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It's party time for Age
This month Insurance Age is celebrating 30 years of serving the UK general insurance broking communi...
Biba approves of 'progress' in government flood guard plans
The government's recent flood defence initiatives have been welcomed by the British Insurance Broker...
NIG proposes office closures and reducing headcount by 130
NIG has announced a proposal to reduce the number of offices it has from 18 to 10, with a net reduct...
Arag purchase
Legal services provider Arag has purchased the family and commercial legal expenses business portfol...
Small broker focus - How good is your business plan?
Back in February, we suggested some tips for your business plan. Did you make a plan? If you did, ho...
Regulation a waste of time?
Do you feel that regulation to date has been a waste of your time now the FSA is moving away from pr...
Cash injection boosts optimism
Towergate Partnership has predicted a 13% rise in 2008 income to £315m after renegotiating the terms...
Research rings the changes at Auto Trader
New research on the popularity of motor insurance comparison sites has driven the relaunch of Auto T...
Redundancy spurs redeployment
New figures have shown that staff redeployment levels across the insurance sector have more than dou...
NU's rebranding goes live with one-stop-shop Aviva website
Aviva has officially launched its new broker portal website, the first site to be rebranded under th...
30 courses available on eTraining programme
Open GI now has 30 courses available to brokers in its eTraining programme. The online programme's e...
Underwriting tool launched by Axa
Axa has launched a geo-coding underwriting tool for the assessment of flood, subsidence and terroris...
Consumer warning issued
A consumer warning about Bridgewater House UK has been issued by the Financial Services Authority, c...
Fraud detection tool designed to achieve IFB-like potential
Brokers looking to tackle fraud may soon have a new weapon to help them identify patterns and flag s...
Admin automation components aim to boost business efficiency
Patni Computer Systems is developing a new business process automation option for the insurance indu...
LFC Insurance refinances with Macquarie Bank
Essex-based commercial broker, LFC Insurance, has refinanced with Macquarie Bank in order to move fo...
SSP ranked one of top 100
SSP has been ranked one of Britain's top 100 private companies with the fastest growing profits in t...
Brokers demanding better service for HNW clients
Brokers servicing high-net-worth (HNW) customers have demanded better service from insurers as well as a wider range of cover, according to research by AIG UK.
JLT reports no signs of hardening market
Jardine Lloyd Thompson described its performance for the first quarter of the year as "ahead of the same period last year and in line with our expectations".
Airlines should refund Mexico flights, says InsureandGo
InsureandGo has called on airlines with services to Mexico to offer passengers a refund if their flights are cancelled as a result of Swine Flu.
Arthur J. Gallagher London cuts nine from London office
US broking giant Arthur J. Gallagher's London office has made a number of its brokers redundant, Insurance Age 's sister magazine Reinsurance has learned.
Insurance industry faring better than most in recession
A new survey has found that a third of insurance employers believed the industry has been less affected by the current economic climate than most other sectors.
Lloyd's repurchases £102m of debt securities
Lloyd's is set to buy back the local currency equivalent of £102m of its outstanding debt securities, following its notification to shareholders that they could submit offers to sell their holdings.
CII London Market appoints new chairman
David Gittings has stepped down as chairman of the London Market Faculty board with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). Adrian Ballardie of Tokio Marine Global, has been appointed to take up the position.