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Polaris MD Martin McLachlan to leave in April 2019
Business set to appoint successor within a month.
Robin Lucas steps down from Stackhouse Poland board
Lucas, who joined following Stackhouse’s buy of Lucas Fettes, will remain with the company as planned.
Irish regulator demands Brexit contingency plan from UK brokers
Options for UK brokers doing business in Ireland include partnering with a local broker or applying for authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland.
Dual pricing – the “crack cocaine” of insurance
Experts respond to the Citizens Advice super complaint.
GRP poised to buy Risk Alliance
It is understood Global Risk Partners swept in after negotiations between the Yorkshire-based broker and Broker Network broke down.
Brightside losses balloon to £10m in 2017
Group’s revenue drops by 12%.
Premium Credit reviewing Gefion position
Close Brothers to end non-recourse policies for Danish insurer’s product.
Close Brothers to end non-recourse products for Gefion Insurance
Premium finance provider will still issue recourse policies for the insurer.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
The content director and editor of Insurance Age examine the most read articles of the week with a focus on RSA and PIB.
UK Broker Awards 2018
Find out who secured top honours at the 2018 awards held in September
Close Brothers wins Swinton account in £60m deal
Move seen as first step in Ardonagh “monetisation” strategy.
Aviva Community “not a reaction to consolidation”
Phil Bayles denied that the Community, for brokers with under £1m GWP, had been set up to face off consolidators and networks.
Opinion: Livingstone's Joe Austin on a new era of M&A activity
Breaking the trend: Commoditisation, consolidation and digitisation are changing the face of broking, says Joe Austin
Aviva launches "Community" for small, independent brokers
Aviva Broker Community is set to offer same day response times, discounted compliance packages and free learning tools and the club will be chaired by former Aston Scott CEO Andrew Scott.
Brokers question RSA's future after losses
Market experts predict more insurers will follow in RSA's footsteps and pull back from unprofitable business lines.
No deal on the table, confirms Mistry
Brokerbility boss says 13 organisations want to speak about buying in.
News analysis: Brokers ready to pounce after MMC’s JLT deal
Staff cuts and exits for disgruntled JLT staff predicted after Marsh’s $5.6bn takeover announced
Opinion: Salient Solutions director Clare Ryder on the changing face of insurance
Ringing the changes: Is insurance facing the same old problems? Clare Ryder revisits the market
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Swinton reveals £32m loss for 2017
Turnover also dipped at the broker, which is set to be bought by Ardonagh, as number of live policies fell to 1.6m.
Coversure takes new group CFO from RSA
Ed Hannan joins in newly created role, which follows Coversure's MBO in May this year.
PIB’s purchase prices revealed
Consolidator moved into Ebitdae profit in 2017.
InsurTech Futures: Romero’s Booking Protect rated in top 10%
Technology-based company has grown to £2.8m turnover since starting up in 2014.
Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines 2018
Find out which firms are amongst the top 50 personal lines UK brokers in 2018