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Enness enters insurance broking market
Mortgage broker targeting HNW and commercial business.
Applied Net 2017: Jeff Purdy predicts 30% UK growth for Applied in 2018
Software house close to confirming two more brokers for new Epic platform which goes live in the UK next year.
Pre-tax profit jumps at BGL for 2017
Group reports 14% rise in underlying revenues.
In-depth - Personal lines: Technological revolution
Coplus director Jason Tripp asks ’is a technology revolution in personal lines claims long overdue?’
In-depth - Personal lines: The omni-channel future
From a high street presence to mobile phones, brokers need to offer a range of possible ways to engage with new customers and hold onto existing clients
Zurich buys travel disruptor Halo
The deal to buy the car rental insurance platform was for an undisclosed sum.
Revenue at 1st Central hits £99.6m
The online motor broker also reported growth in profits.
Insurance Island Risks - Fresh Insurance's Lisa Powis
Insurance Island Risks returns and we meet the Fresh Insurance CEO and she shares her favourite records, along with revealing how she got into broking, her family connections, and charity work.
Nice to be niche
Brokers can make a killing in niche lines if only they realise the opportunity is there. LV’s Michael Lawrence explains.
Sabre tipped for £600m stock market float
The motor insurer is being sold by majority owner BC Partners, according to reports.
Blog: Allianz and LV, a tie-up that could turn others green with envy?
Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift picks through the potential of an Allianz - LV tie up to look at how both businesses might mutually benefit.
Blog: Swinton - from high street hero to high street heartbreak
Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on Swinton's latest branch closures and puts it in some historical perspective
PIB appoints Ignite for personal lines software
The system does not replace Acturis across the business but will be used for high volume, personal lines web business.
Car insurance flat in Q1 2017 but hikes inevitable thanks to “government blunders”, says AA
Average increase for comprehensive motor cover was 12.9% over the past 12 months.
Home premiums stable in Q1 2017 according to AA Index
However premiums are set to go up and will also be hit by a 2% IPT increase from June this year.
Swinton potential job cuts are sign of changing market
But experts are not worried about the future of the personal lines broker.
Swinton puts 900 roles at risk of redundancy
Broker says it is to review its branch network to meet changing customer demands.
News analysis: Insurers take a hit from discount rate cut
Brokers prepare for premium hikes as insurers calculate the cost of Lord Chancellor’s Ogden rate change
Profile: This time it's personal
Eight leading lights from the personal insurance world tell Ida Axling what challenges the market faces and where the opportunities can be found
Video: Aviva, AIG, XL Catlin and Zurich discuss importance of brand within insurer marketing strategies
Insurers are becoming more sophisticated in their quest to deliver 'brand value' given the growing number of marketing channels available to deliver their messages.
Autonet bought by Towergate-backer HPS
Founder Glynn Keeling to leave the business.
InsurTech Futures: Eight UK insurtech start-ups to watch
Earlier this month Oxbow Partners produced an interesting infographic on where Insurtech startups are concentrating their energies.
Gocompare sees 22.3% growth in revenue on back of greater marketing spend
Esure-owned aggregator Gocompare has recorded a 22.3% growth in revenue in the first half of 2016 compared to 2015 at £72.9m(H1 2015: £59.6m).
The Future of Broking: Articulating the value of a broker
Articulating the value of being a broker sounds easy doesn’t it?