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Study highlights link between brand and performance
Brand weakness could potentially compromise the ability of insurance companies to acquire new busine...
Insurance race day
More than 500 insurers, brokers, suppliers and their guests descended on Kempton Park race course la...
Police use data from Motor Insurers' Burea database in op against insurance fraud
Police from six forces have used data from the Motor Insurers' Bureau database in a successful opera...
Royal & SunAlliance rebrands as RSA
Royal & SunAlliance has rebranded as RSA. The insurer's previous name and identity was created after...
Broker forum hot topics - www.insuranceage.com
There was a mix of serious discussion, sage advice and a healthy dose of banter on the Insurance Age...
Jelf set to double income with push to dominate Welsh market
Jelf Group has revealed plans to establish itself as a "market leader" in Wales, after increasing it...
April
The Financial Services Authority issued disciplinary proceedings against a broker after it failed to...
Broker portal re-launched
A broker portal designed to meet the needs of small to medium-sized independent brokers has re-launc...
RSA acquires Sertus Underwriting
Sertus Underwriting has been acquired by RSA. The underwriter controls around £11m in gross written ...
NU product puts RAC toolkit to good use
Norwich Union (NU) has started to leverage its ownership of RAC with the introduction of a new broke...
Fortis Insurance upgrades travel claims process
Fortis Insurance has upgraded its travel claims process in an attempt to ease the burden of lost lug...
Up to one in five forget to arrange insurance cover
Up to one in five independent travellers forget to arrange insurance cover, leaving them exposed to ...
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
Aon has appointed Harry Dawe-Lane to its ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) team as business development ex...
Experian has re-branded Eiger Systems
Experian has re-branded Eiger Systems, a developer of strategic payment solutions, to Experian Payme...
Title awarded to Marshall Wooldridge
The Chartered Insurance Institute has awarded the 'Chartered Insurance Brokers' title to Marshall Wo...
Westinsure rumoured to be in talks with rival broker network
Despite market speculation that it is considering offers from a number of suitors, Insurance Age und...
Risk perspectives - Fighting fires before they spread
Martin Hartley is property class specialist at Norwich Union Risk Services. Norwich Union Risk Serv...
Cullum Capital Ventures announces three further purchases
Following the recent acquisitions of Protectagroup, Cullum Capital Ventures has announced three furt...
NIG break-up mooted following RBS call to boost balance sheet
Speculation as to the fate of broker-only insurer NIG is circulating the market, following RBS' conf...
Hallmark (East Midlands) launches service
Hallmark (East Midlands), an insurance intermediary based in Derbyshire and Leicestershire, has laun...
Allianz Insurace to increase premiums for motorists with convictions of using a mobile phone
Allianz Insurance is set to increase premiums by 30% for motorists with convictions for driving whil...
Guidelines discrepancy could see insurers' costs skyrocket
A legal firm has warned that inconsistencies in guidelines for personal injury settlements could slo...
ServiceTick secures clients
Independent research service ServiceTick has secured Norwich Union (NU), RAC and Standard Life's int...
ABI reveals turnaround in PMI take up
The number of people covered by private medical insurance (PMI) broke the six-million mark for the f...