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New website goes live
A new website aimed at helping householders keep track of their possessions and obtain the right lev...
Mapping data paints truer picture of flood risk
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) is to make UK flood mapping data publicly available, giving homebuye...
Three new loans signed
The European Investment Bank has signed three new loans for UK small to medium-sized enterprises, to...
KPMG warns brokers 2009 will be 'tumultuous' for their businesses
Brokers have been warned that they face a "tumultuous" time in 2009 as the recession begins to bite ...
Appointment at Transactor
Software house Transactor has appointed Kerry Short as client relationship manager. She will be resp...
Northern cities may be insulated from the recession's worst effects
The renaissance of northern cities has positioned them relatively well to weather the economic storm...
Aon to create 80 jobs
Aon will create 80 jobs within its Leicester-based affinity team, with new roles ranging from team l...
Soundbytes
Angela Cleverly, commercial lines e-trading manager at Axa Insurance What is Axa Connectivity? ...
Cunningham Lindsey doubles size of fraudulent claims team
Cunningham Lindsey has doubled the size of one of its investigation teams in response to an increase...
Comparison websites' quotes under fire from Which? survey
Comparison sites have come under fire yet again for the way in which they present quotations to user...
Chubb Insurance Europe registers in UK
Chubb Insurance Europe has registered in the UK as Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE and will be ...
FSA lands Aon with record fine
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has handed out its heaviest financial punishment to date in t...
Insurance Age on-air news review
Insurance Age deputy editor Martin Friel and editor in chief Ant Gould discuss the top broking stories this week including the Competition Commission's report on PPI selling, how aggregators have come under fire again for the way they sell insurance and…
Regulation fears unfounded
Despite concerns over regulation levels increasing drastically as a result of the financial crisis, these fears are actually unfounded, as regulation has only increased by 6% year on year, according to BDO Stoy Hayward's Financial Services Group.
Arag seals MMA deal
Arag has been selected by broker-only insurer MMA Insurance to provide legal expenses cover to be offered alongside its commercial combined portfolio.
ABI responds to Competition Commission's PPI report
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has released a statement in regards to the Competition Commission's (CC) final remedies on payment protection insurance (PPI).
Comparison sites attacked again over excesses
Comparison sites have come under fire yet again for the way in which they present quotations to users.
Travelers reports income plunge
Travelers has reported that net income for the year tumbled 36%, due to heavy catastrophe and investment losses.
Allianz and Towergate strike affinity deal
Allianz Commercial has secured a three-year deal with Towergate Northampton as sole provider for a number of affinity schemes within the broker's small to medium-sized enterprise book of business.
Realty Insurances gains chartered status from the CII
Realty Insurances Limited, a specialist London broker dedicated to property owner and high net worth clients, has been granted chartered insurance broker status by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
Unfair dismissal costs could hurt businesses
New compensation limits for unfair dismissal and higher statutory redundancy payments effective from February 1, 2009, expose firms to further increases in costs, according Allianz Insurance.
Managers see redundancy as inevitable
Managers across the insurance sector have accepted their own redundancy as 'inevitable', according to evidence compiled by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
MPPI still viable says Assurant
Assurant Solutions Intermediary has cautioned brokers not to give up on mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) despite recent news of product withdrawals.