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PremFina takes from Close Brothers to build senior team
Former Close Brothers MD, Paul Trail, has joined the premium finance provider alongside Laura Sweetman, Insurance Age can reveal.
David Williams joins Qlaims in first NED role
Former Axa leader David Williams has joined Qlaims as a non-executive director, Insurance Age can reveal.
Regulation round-up: An end to form over substance?
Biba’s David Sparkes considers recent developments at the Financial Conduct Authority
Think targeting £30m GWP within three years
Think Insurance is currently looking at two more broker buys and has set a target of £30m gross written premium by 2025, commercial director Russell Bence told Insurance Age.
People Moves: 3 - 6 May 2022
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Stroll MD says digital broker could be as large as AbbeyAutoline in five years
Prestige Insurance Holdings has rolled out its new digital broker Stroll Insurance offering motor insurance to customers in Northern Ireland.
iRevolution announces launch of add-ons and claims businesses
Motor specialist iRevolution has developed a claims proposition and an operation to enable partner brokers sell add on products directly.
FCA staff go on strike with two more walkouts planned
Members of Unite have gone on strike at the Financial Conduct Authority today in a move the union said was the first industrial action taken since the regulator was created.
Cyber hits top spot for schemes commission earnings
SchemeServe research shows that cyber has outpaced other insurance schemes with an 87% increase in commission earnings over the past six months.
Biba joins GAIN as founding member
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has joined the Group for Autism, Insurance and Diversity as its most recent founding member.
FCA adds to senior leadership team
The regulator has made two promotions and hired a fresh senior advisor as it bolsters the leadership team amid the threat of strike action.
Opinion: Why the human touch remains integral to the underwriting profession
MX Underwriting’s James Gerry explores why the personal touch will never go out of style in insurance
Interview: Richard Tuplin, Towergate
After 40 days in the role the new Towergate Insurance Brokers CEO Richard Tuplin explains his approach to the job along with the challenges and opportunities ahead.
CII appoints Royal Institute of British Architects boss Alan Vallance as CEO
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Alan Vallance as CEO taking over from Jonathan Clark on 30 August.
People Moves: 25 - 29 April 2022
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Aviva reveals scale of broker recruitment ‘headache’ threatening growth
Almost all brokers – 98% – currently have job vacancies with more than half (53%) reporting a vacancy that had been open for four months or more, according to research by Aviva.
Former CII comms chief to join Cila as leader as Malcolm Hyde departs
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has appointed David Ross as executive director to take over the role in June.
Blog: Re-igniting cultural change in the insurance sector
The team at Heidrick & Struggles explores how the insurance space can re-energise and engage the workforce.
A watershed moment for HR
Joanne Wright, people and culture director at Specialist Risk Group, explains how the pandemic has forced a sea-change in insurance HR.
People Moves: 11 - 22 April 2022
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Bruce Stevenson opens fifth branch
The Scotland-based business has opened an office in Perth as it eyes expansion in the region.
Clive Galbraith steps down as chair of Green Insurance
Clive Galbraith has stepped down as chairman of Green Insurance Group but will be staying on with the broker on a part-time basis, Insurance Age can reveal.
Movo adds seven ARs
Movo has added seven appointed representatives bringing the number of AR members to 55 and gross written premium to £50m.
People Moves: 4 - 8 April 2022
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