last year from Aviva.
FOS confirms 11% reduction in budget and freezing of fees
Consultation leads to total budget of £223.9m.
FCA proposes to ban opt-out selling
Regulator to abolish opt-out selling following study into the general insurance add-ons industry.
Ecclesiastical swings from underwriting loss to profit in 2014
UK COR improves to 94.1%.
Portsoken partners with QBE in MGA deal
Firm to write recruitment and property professionals business.