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Biba 2012: FCA uncertainty could damage broking sector
Uncertainty around what the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants from the broking industry is causing the greatest concern in the market and greater clarity must be given before damage is done.
Hiscox reports improved GWP for UK arm
Hiscox has delivered gross written premium of £450.7m for the first three months of 2012, a slight decline from £453.5m in the same quarter of 2011.
Former Bluefin and Davis directors set up new brokerage
Former Davis Group CEO, Leigh Smart, has established a new brokerage based in Newmarket and London.
Bluefin appoints JLT man to beef up Midlands presence
Bluefin has appointed Nigel Bartlett as branch director of its corporate division office in Birmingham.
Ex-Bluefin MD joins The Insurance Partnership
Graham Coates has returned to the market joining The Insurance Partnership as executive consultant.
Bluefin lures another ex-employee back from Gallagher Heath
Bluefin has bagged another former employee from Gallagher Heath as it bids to grow its share of the corporate market.
Brokers welcome QBE takeover of Brit's UK regional business
Brokers have given a uniformly positive reaction to the takeover by QBE of Brit’s UK regional business describing it as good news for both brokers and insurers.
Axa Commercial bolsters Bristol team
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed a sales manager for its newly-opened Bristol office.
Corporate Underinsurance: Improving understanding of business interruption cover
Last year's riots brought the problem of a lack of business interruption cover to the fore. What are the solutions to underinsurance in this area?
CII appoints Bluefin CEO
Stuart Reid, chief executive officer at Bluefin, has been appointed as chair of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s (CII) insurance broking faculty.
Two senior players leave Gallagher Heath for rival Bluefin
Bluefin has snapped up two senior brokers from rival firm Gallagher Heath.
Biba reveals keynote speakers and panelists for 2012 conference
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has revealed that the father of the internet and one of the UK’s leading political journalists will be the keynote speakers at this year’s Biba Conference.
Bluefin finance staff facing the axe
Bluefin has confirmed that 23 jobs at its Gravesend and West Wickham offices are under threat as part of a strategic review.
Bluefin gains chartered status
Bluefin has been awarded chartered status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) having completed the entry process in November last year.
Macbeth targets professions and HNW markets with new hires
Reading-based Macbeth Chartered Insurance Brokers has appointed a new head of professions and head of private clients as it looks to grow its business.
Lorica rides into 2012 on wave of new recruits
Hemel Hempstead-based Lorica Insurance Brokers has unveiled seven new hires across the country.
Profile: Biba does Brussels
Distribution, European influence and a united voice for insurance are just some of the key areas new Biba chairman Andy Homer and CEO Eric Galbraith are focusing on, writes Martin Friel
Bluefin uses Axa delegated authority for PI book
Bluefin is to open a new office in Glasgow to handle PI and SME business that Axa Commercial Direct cannot write.
The Insurance Partnership makes trio of hires
Yorkshire-based broker, The Insurance Partnership, has made three new hires to its Leeds and York operations.
Bluefin's network adds to home panel
Bluefin’s network proposition, Broker Partnership Services (BBPS), has appointed Ageas to its panel of preferred home insurance providers.
Axa denies reports it will take Bluefin in-house
Axa has refuted claims, published in the Sunday Telegraph, that it plans to take the general insurance broking segment of Bluefin in-house.
Bridge to grow London business with Bluefin hire
Bridge Insurance Brokers has established a specialist property insurance division in its London market operation.
Insurance Age Blog: What Hiscox's Bluefin jibe really means
One of the most popular stories on insuranceage.co.uk this week was the news that Hiscox had cancelled its PI agency with Bluefin, the Axa-owned broker.