Articles by Siân Barton
Bennett Christmas buys RMJ
Rayment Matthews and Johnson bought for undisclosed sum.
Allianz Engineering pushes maintenance message
Engineering arm urges brokers to push maintenance message and warns of knowledge gap.
Drive me crazy: How does a job impact on car insurance?
Some jobs mean car insurance goes up, but which are the ones that insurers consider the riskiest? We take a look at the top five.
HNW Forum: We meet Oak’s, Mark Coffey
Private client managing director talks valuables ahead of the High Net Worth Forum taking place in Manchester on 21 October.
Axa focuses on mid-market in Ipswich
Alex Turner appointed sales manager with remit to focus on developing insurers mid-market proposition.
Broker Expo: where brokers do business
Registration is open for the annual Broker Expo in Coventry. Here are five reasons you can’t miss it.
HNW Forum: We meet AIG’s John Sims
John Sims shares his thoughts on the high net worth sector in advance of the forum next week.
NIG appoints Clarke as underwriting and pricing director
Justin Clarke moves across from DLG to NIG.
Bluefin set for OKD purchase
Broker is positioned to buy OKD Insurance Brokers, reports say.
CIP appoints Robin Anderson
He joins the Northern Ireland based broker from specialist rural insurer.
Drop the beat: what to consider when insuring a festival
Music festivals grow more popular each year, but what are the risks, and what should brokers be thinking about when they sell a policy?
LV Broker launches commercial products
Three new lines covering manufacturers, wholesalers and leisure insurance.
Jelf positive about results
Insurance Partnership integration “progressing well” and broker says it’s on track for second half of the year.
Swinton buys Thompson Insurance
Swinton acquires Sunderland-based broker and confirms more deals in the pipeline.
Lorica recruits Mark Ford for Birmingham broker director role
Firm confirms three appointments in Birmingham branch.
Broker Expo South: Hear from the delegates
Insurance Age meets delegates at Broker Expo South, which took place in Ascot last month.
Penn to expand in Wales
Growth assisted by grant from Welsh government as it moves to expand client base.
Canopius takes ANV team
Canopius launches specialist consumer products for UK affinity market.
Optimism and profitability slip for brokers
Financial services survey shows optimism down and predicts employment decline and investment deterioration.
Das suspends staff
Bristol-based firm is investigating staff following audit and has informed the FCA.
Home truths: Living on the edge
People live in all sorts of homes across the world but what are the insurance risks of choosing to dwell in a more unique property.
Jelf to open in Glasgow
Former Marsh staff to head the first Scottish base for the Bristol-based broker.
Gallagher rebrands Oval
Blanc looking to the future as Oval to be rebrand under Gallagher banner at the end of the month.
Brightside in security breach
Broker website eCar Insurance taken offline as a precaution following cyber attack.