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AA slams premiums hikes for speed awareness drivers
The AA has slammed insurers who increase premiums for drivers that go to speed awareness courses, insisting they have a "moral responsibility" to encourage drivers to attend.
Invicta to pick up local broker's general insurance business
Invicta Insurance Services is set to acquire the entire general insurance portfolio of Sevenoaks Insurance Brokers.
Covéa Insurance appoints two to head roles
Covéa Insurance has appointed Martin Scarrett as head of electronic trading and Malcolm Cooper as head of underwriting, personal lines.
Kerry London reports £161,933 loss for 2011
Kerry London Group Limited (KLL) has announced a loss of £161,933 for the 2011 financial year, an improvement on the previous year’s loss of £209,174.
BlockInsure partners with Giles
BlockInsure has teamed with Giles to target residential management companies, managing agents and other organisations requiring specialist insurance advice for the residential property sector.
UK General strikes commercial capacity deal with QBE
Specialist insurer UK General Insurance has struck a new capacity agreement with QBE.
CASS changes boost broker interest in Bluefin network
Bluefin Insurance Group has added five new brokers to its broker network, Bluefin Partnership Services (BPS).
Towergate in regional acquisition spree
Towergate Group has completed four acquisitions to take the company's 2012 total to 23.
New legal expenses and assistance policy sails into market
General Legal Protection has launched a legal expenses and assistance product for the marine market with Bishop Skinner Marine.
Frontrunner for Aviva top job revealed
Mark Wilson, former chief executive of Asian life insurer AIA, is frontrunner for the chief executive role at Aviva, according to reports.
Man behaving badly: Clunes dropped from Churchill ads
Men Behaving Badly star Martin Clunes will no longer front Churchill Insurance's television adverts after the actor was suspended from driving.
Allianz boosts Maidstone office
Allianz Commercial has made a double appointment for its Maidstone branch with Sarah Smith becoming branch manager and Kerry Myles taking on the position of development manager.
McManus: slapping on chartered label not enough
Brendan McManus, chief executive officer at Giles Insurance Brokers, has expressed his concerns at brokers “just slapping on” the chartered label and claimed that he had seen evidence of chartered brokers behaving in a less professional manner than non…
Liberty Insurance to cut 285 jobs
Liberty Insurance is to cut 285 jobs at offices across Eire and Northern Ireland.
HSB Engineering Insurance moves contact centre to Manchester
HSB Engineering Insurance (HSB) has announced plans to relocate its customer solutions centre from Oldham to central Manchester.
esure reshuffles board
esure Group Holdings - parent company of esure and Sheilas’ Wheels – has added Anne Richards, chief investment officer at Aberdeen Asset Management to its board as a non-executive director.
Biba Scotland: Uncertainty in the country
Graeme Trudgill, head of corporate affairs at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba), has listed the five “huge, huge” issues that brokers in Scotland could be faced with in the event of a 'yes' vote for independence.
Aspen goes to Fusion for underwriting manager
Aspen Risk Management has appointed Paul Singh as marine underwriting manager.
Zurich UK stung by "exceptional' commercial loss
Zurich UKGI's operating profits for the first nine months of 2012 have dropped to £57m, down from £72m posted for the same period last year.
Amlin UK sees market hardening
Amlin UK has reported an average hardening of rates across its renewal book of 5.2% for the year to date.
FSA hits CPP with joint-largest retail fine of £10.5m
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Card Protection Plan (CPP) £10.5m for mis-sellling insurance products, the joint largest retail fine ever.
Ageas UK completes £116m Groupama acquisition
Ageas UK has completed the acquisition of Groupama Insurance Company for £116m.
Ex-Towergate employee moves to Giles as branch director
Giles has confirmed its second capture of the day with the arrival of ex-Towergate employee David Cook as Durham branch director.
Video: Do brokers value chartered status?
Chartered Insurance Broker status has been described as a "signal" of quality in the industry.