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Aviva to push on broker household, says McMillan
David McMillan, CEO of the UK and Ireland general insurance business at Aviva, has told brokers that the insurer will be looking to match its growth in broker motor business with a push on household in 2012.
Royal recognition for Acturis
Technology provider Acturis has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
Liberty grows its crisis management team
Liberty International Underwriters Europe (LIU Europe) has appointed Brenda Whelan as senior underwriter - crisis management.
Aviva mistakenly 'sacks' 1,300 people as it steadies itself for £1bn US loss
More than 1,300 employees at Aviva have been mistakenly told that they had been dismissed via email.
Das unveils Loss Assist
Das Group is to expand its range of assistance products with Loss Assist, set to be launched at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s 2012 conference in May.
Groupama's head of household resigns
Groupama has moved to replace its departing head of household, Craig Allen, who is leaving the business at the end of May.
LV appoints sales executive for East Midlands
LV Broker has appointed James Townsend as a regional sales executive responsible for the East Midlands reporting to Mark Hands, North of England manager for the company.
Ace UK president leaves to join QBE
QBE has appointed a new deputy CEO of its European operations.
Axa Commercial loses Leeds branch manager
Andy Halstead, Axa Commercial's branch manager for Leeds, is to leave the company.
Commercial Express moves to tackle larger risks
Commercial Express has appointed a new property and casualty underwriter.
Video: Insurance Age meets Birmingham brokers - episode 3
Insurance Age concludes its series of interviews with brokers in Birmingham by asking for their prognosis for the region's economy.
Campaign to cut claims management companies out of PPI
Consumer groups, the regulator, banks and credit card providers are to come together to cut claims management companies (CMCs) out of the payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation process.
Transactor wins income protection provider contract
Transactor Global Solutions (TGSL) has been appointed by income protection provider Cirencester friendly to replace its legacy IT systems.
TEn up to seven in Scotland
TEn Insurance has added Clyde Brokers as a new member in Scotland bringing its membership north of the border to seven.
RSA hoping to create jobs in Belfast
RSA will not be cutting any jobs in the wake of the revamp of its Northern Ireland operations.
Sterling retains BBB+ rating
Fitch has affirmed the insurer financial strength ratings as BBB+ for Sterling Insurance and Sterling Life giving both a stable outlook.
Homeserve fined £750,000 over abandoned calls
Homeserve has been fined £750,000 by Ofcom for making an excessive number of silent and abandoned calls to UK consumers.
Igal Mayer out at Aviva as former Axa boss moves upwards
Igal Mayer is the highest profile casualty of a senior level Aviva management reshuffle that sees major top level changes at the insurer.
Higos embarks on expansion plan with new Exeter branch
Higos Insurance Services is to open a new high street operation in Exeter in mid-June.
Randall & Quilter report near £0.5m loss
Randall & Quilter has reported a loss of £488,000 for the year ended 2011, compared with a profit of £6.4m for 2010.
RSA revamps Northern Ireland operation with £5m investment
RSA has announced a £5m investment in its Northern Ireland operations and said it intends to become the number one insurer across the whole of Ireland.
RSA to focus on small non-UK acquisitions
Simon Lee, group CEO at RSA, has confirmed the provider would be targeting smaller acquisitions outside the UK and was not seeking to make a major billion pound purchase.
Insurance application fraud jumps by 23%
Research by Experian has revealed that the detected rate of insurance application fraud in the UK increased by 23% last year to 11 in every 10,000 applications.
Bill for Quinn Insurance collapse could rise to €1bn
The collapse of Quinn Insurance could cost Irish policyholders almost €1bn (£0.8bn), the Irish Independent has reported.