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NU sets industry on guard over hefty broker demands
The industry has welcomed Norwich Union's (NU) move to turn down "unreasonable" commission demands f...
Aggregators see potential in Biba membership
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has made a surprise addition to its ranks by welco...
Swinton launches Diva
Swinton has launched a web brand called Diva to provide car insurance for women and a discount websi...
Firms' T&C approach disappoints
Appointed representatives (AR) are over-reliant on the quality of the supervision and compliance bei...
Brit Insurance unlikely to reach income target
Brit Insurance has admitted it is unlikely to reach its target of £2bn premium income by 2010. The i...
Soundbytes - Harry Croydon, chief technology officer and founder, Coverpoint
What is Coverpoint? Coverpoint allows brokers, agents and underwriters to quote, bind and manage in...
Crawford and Company YouTube-style service
Crawford and Company has signed up to a YouTube-style internet service that will allow insurers to v...
Arista makes online trading platform available
Arista has made its online trading platform available to all independent UK brokers, subject to acce...
Equity Red Star and Countrywide form partnership
Equity Red Star has formed a strategic partnership with Countrywide, as it looks to increase its mar...
Towergate purchases MacDonald Reid Scott
Towergate has purchased Glasgow-based MacDonald Reid Scott, which comprises two companies, MacDonald...
CETA urges brokers to sell identity theft insurance
CETA has urged brokers to sell identity theft insurance to consumers to protect against the growing ...
Disclosure discussion highlights small brokers' competition concerns
The Financial Services Authority's (FSA) push for commission disclosure is being driven by large mul...
Aviva to move to worldwide brand
Aviva has confirmed its plan to move to a worldwide brand, with the replacement of the Norwich Union...
Home & Legacy Let website
Brokers can now get an instant quote for Home & Legacy Let on the company's website. Home & Legacy L...
John Lewis hamper winner
The winner of the John Lewis hamper for contributing towards Insurance Age's annual UK broker survey...
Hiscox identifies specialist broker buys as key to strategy's success
Hiscox is claiming success over its strategy of growing its speciality regional business to balance ...
Brokers urged to collaborate in industry's fraud detection efforts
A list of hints and tips has been compiled for brokers in a bid to raise the industry's awareness of...
A monthly look at who is moving where..
David Parker has been recruited by ABC Insurance to lead its Maidstone operation. He will be respons...
SSP promotes website design basics with new campaign for UK brokers
Software house SSP has launched a campaign to help general insurance brokers improve their e-commerc...
Quotes2Me teams up with CDL
Quotes2Me has teamed up with software house CDL to make its platform available to the personal lines...
Heath Lambert Insurance Services appointment
Jim Lorimer has been made strategic development director at Heath Lambert Insurance Services, the pe...
Biba responds to review
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has responded to the Financial Services Authority'...
QuestGates looks to boost claims market share with new division
QuestGates, the chartered loss adjuster and claims specialist, has launched a property investors' di...
Principle Insurance to provide insurance
Principle Insurance has revealed it will be providing Shariah-compliant motor and home insurance to ...