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Queen of the South
Southampton, famous for its maritime history, has moved in time to the shifting tides of the insurance market. While insurers have moved out of the region, Sarah Hills discovers that local brokers are determined to reign supreme
ABC Insurance opens Manchester office
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group, has opened a regional office in Manchester. The branch will und...
News review: May
Giles was reported to be looking to channel as much as 40% of its business through Ink Underwriting....
Cuckoo, cuckoo
With a strengthening aggregator market and little left in the reserves tank, insurers are being advised to reconsider their approach to motor rates. Liz Booth explains that it is time they stopped living in cloud-cuckoo-land
Aggregators part of personal lines comeback
Personal lines brokers are set for a comeback thanks to aggregators, despite much being written abou...
The hottest insurance gossip
It is not often that Polly receives information about UFOs but the occasional break from insurance i...
NU strategic review could impact jobs, claims report
Four-hundred staff at Norwich Union could be impacted by plans to outsource part of the company's IT operation.
Eight in ten businesses have inadequate insurance cover, warns expert
Not enough businesses are aware of the importance of taking out the correct insurance to protect the company if a key staff member dies.
Giles extends into the West Country
Giles has extended its reach into the West Country with the acquisition of The Professional Indemnity Group.
Drivers pressured to take crash blame
One in five motorists (19%) who have been involved in a crash felt pressured by the other driver to take the blame, when in 71% of cases it wasn't actually their fault, according to new research.
Bssa blasts lack of Government consultation for Small Business Rate Bill
The British Shops and Stores Association (bssa) reacted with dismay to the government’s announcement this week that it intends to unilaterally introduce a Small Business Rate Bill in the autumn without further consultation regarding the proper safeguards…
BGL builds on partnership arm
BGL Group has appointed James de Rose to the role of director responsible for insurer partnerships.
Heath Lambert continues its expansion in Sheffield
Heath Lambert Group has moved to new premises in Sheffield to make room for further expansion. The Group has been trading in Sheffield for around twenty years and has a client base including over 300 local companies. Following double digit growth last…
PB Week: Stirling Castle, Scottish dancing and Sir Bob Geldof
Last week's blog came from the thick of the action at the BIBA conference. On the Thursday night of the conference, I was whisked off to Stirling Castle for some Scottish dancing and haggis with brokers, journalists and the top team at Groupama, writes…
Sore heads, but BIBA is a hit
Welcome to the latest edition of PB Week live from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association in Glasgow where all the industry movers and shakers are recovering from their late night antics out in Glasgow’s finest restaurants and bars, writes Andrew…
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama has hired Laurent Matras as its managing director. He joined the firm from Axa, where he wa...
And they're off
Insurance Raceday
The weight of disclosure
Remuneration
Appointment at Giles
Giles has made Gordon Crosbie its Scottish regional managing director. Crosbie was the former managi...
Appointment at Groupama Insurances
Groupama Insurances has recruited Sarah Stephen to the newly created role of schemes underwriting ma...
Chief executive departs - Hubbard leaves Axa stronger
Peter Hubbard, after some tough decisions, has left the insurer in better shape than when he started, writes Marcus Alcock
Fortis welcomes ex-Axa boss to the fold
Axa has seen two of its senior team leave the firm in quick succession, in apparently unrelated depa...
Sit back and relax
The premium finance market has followed the consolidation trend of the insurance sector but, with buying and selling activity slowing down, Sarah Hills explains that premium financiers can now start to turn their attention elsewhere
Insurer unites divisions
AIG UK will be consolidating its property, liabilities and AIG-combined businesses into one division...