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Underwriting profits drop for RSA
UK underwriting profits for RSA dropped to £48m for the first half of 2008 (H1 2007: £51m) in what i...
Merger creates Harrisbalcombe
Harris Claims Group and Balcombe Group have merged to create Harrisbalcombe. Both companies said the...
RSA launch proposition
A new solicitor's proposition designed to help protect and grow their businesses has been launched b...
Introducing the top 50
Included in this month's issue is the first edition of Insurance Age's 2008 Top 50 Brokers in Person...
Network plagiarism row over but not forgotten
The parties involved in the recent network sabre rattling have pulled back from any legal action fol...
Xbroker expands
Xbroker has expanded its insurer panel, with Axa, Groupama and Brit joining with one product each. X...
RK Shipman has claimed its new quote-to-buy ..
RK Shipman has claimed its new quote-to-buy commercial insurance for small businesses is the first t...
League winners announced ahead of phase two tee-off
Congratulations to Paul Croft of Berkhamsted-based B P Sanders and Co, the winner of the Phase One h...
Risk perspectives - Understand the basics of H&S
Ted Kenrick is a technical and risk solutions manager at Norwich Union Risk Services Where a busine...
Open GI: internet at the heart of start-up success
Broker start-ups, especially web-focused operations, are on the rise, according to anecdotal evidenc...
Questgate launches counter-fraud division
QuestGates has launched a counter-fraud division that, in addition to delivering and developing new ...
Jonathan Davey to join SSP
Former PBS Holdings chief executive and Primary Broker Services founder Jonathan Davey will be joini...
In strength and unity
The Insurance Age Broker Expo 2008 will be held on 13 November at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry
FSA imposes fines on motor retailers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has imposed fines totalling more than £175,000 on five motor ...
Zurich records GWP up
Zurich recorded general insurance gross written premiums (GWP) and policy fees of $20.6bn (£11.2bn),...
Insurers up their green credentials
Aon and Aviva have become the first companies in the insurance sector to join an environmental schem...
TIA Technology reports higher growth
TIA Technology, the software solutions provider to the insurance industry, has reported growth of 31...
An online pricing tool ..
An online pricing tool that will enable brokers to apply real-time rating flexibility on the web has...
Does the recent slowdown in activity ..
Does the recent slowdown in activity from consolidators indicate that the model has reached its natu...
Survey reveals industry failings in management of online relationships
The insurance sector has been criticised by customers for being poor at online customer relationship...
Job losses likely, says Marsh parent
Marsh and McLennan, the owner of brokers Marsh and Guy Carpenter, said it would cut up to 900 employ...
Marsh warns of underinsurance
Marsh has warned jewellery collectors of the risk of underinsurance in the wake of spiralling diamon...
Biba calls for understanding over risk-based system regarding age
The insurance industry must remain on a risk-based system following proposals from the European Comm...
Brokers still technology shy
A third of general insurance brokers still do not have a website, and more than half said they had n...