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Simon Walker on technology, driverless cars and the future of insurance
First Central’s new group chief executive officer tells Insurance Age about his plans for the future.
#Insagepeople: 16 - 20 July 2018
Stay up to date with the latest people moves.
CII reveals 24% industry average gender pay gap
Professional body calls for action to reduce the gender pay gap in the insurance sector.
Ex Rural MD Ian Barclay pops up at Ardonagh
Barclay takes on newly created MD for Property Retail post at Direct Group.
Quizzical questions: 13 July 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Broking Break: Your top 5
The most clicked articles by brokers this week included a court case decision, Covéa office closures, two stories about Axa and an opinion piece on MGAs.
Dive In 2018 launches
Festival for diversity and inclusion is to take place on 25 to 27 September and focus on time and action.
Rowett Insurance Broking buys Curwins
The south west broker made the deal for an undisclosed sum.
PE firm Capital Z invests in Abbey Insurance Brokers
Belfast-based broker's parent company Prestige Insurance Holdings secures multi-million pound investment.
Seventeen buys marine specialists Everards
Broker's fourth deal of 2018.
Opinion: Tim Rourke on brokers and MGAs
Doing the right thing: MGAs are on the increase with many being set up by brokers. Tim Rourke insists they must get the fundamentals right
The Blog Spot: Failing to plan is planning to fail
News online is often all about #breaking #exclusive.
Biba urges FCA to be "quicker off the mark" in tackling online fraud
Industry responds after the regulator fails to stop clone broker on Facebook.
A Broking Minute: With Paul Reid, MD of Lifesure
The boss at the personal lines broker tackles our fast-paced Q&A.
Charlie Scott replaces Ian Story as Gallagher’s UK CFO
Story had been in the role since February 2015.
Former Zurich boss sets up HNW broker
Jason Connon, ex-head of sales and distribution at Zurich Private Clients, has launched Provenance Insurance Brokers.
Nexus deal could be “weeks rather than months”
MGA confirmed potential sale process at the start of the year.
Broking success: Paul Reid, managing director, Lifesure
Commercial ambition: Lifesure is using experience gathered in personal lines to help it make the leap into commercial, managing director Paul Reid tells Insurance Age
Ignition Select’s administration extended to 2019
Ipswich-based broker fell into administration in July 2017.
Academy Insurance completes MBO
Neil Turner takes over as managing director, while former chairman Dave Bard and former MD Kevin Munn move to non-exec roles.
Broking Break: Your top 5
Brokers have been clicking on Insurance Age saving the day with Facebook, a departure from PIB, another takeover, the date of SMCR and who is on top of Allianz’s “hit list”.
Turnover soars at Kingsbridge Risk Solutions in 2018
Broker’s post-tax profit also leaps up.
PIB buying spree continues
The consolidator buys Wheatley Wright Insurance Group two days after announcing Albany Childcare buy.
The Blog Spot: The FCA needs to step up its game
After Insurance Age saved the day and had a Facebook page operated by fraudsters shut down, Ida Axling questions why the regulator failed.