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RSA pays £3m to take control of PCS.
Royal & SunAlliance has paid around £3m for Independent Insurance's commercial loss adjusting arm Pr...
Building reliable partnerships.
The collapse of the Independent has highlighted the importance of broker-insurer partnerships. Andy Homer says these relationships should be strengthened and not under-estimated.
Collapse leads to rate rises.
The collapse of Independent Insurance is expected to contribute to a hike of up to 20% in insurance ...
Making the most of marketing a website.
Q: As a small broker, how can I market our website to attract more visitors? There are several po...
No Premium Credit chase.
Premium finance provider Premium Credit has said it is confident that it will not have to pursue per...
Mortgage safety.
Protection specialist Berkeley Alexander has launched MortgageSafe, a mortgage payment protection in...
Who will start the bidding?
While US insurers are clambering to join in internet marketplaces, their UK counterparts remain wary but how long will they hold out?
Beyond conditional fees.
Following the conclusion of Callery v Gray in the Court of Appeal, it is now clear that a major ques...
The battle of the brands.
There has been a plethora of dotcoms launched in the insurance industry in the past few years but it seems the heavy-weights consistently have the upper hand over their start-up counterparts.
Zurich confirms the launch of three business centres.
Zurich UK Commercial has launched three small business centres, as first reported in June's Professio...
SMG marches into York.
Insurance broker and risk management adviser Smithson Mason Group has opened a new office in York, m...
Brokersure.co.uk launches version for smaller brokers.
Brokersure.co.uk has launched Brokersure.go, a version of the system aimed at smaller brokers. Th...
PwC confirms job losses.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the provisional liquidator to Independent Insurance, confirmed that 1044 of...
Raising tax issues over the point of sale.
Q: I have had an approach to purchase my business and I wonder if there are any matters that I shoul...
EUAL makes further push into the market.
Equestrian Underwriting Agencies Limited is extending its reach into the equestrian market with the ...
Ryan plans to grow with umbrella model.
East Anglia-based broker Ryan Insurance Group plans to grow rapidly through acquisition and by creat...
Business in an age of disruptive technologies.
The UK insurance industry must pre-empt the impact of potentially disruptive technology in order to continue to reap rewards and offer high levels of customer service, argues Tony Barker.
Brokers win six BIA awards.
Brokers can be proud of their performance at this year's British Insurance Awards, with six firms wi...
New partnerships, new pitfalls.
Changes in solicitor partnerships could lead to problems for brokers, particularly concerning the discrepancy between what is a successor or a prior practice.
Be prepared.
Television advertising is full of insurance schemes offering after-the-event cover. But David Haynes says brokers should be encouraging clients to be safe, not sorry by taking out quality ULR cover.
b2binsure launches.
Windsor Insurance Brokers and Minicomputer Commercial Software are set to launch a joint wholesaling ...
Mike Dodd calls for hard facts from ASPs.
Mike Dodd, business development director at Sirius Group, has spoken out against the 'razzmatazz' of...
Brokers: quick recovery after Indie collapse.
Brokers are reporting a good recovery from the sudden demise of Independent, with many having alread...
Service with a smile.
Customers are becoming ever more demanding but the new CRM systems can provide the technology to serve their desires to them on a plate.