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JM Glendinning takes Stuttard from Towergate to launch north-west base
Stuttard will be based in Blackburn, Lancashire and, in addition to his Towergate role, also worked as regional manager at Swinton.
News analysis: Are brokers still in love with Gibraltar insurers?
The recent run of Gibraltar-based insurer insolvencies has made the headlines, but the low tax and light-touch regulations in the jurisdiction attract UK businesses and insurtech start-ups. Martin Friel investigates why brokers are still dealing with…
Blog: Broking risks in a hard and complex market
Marcus Campbell and Graham Briggs of DAC Beachcroft explain how brokers can weather the storm of a hardening market.
Three in five brokers suffer from work-related stress
Research from Ecclesiastical shows that brokers working for national networks are significantly more likely to experience a mental health issue than brokers working for regional and provincial brokers.
Barbican Protect bought by H.W Kaufman
Barbican Protect will rebrand as Burns & Wilcox as part of the deal.
C-Quence and Cytora partner on commercial P&C underwriting
C-Quence will launch its P&C suite in January using Cytora’s property API to connect data such as property and location to each P&C submission.
Specialist Risk Group buys jewellers’ block specialist
Specialist Risk Group, an investment vehicle for Pollen Street Capital, has recently rebranded from Specialist Risk Investments.
CFC unveils cyber risk heat map
Map ranks the severity of different industries’ exposures to business interruption, privacy, and cybercrime and includes a few examples of how these exposures can play out for various types of organisations.
Drug-gang ghost broker sentenced
Fraudster sold insurance to an organised crime gang in a move which is thought to have helped them avoid police ANPR checks.
Marsh Commercial argues small business centres will succeed
CEO of the newly-revealed Enterprise Centres of Excellence, Mandy Walton, argues why the Marsh plan will succeed where others have failed.
Behrends steps down as Integro CEO
Integro board will now begin search for a UK-based CEO.
Video: What is reverse mentoring?
Close Brothers, Sharon Bishop, explains how the management technique is helping her.
Marsh Commercial to move small business to five centres
The “Enterprise Centres of Excellence” in Bristol, Glasgow, Harrogate, Leeds and Worcester will deal with UK-wide small business but Marsh Commercial denies they are call centres.
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Two brokers on FSCS insolvency list
Strathearn Insurance Services and Bellfield Financial Services have been declared in default by the scheme.
David Ross reveals heartbreak after “harrowing” Gallagher v. Ardonagh case
CEO also discusses Ardonagh’s latest set of financial results, organic growth and acquisition plans.
Ardonagh takes broker director from Aviva
Graeme MacMillan will join the business in a newly-created role in 2020.
Applied Systems and Zurich announce motor partnership
Zurich will maintain control of pricing while Applied Systems will support connectivity, quoting and data exchange between Zurich, brokers and policyholders.
Direct Line Group results outline £50m cost-cutting drive
Restructures costing the business £60m will also take place over the next two years.
Ebitda soars at Ardonagh but losses also rise in first nine months of 2019
Business posts rise in reported income to £505.4m, while loss increases to £67.7m as organic growth hits 4.6%.
Travel broker Staysure buys aggregator
The provider to the over-50s market has acquired a controlling stake in a price comparison website.
Insuring Women’s Futures manifesto launched by CII
Former Lloyd's CEO, Inga Beale, called on brokers to examine policy wordings for gender bias.
Blog: Is your firm ready for the SMCR?
Nick Elwell-Sutton of Clyde & Co outlines the steps that brokers need to take to comply with the impending regulation.