News
Touchstone switches from RSA to Catlin
Move impacts MGA’s travel schemes and products.
Legal & General to close in Ipswich
Reports say 140 jobs are set to be cut at the Suffolk office.
Towergate sells Folgate to MGA APC
APC Underwriting mulls underwriting return for Folgate after acquiring the run-off insurance company.
CIB and Aviva join forces
Companies to offer home insurance product to corporate partners.
County buys Clement Gallagher
Merseyside broker bought after 46 years in business.
Tonge leaves Keelan Westall
Gallagher-owned broker sees managing director resign.
PPI still leads on ombudsman complaints
Payment protection insurance makes up seven out of ten complaints to regulator as insurance cases rise 1%.
Allianz targets general manufacturers
Second part in suite of bespoke products for businesses with premiums of up to £100,000 launched
Perkins Slade promotes senior manager
Sport and recreation division gets new associate director
Biba appoints consumer advocate Teresa Fritz to board
New recruit to sit as non-executive director and brings 35 years’ experience to the role.
Xchanging promotes Lamb to broking chief
New leader tasked with growing the business.
NCI predicts further growth
Chief executive believes pet and breakdown business will drive growth in 2015.
NCI posts record profits
Profit before tax grows to £1.2m as board confident of further growth despite challenging motor market.
CGSC set to streamline
Broker set to cut costs following ratings downgrade.
Broker Question Time: North Vs South
Ahead of our Broker Question Time event in Manchester we take a light-hearted look at the North Vs South debate.
Fairchild pledges to turn up heat in Broker Network
New chief executive tells Insurance Age, “we can always do more” to develop strategy.
No plans for what’s next, says Fisher
Gallagher CUO praises Adrian Brown and team ahead of handover process.
Aon, Marsh and Willis should be fearful, says JLT’s Burke
CEO describes package of developments as “entirely logical”.
Clear looking to buy “three or four” brokers
Lickens says broker is considering purchasing firms with around £2m to £10m in GWP.
Sian Fisher to leave Gallagher
CUO departs to seek a fresh challenge.
JLT reshuffles senior management
Martin Hiller to lead group’s MGA activities and Thistle Insurance Services.
JLT Specialty and Lloyd & Partners merge
Broker also announces plans to expand US offering with £50m investment.
Clear Insurance generates £6.5m in refinancing deal
Broker raises cash to fund future acquisitions and drive growth.
Hastings Direct “winning the battle” claims Hoffman
Broking business posts profit before tax of £18.5m and Ebitda of £19.2m.