Articles by Siân Barton
Autonet turnover hits £37.2m
Broker hails “excellent” results as profits and turnover for 2014 grow.
FCA fee increase threat
Biba calls on regulator to spend wisely as FCA consults on PPI claim time limits and considers whether to increase fees to pay for marketing campaign.
Experian data hack concerns software houses
Experts warn that hacking is a worldwide problem that brokers and insurers need to protect themselves against, or face fines.
County Group buys Brady & Jones
The County Group completes sixth acquisition in three years taking annual premium to £50m.
Commissioning editor’s letter - October 2015
“Happily, I feel, and having met with many of you over the last year, brokers will rise to whatever the future challenges will be”
Cliff aims to steady the ship at Brightside
Broker has lost two chief executives in less than a year
Hiscox reveals HNW history
Robert Hiscox, founder of Hiscox, discusses the history of the insurer and the HNW market ahead of the HNW Forum later this month.
Pen takes Paul Broadbent from Towergate
He joins Gallagher-owned MGA from the M&A team at Towergate.
Insurance complaints fall 13.6%
FCA reveals a drop in the number of complaints about general insurance to 1,204,783.
Brightside not hitting anticipated profit, says Cliff
New CEO Mark Cliff insists acquisitions still on the agenda despite M&A expert Wallin's exit.
Transactor announces COO
Nick Lerway joins as chief operating officer for the insurance software provider.
Moving away from ‘stale, pale and male’
Marsh’s Julie Page calls for greater diversity in the broking world.
Broking Break: Who wants to insure 007’s motor?
Caunce O’Hara counts the cost of espionage and spying as they examine how much it would be to insure James Bond’s Aston Martin.
Turnover decrease for Swinton
Fall in turnover and operating profit for the broker as it says competitive market and cost savings behind the figures.
Applied adds mini-fleet to panel
Products from Axa and RSA have are now available on the Applied Systems commercial lines panel.
Academy Insurance rebrands acquisitions
Broker also reveals intention to buy in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
Mike Lloyd moves to head AA's insurance division
Janet Connor moves to business transformation unit as management structure changes kick in.
Zurich withdraws RSA offer
Zurich has abandoned the takeover bid of RSA following a “deterioration in trading performance”.
Enterprise Bill gets tough on claims payment times
The Enterprise Bill proposing to penalise insurers for late payment of claims unless there is a good reason for a delay.
Quizzical questions: 18 September 2015
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Open GI launches fraud prevention data service
Tech provider teams up with Experian to offer service designed to help brokers prevent fraud.
Horton leaves COO role at LV
Peter Horton, chief operating officer at LV, has become first member of executive team to leave the insurer.
Quizzical questions: 11 September 2015
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FCA spent £1.17m on foreign travel in 2014
Total travel costs at regulator hit £1.93m.