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Purple partners with LV
Purple Partnership has teamed-up with insurer LV as a new commercial key partner for the network.
New Professionalism portal launched
Insurance Age has launched its new Professionalism section to deliver the ultimate platform for the industry to debate all the issues in the campaign for excellence in general insurance broking.
SMEs: A web of complexity
UK companies are quick to take advantage of technological advances to create new business opportunities, and the industry must get up to speed with the many and varied risks this brings.
SMEs: Home advantage
The Olympic experience showed that flexible working is a viable option for many, but companies need to weigh up the risks as well as the benefits.
Hastings creates two new director roles
Hastings Insurance Services has created two new posts by appointing Paul Whymark as its new operations director and Jonathan Sutcliffe as its new claims director.
Fitch goes negative on outlook for Axa
Fitch Ratings has maintained Axa’s Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at AA- but revised the outlook to negative from stable.
Video: Insurance Age meets Cowens
Insurance Age travelled to Mansfield to meet the management and key staff of Cowens Survival Capability.
Car insurance premiums record 10% annual fall
Car insurance premiums have fallen by 10.6% over the past year, with average premiums now standing at £478, according to MoneySupermarket.com
Cast your vote in our Professionalism poll
Ahead of this week’s launch of Insurance Age’s new online platform on Professionalism, brokers have the chance to get involved with our new poll.
Axa appoints new chief for Simple products range
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary has appointed Louisa-Jayne Stirzaker as Simple products trading manager.
Arista looks to the Outback for new senior underwriter
Arista Insurance has moved to appoint Grant Twist as senior underwriter in its Midlands team in a bid to better serve the region.
Acromas hits back at AA and Saga sale claims
Acromas Holdings has refuted claims that it plans to sell its AA roadside recovery and Saga insurance businesses, according to Bloomberg.
Insurance sector sees rise in insolvencies
Research from Experian has revealed that there were 17 insurance-related insolvencies in August 2012, an increase of 30.8% on August 2011.
Interview: Ryan Insurance Group's Robin Belsom
There are two reasons why brokers might not pursue chartered status, according to Robin Belsom, director at Ryan Insurance Group. One issue is the cost involved.
Share your views ahead of the launch of our new Professionalism site
Insurance Age is delighted to announce that its latest campaign on Professionalism in the industry, sponsored by Axa, will launch next week.
Collinson and Ancile in travel insurance deal
Collinson Insurance Group has entered a deal to provide underwriting capacity for Ancile Insurance’s retail insurance businesses.
Groupama confirms pension fund injection ahead of sale
Groupama SA has confirmed that ahead of completion of the Ageas deal, £40m will be injected by Groupama Insurance Company Limited (GICL) into the pension fund which will be subsequently transferred to Groupama SA.
Fitch rates Allianz as stable
Fitch Ratings has confirmed Allianz SE’s insurer financial strength and long-term default rating as AA- with a stable outlook.
Ageas UK confirms Groupama buy
Ageas has signed up to buy Groupama Insurance Company Limited (GICL) for £116m.
Park Insurance bolsters medical indemnity with MIR swoop
Park Insurance Group has snapped up specialist medical insurance company Medical Indemnity Register (MIR) in a bid to offer a "uniquely tailored and specialist service"
Sagicor targets brokers with business travel and accident product
Sagicor Underwriting has launched a group personal accident and business travel product in a bid to reduce financial loss and business disruption.
Broker in Aviva deal to offer free risk management service
Alan & Thomas Insurance Group has partnered with Aviva Risk Management Solutions to offer its commercial clients free access to risk management tools and services.
Amlin downgraded after deterioration of "key financial metrics"
Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Amlin's subordinated debt ratings (SDR) and the insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) of its Lloyd's syndicate.
Swiftcover racks up £10m loss for 2011
Swiftcover Insurance Services recorded a £10.7m post-tax loss for the year ended 31 December 2011, a substantial fall from the £291,000 profit recorded for the previous year.