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Ex-AA executive chairman Bob Mackenzie takes company to employment tribunal
Firm says it will will "robustly defend any action" after Mackenzie was fired for gross misconduct.
Brokers still critical of SSP Pure reliability more than a year after the outage
CEO responds as users claim tech company has further to go on service and communication while exiting broker complains of high charges to retrieve data.
Bridging the gap
Swinton’s Anne Kirk argues that helping customers get informed about insurance is the key to retention.
FCA fines totalled £229.5m in 2017
Compliance experts warn that regulator still has appetite for issuing fines.
Profits up at County Group in 2017
CEO Dave Clapp says results were driven by organic growth and acquisitions adding that broker will continue to make deals in 2018.
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Ten launches personal lines department
Network hires Carl Jones as head of personal lines.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A frantic start to the year on the news front saw acquisitions, a familiar theme from 2017, continue to dominate. Miles Smith, Markerstudy and Endsleigh being sold to A-Plan dominated the list but there was still room for SSP’s outage costs to make an…
Stackhouse Poland buys Caprica Healthcare
Purchase more than doubles firm's health insurance broking activities.
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Lloyd Bolam joins Brokerbility
The Macclesfield broker joined the group on 1 January.
Abbey returns to profit
The accounts for 2017 reveal turnover of £20.4m and profit after tax of £1.6m reversing a loss in 2016.
J Bennett & Son buys Mathews Comfort & Co
The sale was for an undisclosed sum.
Shuker hails Endsleigh deal as return to independence
The A-Plan CEO said the brokers complement each other and once the deal goes through A-Plan will have over £500m in GWP.
Tempcover targeting growth in “perfect storm” of increasing demand
Broker to spend on advertising, staff, IT and potentially acquisitions after private equity-backed MBO deal.
Higos buys GMM Commercial
Fourth deal for the broker since it was bought by GRP.
Paul Chainey aiming to double Miles Smith turnover after private equity deal
CEO confident of hitting five-year target.
A-Plan buys Endsleigh
The deal was for an undisclosed sum and Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity.
Tempcover completes £13.3m MBO
Deal backed by private equity firm Connection Capital.
Review of the year: December 2017
Bluefin being fined £4m by the FCA dominated the interest of Insurance Age’s readers in the final month of there year. There were two stories in the top five but there was also room for a new MGA, a fraud court case and another look at Amazon’s insurance…
Private equity buys majority stake in Miles Smith as MS Amlin exits
Broker has over 220 staff and annual GWP of £170m.
Losses narrow to £3.48m at Sure Thing! in 2017
Gross written premium and policy numbers stable at the broker.
Brokers optimistic of LEI growth in 2018 but wary of regulatory challenges
Survey of brokers conducted at Insurance Age’s Broker Expo.
Review of the year: November 2017
It was a double double in November. There were two entries for the Ardonagh Group and two for Amazon in the penultimate month of the year. But it was a new partnership between Bollington and Wilson that ultimately topped the most clicked list.