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Hiscox calls on brokers to cater for UK's thriving entrepreneurial spirit
Brokers need to meet the demands of small business owners if they are to better understand the drive...
LMA intent on unifying London Market claims practices for brokers
The Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) has committed itself to improving the claims experience in the ...
EasyAdmin set for summer rollout
Groupama Healthcare has repeated its demand for the wider adoption of technology within the health i...
Online tool aims to improve brokers' account management capabilities
An insurance policy and spend analysis tool has been launched for both the broker and consumer marke...
Square Mile broking
Many happy returns Dominic D'Inverno and David Garrad of Square Mile Broking One thing we were dre...
QuotesBanana.co.uk launches into the travel insurance sector
QuoteBanana.co.uk has launched in the travel insurance sector, claiming that it was the first aggreg...
Lloyd’s appoints new representative in Ireland
Lloyd’s has appointed of its first country manager for Ireland.
Knowles leaves CII
The CII Group has announced the departure of Peter Knowles, market director for general insurance, who is leaving the professional body to start a new online broking venture.
More growth for THB
International insurance and reinsurance broking group, THB, has followed the expansion of its London office with the opening of a new office in Cheltenham.
Novae reports 'encouraging' results
Novae Group, the specialist insurance group, has announced its 2008 interim results.
New network name revealed
Broker Direct is set to launch a new network after securing capacity with five leading insurers, Insurance Age has learned.
Government commit £5m for flood risk households
Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has set out plans to contribute at least £5m to a scheme to support households in England which face a particularly high risk of flooding but which are not protected by traditional community…
Ignition lends a hand in TCF compliance rush
Ignition NBS - which specialises in marketing and business development for small to medium-sized brokers - has launched an package of services to help brokers meet the Financial Services Authority’s deadline for Treating Customers Fairly (TCF).
Simplyhealth divisions come under one brand
Simplyhealth is uniting its group of trading divisions under the single name of Simplyhealth, with all divisional names transferring to the name over the next two years.
Damages case clears insurance policy uncertainty
Eversheds international law firm has won a significant case on behalf of Bedfordshire Police Authority resolving a long-standing grey area on what constitutes “damages” caused by a riot in an excess public liability insurance policy.
Moneysupermarket.com enhances car insurance website
Moneysupermarket.com has launched its new car insurance website, which will allow customers to compare quotes with up to five providers at one time.
Carers win new employment discrimination rights
Earlier this month the European Court of Justice delivered a landmark ruling giving carers the same employment discrimination rights as disabled people - exposing unprepared firms to a raft of compensation claims, warned Allianz Legal Protection.
CII and Searchlight offer new broker training
CII and Searchlight Insurance Training have signed an agreement to join forces in providing online and face-to-face training for the general insurance market to offer a complete one-stop service for all broker training needs.
KGM pledges commitment to brokers
KGM Motor Insurance, a specialist provider of motor insurance products to niche markets, has pledged its support to its broker partners by revealing that it will be absorbing recent increases in costs applied across the market by Open GI following a…
MYI sets up in Cheltenham
International loss adjuster, MYI, has opened a Cheltenham office, a further boost to its UK operation.
Immediate action needed to address conflicts of interest law
British businesses need to move more quickly to ensure they comply with new laws governing directors’ conflicts of interest, UK law firm Dundas & Wilson has warned.
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Pallett and Crisp leave Fusion
Towergate executive chairman, Peter Cullum, confirmed today that Kevin Pallett and Geoff Crisp have left Fusion Insurance Services.