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Broking Break: Your Top Five
The new year has kicked off with a slew of acquisition stories and the possibility of a broker seeing part of his life made into a Hollywood film.
Axa reveals £70m hit from Bluefin deal
Marsh to combine Jelf and Bluefin to be led by Phil Barton.
Axa's David Williams reviews 2016 and looks ahead to 2017
Williams on McCafferty joining Axa, the discount rate, differential pricing and Brexit.
Axa claims Flood Re first for brokers
Insurer teams up with CDL.
InsurTech Futures: Axa teams up with Trov app
The UK partnership allows customers to buy insurance on demand via the Trov app.
Broking Break – Your Top Five
Two big acquisitions, a court case, troubles in technology and a restructure make up the top clicked stories in the past week.
Insurers line up to back government’s whiplash proposals
New consultation to run until 6 January 2017.
Marsh committed to growth in local business
Marsh is "essentially using the model that Bluefin and Jelf used to acquire" small businesses and will continue to seek out opportunities.
Marsh buys Bluefin from Axa
Marsh is to acquire Axa subsidiary Bluefin Insurance Group for £295m in a deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, subject to the usual regulatory approval.
Small rise in revenue for Axa UK & Ireland
Insurer posts 1% revenue rise for the first nine months of 2016.
Brendan McCafferty joins Axa as insurance CEO
Former CEO of Flood Re will report to Amanda Blanc.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
Axa in talks with Marsh to sell Bluefin led the way for reader interest coming in at the top spot. Find out which other stories made the list this week.
InsurTech Futures: Face the future
Axa's Amanda Blanc, urges brokers to grab opportunities arising from insurtech.
Acturis launches integrated insurer webchat
Software specialists roll out offering with five insurers.
Axa in talks with Marsh over Bluefin sale
Deal is rumoured to be worth £300m.
Robert Organ: “My role is to protect Bluefin”
CEO pledges to keep the broker on a steady growth trajectory and stick to strategy.
Blanc hails “strong result” in “difficult environment”
Axa chief says she is “proud” of the performance and expects to see improvement in “under pressure” personal lines intermediary sector.
Axa UK reports 7% revenue rise
However COR deteriorated slightly to 98.2% as Blanc reports pressure in personal lines broker market.
Fraudster sentenced for dishonest home insurance application
Father sentenced to 100 hours of community service after lying about son's criminal convictions.
More driverless car accident data needed, says DLG
Both the insurer and manufacturer must play a role in determining who was at fault when an accident happens.
Brightside teams up with Covéa in capacity deal
Deal covers broker's motor book and "fills the gap left by Markerstudy".
Jonathan Evans wins achievement award at the BIA
Former chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services Jonathan Evans was last night crowned the achievement winner at the British Insurance Awards.
Axa UK's biggest opportunity is in broker business, says Amanda Blanc
UK & Ireland CEO plans to expand SME offering and move more into mid-market business to grow revenues.
Axa targets cost savings of €2.1bn by 2020
Insurer aiming for 3%-5% growth in property and casualty revenues between 2015 and 2020.