News
AIG set to reveal loss
Troubled US insurance giant AIG is set to reveal a fourth-quarter loss of up to $60bn. According to ...
Job insecurity and workloads stress out brokers' employees
An overwhelming majority of staff in the insurance broking sector feel increased stress at work beca...
Zenith Insurance in-house team
Zenith Insurance has set up an in-house team to crack down on motor fraud. Ian Holmes, director of c...
CFC to offer free quote-and-buy tool for schemes business
Lloyd's underwriting agency, CFC, has developed a free online quote-and-buy tool for broker partners...
Kwik Fit Insurance develops new tool
Kwik Fit Insurance has developed a new tool for Facebook's 150 million users that counts down the ti...
Open GI price hike fears surface
Open GI may increase its electronic data interchange (EDI) charges only one year after riling the ma...
Motor insurance rises for young drivers
Over the past 12 months the cost of motor insurance for young drivers has risen on average by four t...
IAGE annual reader survey
Thank you to the more than 700 Insurance Age readers who completed our recent annual reader survey. ...
MMA Insurance two opens offices
MMA Insurance has boosted its regional presence, opening new offices in Manchester and Birmingham. T...
Alec Finch to focus on business interests
Alec Finch has revealed he will focus on his other business interests after stepping down as chairma...
Bullish Barbon predicts 2009 will be a boom year for new business
Barbon Insurance Group is looking forward to a "boom time for new business" this year, according to ...
Regional insurance offices work faster and better, say brokers
Regional insurers give a better service and maintain stronger relation-ships with broker partners th...
Groupama splits itself into three
Groupama Insurances is making changes to its operational structure in order to sharpen its business ...
February
Lockton International was awarded more than £250,000 in damages and costs for lost business after ri...
Broker wipe-out fears fuel Biba liability cap review
Brokers may have to consider putting a limit on their liability with clients, effectively capping th...
FSA appoints Mark Norris
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed Mark Norris as its chief operating officer (COO...
Uk motorists could be overpaying
Five million UK motorists could be overpaying by as much as £1bn for their car insurance this year, ...
The Comparison Consortium code of practice
The Comparison Consortium, the trade body established earlier this year to regulate and represent th...
New Bristol office for Equity Red Star
Equity Red Star is expanding its regional presence with a new office in Bristol city centre. The Llo...
Industry forecasts rise in online client handling
Brokers favour making greater use of the internet for customer service, a survey has found. Brokers...
FSA sets PPI deadline for lenders
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has turned the screw on lenders who sell single-premium payme...
Axa Connectivity tool free
The cost quoted for the Axa Connectivity product that appeared in Soundbytes in the February 2009 is...