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Irish regulator slaps £2.5m fine on Quinn for loans breach
Sean Quinn has stepped down as director and chairman of Quinn Insurance, following the imposition of...
News agency rolls out comparison site for bike owners
Motorcycle News (MCN) and Call Connection have rolled out an online insurance cost-comparison site g...
Comparethemarket.com adds to range of products
Comparethemarket.com has added to its range of financial services products. The site will now includ...
S&P affirms ratings for Aviva subsidiaries
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its ratings of the main Aviva operating subsidiaries as 'AA/AA-' ('ve...
FSA defends practices as rogue broker slips through application net
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has denied that it is under-resourced, following the banning ...
Industry support sought for new fraud initiative
A proposition for a market-wide initiative to investigate post-settlement fraudulent personal injury...
OurNetwork panel to comprise experienced senior brokers
OurNetwork's broker advisory panel will comprise a group of experienced senior brokers, responsible ...
Broker market shows concentration of power
Consolidators may be finding it difficult to retain business following an acquisition, according to ...
Insurer looks to improve consumer access to flood risk information
Almost two-thirds of UK homeowners do not feel prepared in the event of a flood occurring in the are...
Cunningham Lindsey launches mediation service
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has launched a mediation service that will give disputing parties a...
Talent Initiative database accessible to insurance companies
Insurance companies will now have direct access to the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) Talent ...
Recession will lead to more claims
The recession will lead to higher levels of claims against liability policies, Association of Insura...
Risk perspectives - Assessing workplace safety
Many businesses simply do not know whether or not they are compliant with health & safety (H&S) regu...
The Bank of England market review
The Bank of England has raised the prospect of insurance companies' investments falling below regula...
Aon acquires Supercover
Aon has acquired specialist insurance broker Supercover in an undisclosed deal. The UK-based broker ...
Insurer adds to online facility
Broker-only insurer MMA Insurance has launched two products with full-cycle functionality on its ext...
Oval strengthens foothold with acquisitions
Oval has strengthened its regional foothold with the acquisitions of Liverpool-based Powell Insuranc...
Zurich seeks to consolidate EU operations into single risk carrier
Zurich UK has moved to clarify its position, following reports that it had redomiciled to the Republ...
UK insurance industry remains strong says ABI
The UK insurance industry has remained strong despite current financial turbulence, according to the...
Ace Europe to write D&O risks at Lloyd's
Ace Europe is to start writing commercial directors' and officers' (D&O) risks at Lloyd's. The cover...
Hardy Underwriting estimates cost of hurricanes
Lloyd's insurer Hardy Underwriting has estimated that its combined claims exposure for hurricanes Ik...
Confused.com joins eAggregator panel
Confused.com has joined Open GI's eAggregator panel, bringing the total number to 11. The provider s...
uSwitch.com adds travel insurance
Price comparison site uSwitch.com has added travel insurance to its list of products. Consumers will...
Flexibility and competitive rates identified as key to tough market
An exclusive Insurance Age survey on the effects of the recession has found that although most broke...