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Broking break: Your Top Five
Deals, bribery offences, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kanye West hit the headlines this week and make up the five most popular stories.
InsurTech Futures: Investment in UK InsurTech soars to record levels
London remains European centre for InsurTech investment, says Accenture as £218m is ploughed into the sector.
Ardonagh Group buys Healthy Pets
Pet specialist is the firm's first purchase since its creation.
GRP-owned Marshall Wooldridge buys ECS Insurance Brokers
Sheffield-based ECS brings £4.3m of GWP to the broker.
Executive assistant: Rising to the top
In this first instalment of the new series, Insurance Age meets Becky Bennett, current executive assistant to Allianz chief underwriting officer Neil Clutterbuck, and Stephanie Ogden, former executive assistant to Allianz general manager Simon McGinn
InsurTech Futures: Start-up Sherpa raises $2.3m in funding
Malta-based InsurTech firm set to launch in the UK later this year.
Brightside's IQED office move impacts 90 staff
Broker to move its medical reporting business from Cardiff to Bristol.
MIB reveals first rise in uninsured accident claims for a decade
Organisation saw 10% rise in past 12 months.
Broking success: Pedalcover's Darren Thomas
Racing along: Pedalcover’s managing director Darren Thomas explains why mixing business with a passion for cycling has been a career highlight and how the broker is planning to keep pedalling forward
Three Allianz employees sentenced for bribery offences
Five people in total sentenced after the three employees made £7,000 from selling confidential customer data.
Meet the techies: Keith Binley
Keith Binley, managing director, UK and Ireland insurance at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, discusses how brokers need to use data to remain competitive.
IPT rise drives up home insurance premiums
Consumer Intelligence says home premiums rising at fastest rate in years.
The Blog Spot: The bright outlook for MGAs
MGAs argue they are more nimble and adaptable than traditional insurers, are they the future for the insurance sector?
InsurTech Futures: Hiscox partners with start-up Digital Fineprint
Aim is to use social media data to tackle underinsurance in small businesses.
Protectivity Insurance launches online portal
Sport and leisure specialist says portal gives brokers access to its commercial combined products.
Ageas teams up with CDL on Flood Re solution
Insurer says aim is to extend broker access to the scheme.
New motor fleet MGA launched
TeleFleet to build offering using telematics data.
Tasker Insurance names Robert Organ as new CEO
Former Bluefin CEO replaces founder and current chief executive Paul Tasker.
Bollington's Paul Moors hails "excellent" results for 2016
CEO says 2016 results were "best for some time" after pre-tax profit rose by 54%.
InsurTech Futures: Worry+Peace teams up with Flock on drone cover
The partnership follows Flock's recent tie-up with Allianz.
Meet the techies: Richard Hartley
Richard Hartley, co-founder and CEO of tech start-up Cytora, explains why brokers need to embrace data analytics.
Brokers concerned about reduced choice following Allianz and LV deal
However, experts also see opportunities rising from the merger.
Blanc hails "strong performance" at Axa UK
Group CEO reports growth in commercial lines and healthcare, while personal lines remains "more difficult".
Axa UK posts 5% revenue growth
COR improves to 97.7%.