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Campaign calls on industry to review stance on discounts for risk planning.
A campaign has been launched to force brokers and insurers to offer policy discounts to individuals ...
Appointment at Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries
Mike Izzard has been appointed chairman of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII...
CBG Group completes acquisition of Howgud and its trading subsidiaries
Manchester-based CBG Group has completed the acquisition of Howgud and its trading subsidiaries, EDN...
Lark Group purchases Grosvenor Court Insurance Services
The Lark Group has purchased Grosvenor Court Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum. Based in cen...
LBBS welcomes new start-up
New broker start-up Inspire Risk Management has joined Layton Blackham Business Solutions (LBBS) to ...
New flood resilience Kitemark needed for housing developments
A new flood resilience Kitemark is needed for housing developments planned in the floodplain, accord...
Heath Lambert confirm in discussion with Cooper Guy
Heath Lambert confirmed that it is in discussions with Cooper Gay over the possible sale of its gene...
Hunt urges ombudsman to go "back to basics"
Lord Hunt has called on the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to be more transparent, following the ...
Industry rates standard in danger of collapse following GTA hold up
Insurers and credit-hire organisations (CHOs) may be jeopardising the agreed industry standard on ra...
Towergate Partnership raises £100m through sales of shares
Towergate Partnership has raised £100m through the sale of preferred ordinary shares to an investmen...
Appointment at Motor Insurers' Bureau
Norwich Union's (NU) David McMillan has joined the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB). He became part of t...
Markerstudy Retail makes four acquistions to complement existing operations
Markerstudy Retail has made four acquisitions to complement its existing operations in the Midlands....
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 ...