Articles by Siân Barton
Swinton relocates Manchester HQ
Broker chooses city centre location as part of wider investment strategy.
InsurTech Futures: Aviva to use HomeServe LeakBot
A smart connected water leak detector is set to be offered by Aviva to customers.
InsurTech Futures: Broking and InsurTech – the future decoded
As InsurTech Futures relaunches with Open GI as a sponsor, Andrew Savigar at Premium Choice, shares his thoughts on embracing new technologies.
CII launches New Generation Group for 2017
The talent programme includes a specialist broking group.
A&A Group moves into profit for 2015
Group CEO Tony Allen hails “greatly improved” results for the broker and its parent company.
Commissioning editor’s letter - October 2016
“It is no exaggeration to call it a “crisis”, which the Oxford English Dictionary defines as a time of intense difficulty or danger”
NMJ Insurance buys Wye Insurance
The deal with the Bakewell-based broker is NMJ's fifth acquisition in six years.
Legal Protection Group MGA launches
Bristol-based Legal Protection Group will provide a range of BTE and ATE products with limits up to £2m.
Brokers worry their reputations are on the line as SSP outage hits hard
Users seeking redress after having to turn away customers during data centre downtime
Das suffers further management exits
Head of ATE division Mark Rhoder is set to leave the legal expenses insurer.
FSCS warns Enterprise customers to find new cover
The scheme has urged brokers with customers who have Enterprise Insurance motor policies to contact them about new cover.
Home & Legacy launches HNW Halo platform
The online trading platform has been developed with Acturis.
Biba plans review of software house disaster recovery plans
The trade association is looking to use an independent third party IT expert to assess how the major software houses would cope following a disaster.
Administrators called in to Enterprise Insurance parent company
Enterprise Holdings appoints CG&Co as administrator as liquidator warns Enterprise Insurance customers are being targeted by fraudsters.
Court case: Gallagher and Aston Scott “close to agreement”
Legal counsel for the two parties told the judge that a commercial deal was close and subject to finalisation.
Gallagher felt it had "no option" over Aston Scott court case
Broker says that the Oval business was bought in “good faith” and accuses Peter Blanc of not honouring commitments made when that deal was agreed.
Arthur J Gallagher accuses Aston Scott and Peter Blanc of staff poaching
Gallagher seeks interim injunction to stop employment of Duncan Rogers at Aston Scott.
VCII rebrands as Business Insurance Solutions
Commercial vehicle and van broker pushes forward with name change to reflect new SME focus.
Treloar says LV half year results are solid
MD highlights turnaround in broking arm with operating profit of £3m replacing loss of £19m in all of 2015.
LV profits fall for first half of 2016
CEO blames one off factors for profit drop as income remains steady.
Video 5: Expertise from A - Z Marine Cargo
In our final video Allianz's Ben Woodman talks about the global nature of marine cargo and considers the future.
Playboy model and martial arts expert found guilty of making false insurance claim
Facebook photos were used as evidence at Wandsworth Crown Court.
CPPGroup writes off £6.5m plus cash to break with SSP
The credit card, mobile phone, legal and identity insurer said it would develop its own IT platform.
Video 4: Expertise from A - Z Marine Cargo
In the penultimate episode Allianz's Ben Woodman talks about key pieces of information brokers must know.