Stuart Reid
Bluefin loses London sales team
Bluefin has confirmed that its London sales team has been made redundant, Insurance Age can reveal.
Peter Elliot resigns from Bluefin with immediate effect
Peter Elliott is standing down as head of marketing at Bluefin, with immediate effect.
Competitors claim 'spooked' Cobra Network members looking for new home
Recent departures from Cobra Network are giving competitors a chance to pick up more business, senior market figures have said.
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 gains chartered status
Bluefin has been awarded chartered status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) having completed the entry process in November last year.
Bluefin set to buy again
Bluefin chief executive, Stuart Reid, has revealed that the broker is set to embark on a new consolidation drive after securing funds from parent company Axa.
Reid to take advantage of Axa parentage to push for growth
Bluefin CEO Stuart Reid has said the broker will become a much more fundamental part of Axa Commercial, as part of the new strategy.
Coates out at Bluefin
Bluefin has announced that Graham Coates, chief trading officer, has resigned and is leaving the company with immediate effect.
Independent 10 years on - the second broker instalment
In our continuing coverage of broker reflection on the fall of Independent Insurance, Bluefin’s Stuart Reid and Tim Ryan of Ryan Insurance share their thoughts.
Biba 2011: Trade bodies must work together, says Homer
Insurance industry trade bodies need to join forces to solve the problems surrounding the handling of client money, according to Towergate's Andy Homer.
Reed in as MD as Blanc's restructure puts 114 jobs in jeopardy
Axa Commercial Lines CEO Amanda Blanc has merged the insurer's specialist markets and solution and distribution branches and appointed Matthew Reed to lead the new division as MD of intermediary and direct.
Bluefin lures new chief financial officer from top IFA firm
Bluefin Insurance Group has appointed Robert Organ as chief financial officer replacing Ian Story who will step down in April.
Power hour - future of broking round table London: Talking heads
The biggest names in the industry come together to debate the key issues facing brokers at the moment, from regulation and rates to consolidation and distribution. Martin Friel reports.
News analysis - professionalism: brokers slow to embrace Aldermanbury Declaration
The Aldermanbury Declaration is a year old this month and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has signed up nearly 200 brokers, insurers, loss adjusters, claims companies and managing agents. However, despite this early success, particularly with…
Bluefin chief calls for Aldermanbury Declaration to be precondition of agency
Bluefin chief executive, Stuart Reid, has called for commitment to the Aldermanbury Declaration to be a precondition of securing an insurer agency.
Keynote speakers revealed for Biba 2011
The keynote speakers for this year’s the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) conference have been confirmed as Greg Case, president and CEO of Aon Corporation, explorer Ed Stafford who was the first man to walk the length of the Amazon and…
Bluefin buys Carlisle-based broker
Bluefin has acquired Ross Lloyd in Carlisle, its third acquisition of 2010.
Bluefin opens office in Wales
Bluefin Insurance Services is opening a new office in Cardiff.
Emergency Budget 2010: IPT rise will not impact on rate hikes says Bluefin boss
Stuart Reid, chief executive, Bluefin Insurance Services, said the IPT standard rate increase announced by as part of the emergency Budget would be welcomed by many.
Bluefin snaps up Aon property team
Stuart Reid has confirmed the hire of a senior property team from Aon.
Could Quinn downfall trigger a hard market?
The Irish Financial Regulator's decision to stop Quinn Insurance writing new business in the UK could kick-start a return to a hard market, industry experts have claimed.
Bluefin 'very lucky' to recruit ex Heath Lambert MD Mike Bruce
Former Heath Lambert managing director, Mike Bruce, has joined Bluefin as chief development officer, responsible for underwriting and claims at the Axa-owned broker