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Bullying in the workplace
Bullying in the workplace is still too high and employers in the insurance sector have been accused ...
Arista in the Midlands
Arista is to establish a local presence in the Midlands. The company has already been engaged in dis...
Tesco Compare launches van insurance channel
Price comparison website Tesco Compare has launched a van insurance channel that compares more than ...
Groupama sustains a loss on its commercial book in tough market
Groupama has said it is looking at "modest losses" on its commercial business after years of reporte...
ABI criticises the Competition Commission's PPI proposals
Finance and insurance industry associations have criticised the Competition Commission's (CC) recent...
Insurance industry charity creates new website
A UK and Republic of Ireland charity for the insurance industry, has created a new website to raise ...
Higher tax alert for insurers
Governments could soon turn to transactional taxes to replace the revenue that is vanishing from the...
Brokers now have access to new fast-quote facility
Brokers will now have access to a new fast-quote facility from Dual Corporate Risks, providing compe...
New motor insurance company launched
A new motor insurance company has been launched in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, offering private mot...
High Court rules insurers are liable from asbestos initial exposure date
The long awaited judgment in the mesothelioma trigger litigation case has been welcomed by both insu...
Brett Corbin wins M&S vouchers
The winner of £50 worth of M&S vouchers for filling in the Insurance Age online survey on broking an...
Venture Preference acquires Newspace Insurance Services
Venture Preference has acquired Newspace Insurance Services, a Northampton-based brokerage specialis...
FSA bans two directors
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned two directors of an insurance broker for failing t...
KGM Motor Insurance increases capacity
KGM Motor Insurance has increased capacity for 2009 by 35%. A capacity of £73m has been secured from...
Biba warning for businesses on VAT reduction
In response to the government's recent Pre-Budget Report, the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
FSA blames failure to investigate Ideal fraud on misunderstanding
A "misunderstanding" at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) may have allowed fraudulent broker Ne...
XSPL.co.uk will remodel its website
Online trading platform XSPL.co.uk will remodel its online 'quote and buy' website in response to co...
Retraining for bad drivers
Some 89% of older people think bad drivers should be retrained, whatever their age, according to Age...
RSA marine trading unit partners RI3K
RSA's marine trading unit has partnered with internet trading service RI3K, to use their E-trading p...
Online set to dominate micro SME market by 2010, says aggregator
Brokers could be set the lose the lion's share of the micro small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) m...
New intranet tool launched by Healthsure
A new intranet tool has been launched by healthplan provider HealthSure, allowing brokers to registe...
Beazley Group completes acquisition
Beazley Group has completed its acquisition of the entire existing share capital of Momentum Underwr...
Esure set to train sales staff to detect 'fronting' fraud
Esure has heightened its efforts to prepare for a potential rise in 'fronting' by training staff to ...
Mounting fire losses spark property rates hike fears
An increase in fire claims over the past 18 months, driven by changes in the law and the impact of t...