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Talbir Bains leaves QBE Europe
David Hall takes over motor portfolio until replacement is appointed after departure of Bains.
Pen Underwriting confirms Bristol and Leeds office openings
Gallagher-owned MGA to open both branches before the end of the year.
Fusion appoints Daubney as regional underwriting manager
Richard Daubney joins part of Towergate business from Aviva.
Two men sentenced for £500k insurance fraud
A bus inspector and a Mercedes driver have been sentenced to jail after conspiring to defraud QBE.
Gallagher launches D&O policies
Two policies to add to AJG Absolute designed to offer broader cover.
Moneysupermarket grows insurance sector to £38m
Aggregator sees 15% growth over last quarter taking insurance income up to £106m for nine months of 2014.
Gallagher-owned Deacon launches online quote and buy site
Broker launches website specialising in providing policies for smaller blocks of up to 20 flats.
Insurers less trusted than banks
EY survey shows consumers place more trust in banks and drug companies with just 7% having complete trust in their provider.
ABI confirms Aviva's Tulloch as chairman of general insurance council
Tulloch joins ABI board as part of his new role.
Commercial Express appoints two underwriters
Erin Pugh joins from Zurich and Camille Le Long joins from Axa.
Digital Broker: Why brokers who go digital are more likely to succeed
Aviva's Melanie Pert tells us why going digital is important to the broker market ahead of the digital broker event in Glasgow.
Zurich consulting staff over pension changes
Insurer is looking at closing its final salary scheme.
Hiscox's UK GWP rises to £324m for year to date
Worldwide GWP fell slightly but insurer said long-term investment in brand is paying off.
JSW opens office in Chester
Debbie Rush is appointed branch director and John Killoran joins as new business executive.
Clear acquires Heartland Group
Seventeenth acquisition by Clear as it moves to reach £84m in premium by 2016.
SSP partners with Prestige for homeowner product
Product covers non-standard constructions.
Video: Autumn Sentiment Survey revealed
Chris Dobson from Ageas talks about the Autumn Sentiment Survey
Towergate: Who could be in the frame to lead?
We select some potential candidates from the broking, insurance and business world.
No new insurers for Una
Alliance committed to current partners as it seeks to develop more niche products.
Man arrested after bogus motor insurance probe
IFED believe as many as 150 drivers fell victim to ghost broking scam and collectively lost £60,000.
Allianz reports £11.5m profit drop
Profit before tax drops 9% despite a 12.4% growth in gross written premium for the first nine months of 2014.
Admiral Group's Q3 turnover down 3% to £513m
UK car insurance also fell by 5% to £419m in Q3 as company anticipates more difficulties ahead.
Database of fraudsters helps insurers
The IFB says its Insurance Fraud Register is proven beneficial and it will take over administration of Good Practice Guidelines.
RSA's net written premium down by 9.1% to £5.7bn
Insurer said profit in the third quarter was strong due to disposals while underwriting was weak.