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Fighting talk: Insurecom CEO refutes rivals' allegations of spin
Phillip Walter, chief executive of software firm Insurecom, has hit back at industry rivals who claim the company's latest financial results owe more to spin than to reality
Research on broker IT spend reveals an improved outlook
Brokers are more optimistic about the year ahead than they were about 2009, according to recent research into the predicted levels of IT spend
Savings from offshoring swallowed by tax hikes
Insurers that made huge savings by offshoring processes to low-cost locations outside the European Union (EU) will see these savings significantly reversed due to changes in the application of VAT
Groupama's UK general claims handling to be consolidated
Groupama Insurances has announced plans to centralise its UK general insurance claims operations
Operating profit marks Arista's start-up success
Commercial lines underwriter Arista has finally moved into profit after completing a three-year start-up phase
DOA confident as it unveils 10% growth strategy
Underwriting agency, wholesale broker and retail travel provider, David Oliver Associates (DOA), has revealed significant growth plans for 2010 as the country officially emerged from recession
Legal expenses sector argues problems are specific to Das
Legal expenses providers have hit back at the assertion by Das chief executive Paul Asplin that the UK model "had run its course"
CCV kicks off New Year with 49th acquisition
Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of two commercial brokers
Increased FSA scrutiny shows it means business
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has made it clear that there will be no let up in its hardline approach to financial misconduct with a series of broker bans and an increase in business surveillance
Insurer partnerships expand as Adding 1 seals five-year deal
Independent insurance marketing organisation Adding 1 has broadened its insurer partnership base, after more than three years' working exclusively with Chartis, AIG's rebranded property and casualty business
Third year on the trot: Insurance Race Day returns
The Insurance Race Day, an exclusive event to be held at Kempton Park racecourse on 20 April 2010, is back by popular demand for a third year running
Up to 20% rate hikes required to salvage travel insurance sector
Drastic rating action is required in the travel insurance industry if the negative impact of the recession is to be properly mitigated
Unexpected loss of MD forces e-division reshuffle
Towergate Risk Solutions has reorganised its e-division and sales and service management team following the untimely death of former managing director for Towergate e-division, Matthew Bright