Articles by Siân Barton
Kaufman buys Oval International
Acquisition will see the Lloyd’s broker rebrand under original Lochain Patrick name.
RFIB posts £4.3m profit for 2013
Broker appoints Fenchurch for strategic review of business.
Phased closure for L&G Ipswich site
Legal & General to move claims to Birmingham and customer service to Hove offices.
Legal & General to close in Ipswich
Reports say 140 jobs are set to be cut at the Suffolk office.
Towergate sells Folgate to MGA APC
APC Underwriting mulls underwriting return for Folgate after acquiring the run-off insurance company.
Tonge leaves Keelan Westall
Gallagher-owned broker sees managing director resign.
PPI still leads on ombudsman complaints
Payment protection insurance makes up seven out of ten complaints to regulator as insurance cases rise 1%.
Allianz targets general manufacturers
Second part in suite of bespoke products for businesses with premiums of up to £100,000 launched
In-depth: Knowing the worth
Underinsurance is a thorn in the side of most sectors, but is it the same in the high net worth space? Siân Barton investigates
ABI’s transparency stance welcomed by brokers
Concerns raised over implementation of insurer body’s pricing clarity drive
Experts question value of FCA’s social media consultation
Regulator’s proposed #ad Twitter hashtag rule panned by the industry
NCI predicts further growth
Chief executive believes pet and breakdown business will drive growth in 2015.
NCI posts record profits
Profit before tax grows to £1.2m as board confident of further growth despite challenging motor market.
CGSC set to streamline
Broker set to cut costs following ratings downgrade.
Broker Question Time: North Vs South
Ahead of our Broker Question Time event in Manchester we take a light-hearted look at the North Vs South debate.
Fairchild pledges to turn up heat in Broker Network
New chief executive tells Insurance Age, “we can always do more” to develop strategy.
Clear looking to buy “three or four” brokers
Lickens says broker is considering purchasing firms with around £2m to £10m in GWP.
Clear Insurance generates £6.5m in refinancing deal
Broker raises cash to fund future acquisitions and drive growth.
Hastings Direct “winning the battle” claims Hoffman
Broking business posts profit before tax of £18.5m and Ebitda of £19.2m.
CEO Jansen steps down from AA
Mackenzie takes the reins as chief executive leaves.
Profits leap 90% for Hastings
Gross written premiums increase 24% to £119.8m for the second quarter of 2014.
Reshuffle for Brightside management
Chase-Gardener switches to commercial director role.
LV promotes Blanchard for strategic accounts
Alex Blanchard to look after key personal lines accounts.
Bridge launches bespoke global division
Broker to offer service to clients trading in hostile environments.