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MSL starts year with two new deals
Cheadle-based legal expenses provider, MSL, has started the year with news of two new deals. The company which has some 900 broker clients has confirmed contracts with regional independent brokers, Lorica General Insurance and Profile Insurance.
Brit joins OurNetwork panel
OurNetwork has launched an enhanced comparative Directors' & Officers' (D&O) product for member brokers and has confirmed that Brit Insurance has formally taken up its place on the OurNetwork panel of insurers.
Date set for inaugural PMI claims panel meeting
The first Transparency of Claims discussion panel is to take place on 21 January.
Fear credit hire and repair claims 'may reach £1.2bn'
New figures suggest that credit hire and repair claims are projected to cost the insurance industry ...
Acturis plans updates
Acturis has planned updates to its system for the month of January, which will aim to make it more a...
Allianz Insurance proposes changes
Following the announcement of its new retail strategy in September, Allianz Insurance has proposed a...
Insurance managers fear dire prognosis for the year ahead
A survey published by the Chartered Management Institute has compounded fears for business across th...
Companies are unprepared to face the onslaught of fraud
Companies are unprepared to face the onslaught of fraud, which is predicted to rise because of the c...
Dual Corporate Risks targets SME businesses with new digital tool
Dual Corporate Risks will make its new management liability product available electronically in an e...
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Readers digest the FSA's verdict Jessica Pothering catches up with the industry's hot talking point...
Marx Insurance switches provider
Liverpool-based Marx Insurance has switched its system provider from SSP to Open GI. The broker's ma...
Moneyextra.com chief plans for revolutionary bout of expansion
Moneyextra.com is gearing up for an aggressive growth drive following the appointment of Richard Mas...
CCV has acquired Moray Firth Insurance Brokers
Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) has acquired Moray Firth Insurance Brokers. Based in Inverness and Elg...
Giles Insurance Brokers has acquired Arnott
Giles Insurance Brokers has acquired Arnott Commercial Insurance Services and Arnott Marine (Arnott)...
BeatThatQuote.com expands motor insurance
BeatThatQuote.com has expanded its motor insurance offering with the addition of Express Insurance. ...
R K Harrison Holdings completes acquisition of Bowood Holdings
R K Harrison Holdings has completed the acquisition of Lloyd's broker Bowood Holdings with the assis...
Swinton deal bolsters its position as UK's largest high street broker
Swinton has cemented its position as the largest high street broker in the UK with the purchase of E...
FSA publishes a consultation paper
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a consultation paper (CP) that clarifies the FS...
Motor insurance market expected to rise
Industry statistics have shown that the aggregator corner of the motor insurance market is expected ...
Have you seen an increase in the severity of fire property claims in the last 18 months?
Yes: 47.8% No: 52.2% Log on to www.insuranceage.com to vote in this month's new poll. ...
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating
Moody's has downgraded the senior debt rating of XL Capital to Baa2 from Baa1 and the insurance fina...
NSAFS secires gpvernment funding
The National Skills Academy for Financial Services (NSAFS) has secured government funding to help fi...
Bollington embarks on a programme ..
Commercial broker Bollington has embarked on a programme to grow its wholesale arm by 50%. From this...
Insurance employees bemoan their bosses' resistance to work web use
A new survey has revealed a rift between employer and employee attitudes to internet and technology ...