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Groupama restructures Manchester operations
Groupama has made a series of changes to its Manchester operation as it bids to grow its online business and commercial book.
RSA builds up North East management team
RSA has appointed Lee Mooney as regional manager, North East.
‘Strategic’ decision delays aggregator offering
The launch of a new aggregator due to hit the market early in 2012 has been delayed as part of a ‘strategic decision’.
Broker Expo: Ecclesiastical restructure sees redundancies in schemes unit
Two of Ecclesiastical’s senior schemes individuals will leave the business following a restructure of the insurer’s schemes operations.
Broker Expo: Referral fee ban will be the 'next scandal'
The proposed ban on referral fees will be a good thing, but has the potential to damage public perception of the insurance industry, according to a panel discussion at the 2011 Broker Expo, hosted by Insurance Age.
Broker Expo: Delegates warned that tougher FSA is already here
Brokers have been warned that the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) long-promised new intrusive approach is already here and that it is not “pussyfooting around anymore”.
In conversation with RSA: distinguishing from rivals in SME commercial
The SME commercial market remains one of the most highly competitive in the UK insurance space.
Aviva claims UK rise makes it market leader
Aviva claimed UK general insurance sales increased 12% over the first nine months of the year making it “the general insurance market leader in the UK”.
Personal lines growth drives up NWP at RSA
RSA has reported UK personal lines Q3 net written premiums were up 13% to £1 036m, with commercial lines up just 2% to £1 282m. Overall the UK was up 7% to £2 318m.
Underlying revenue up 6% at Marsh
Marsh has seen a 12% rise in revenue to $1.21bn (£756m) for the third quarter of 2011 from $1.08bn in the same period of 2010.
Ex-Bluefin branch leader follows AR route with Corrigans
Brendan Mulligan, former leader of the Bluefin Broker Partnership Services’ Coventry office has set up Thomson James as an appointed representative of insurance broker Corrigans.
New technology to provide more accurate flood risk pricing
Chubb Insurance has adopted a new system for predicting the potential severity of flood risk to individual properties.
Towergate snaps up niche comparison site
Towergate Insurance has acquired caravanquoter.co.uk, a caravan and motorhome insurance comparison site.
Nexus takes on Novae's regional financial lines business
Nexus Underwriting Management has acquired the £15m GWP regional financial lines portfolio of Novae Syndicates and confirmed it intends to set up a new Managing General Agency (MGA) in the new year to underwrite the account.
Chubb adds to UK and Ireland management team
Chubb Insurance has appointed Steve Ranzetta as UK and Ireland accident and health manager.
Jubilee hits back at Kiln’s “first” claim
Jubilee Managing Agency has dimissed Kiln’s claim of being first to market with a new insurance product to protect mobile phone users from ID theft and unauthorised payment as “not true”.
Brokers welcome trade body merger but fears remain for smaller voices
The broking community has given an overwhelming welcome to the merger of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) and the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) with only the fear of smaller brokers losing their voice raised as a potential concern.
Regulators issue draft guidance on PPI products
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have declared they are working together to prevent the problems with payment protection insurance (PPI) happening again in a new generation of products.
Amlin takes on new mid/HNW team from Hardy
Amlin UK has announced the appointment of a new team to its mid/high net worth household account.
Video: Biba and IIB chiefs explain why they merged
In an exclusive interview with Insurance Age, Biba chief exectuive Eric Galbraith and IIB chief executive Barbara Bradshaw explain why the trade bodies have merged and what the priorities are for the new organisation.
Allianz promotes its own to build executive team
Allianz Commercial has announced two executive appointments from within the company.
Esure launches two new broker brands
Esure has launched two new broker brands as it bids to broaden its risk appetite in the motor market.
Arista builds Manchester team with in-house promotion
Arista has appointed Martin Hyde as regional underwriting manager.
Biba merges with IIB
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) and the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) have merged to provide one trade association and lobbying voice for general insurance brokers.