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Covéa hires from Towergate and NIG
Insurer expands Southern trading team with appointment of Martin Rees and Jonny Gilmore.
Saga “on track” following IPO
Insurer pleased with performance across home, travel and private medical and motor improvements in first report since May Stock Exchange float.
A fifth of people withhold information on home insurance applications
Worrying number of people see no harm in lying to brokers and insurers when purchasing home insurance cover.
RSA Commercial appoints Cotton as real estate director
Appointment from within comes after several departures from the company.
Hendersons buys Richard Kiddle Insurance Brokers
Peterborough-based brokers buys book of business following Richard Kiddle’s death.
ERS hires personal injury claims chief
Insurer takes on Donna Willis from QBE.
Further change for Allianz Newcastle
Steven Black joins from Axa and Mike Gibbs moves across from Leeds branch.
Ageas Retail and Distribution strengthens leadership team
Business appoints a new director of commercial and two non-executive directors.
Cooke & Mason switch to Acturis
Broker previously used Open GI and Applied.
Axa brings Crouch from Allianz into strategic broker relationships team
New addition hopes to maintain consistent broker relationships across the UK.
Underwriting director leaves NIG
Martin Hall exits Direct Line-owned insurer after five years at the business.
Heed the alarm: Top five warnings for brokers
Following the warnings from PwC that brokers must take on a more risk advisory role we examine other times the alarm was sounded in the broking market.
Profits down for Swinton
Broker describes 2013 performance as healthy despite reduced operating profit.
Bollington makes £645,000 loss following restructure
Directors confident firm will return to profitability "in the near future".
Eastwood and Partners closes Halifax office
Yorkshire-based broker opened branch in January last year.
Miller goes to Marsh for new real estate head
Broker aiming to grow team over next few months.
UK General ends commercial Ageas relationship
MGA leaves provider for Catlin in commercial motor deal.
Broker Expo South 2014: ‘Use digital data to create schemes’ says Hiscox
Insurer calls on brokers to use data to find markets and develops schemes and warns marketers are moving into insurance.
Broker Expo South 2014: brokers must be proactive about HNW business
Zurich Private Clients manager warned the market is "challenging".
“Absolute focus” on brokers led to award win, says LV
Video: A Q&A with the chiefs of LV on its brokers' insurer of the year triumph.
PPI complaints fall by 11%
Despite fall in number of complaints PPI still remains most problematic product with general insurance not far behind.
Lloyd's sees GWP and COR deteriorate in first half of 2014
Market noted that UK motor sector remains challenging.
Zurich creates personal lines director role
Nichola Thomson appointed to newly created position.
AIG announces UK head of sales
Jeremy Sharpe promoted to replace Adam Winslow.