Articles by Siân Barton
Insurance Cares: How to identify vulnerable customers?
RWA’s Kirk Ford advises how to identify customers who may be struggling and offers guidance on treating clients fairly.
Ageas employee stole £271,489 from the insurer to fund gambling habit
Perpetrator sentenced to jail time as Ageas said the fraudulent activity had not impacted customers in any way.
Keith Jackson joins FCA as director of GI
The former Aon man replaces Simon Green who is moving to Arthur J Gallagher.
#insagepeople 29 May - 4 June 2017
Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
Academy Insurance launches QIP Underwriting
The division will underwrite residential and commercial property owners.
In Focus: Art and private client
How can brokers make the most of the high net worth market? Eleanore Robinson speaks to experts.
Quizzical Questions: 26 May 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
FCA says intermediaries earned £15.9bn in 2016
Data from the regulator shows 5% increase in revenue since 2015 with commission the main source of income.
NMU launches marine trade product
The organisation took the broker sourced book of business from its sister company Groves John & Westrup.
Sabre tipped for £600m stock market float
The motor insurer is being sold by majority owner BC Partners, according to reports.
Fresh profit grows to £2.1m
Lisa Powis, CEO at the personal lines broker, said its van, telematics and non-standard home lines performed well.
Insurance Cares: We must work together
Axa’s Brendan McCafferty calls on the sector to join forces to help the most vulnerable customers as the insurer endorses the Insurance Cares campaign.
Claims management reorganisation at Ageas
The claims management team now report into François Xavier-Boisseau as former claims director Rob Smale takes on transformation director role.
Video: A broking minute with David Newman of Carole Nash
The CEO of the motorbike specialist broker tells Insurance Age what motivates him.
Biba teams up with Marmalade on telematics
The trade association is to provide a young driver telematics scheme.
Axa pledges schemes focus
Brendan McCafferty reveals that the insurer is looking to increase support to brokers who want to develop schemes.
Tokio Marine Kiln launches construction insurance online
The insurer said that brokers can now quote and bind construction insurance via an online portal.
#BibaFever B-B-Q: How can brokers survive and prosper in the connected digital world?
As British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference attendees wake up to a new day, the #BibaFever team went in search of finding out the big issues at stake for the market.
Biba 2017: “Storm clouds” gathering for insurance sector
Biba CEO warns brokers to be wary of current turmoil affecting the sector.
Towergate moves to Acturis as tech supplier for its advisory business
The CEO for insurance broking Janice Deakin revealed that some offices have already started migration to the new platform as Open GI stays on retail platform.
Aussie MGA to launch in UK
Ensurance is set to open in London and will deal wholesale to UK brokers.
Care home product launched by Arag
The product offers commercial legal protection and crisis communication cover.
MS Amlin launches etrade minifleet product
The product is designed for fleets of three to 20 vehicles and is available on Acturis.
Best broker award – deadline approaching
Have you entered to win the Best Companies trophy at the UK Broker Awards yet?