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McLaren-Stewart resigns form Biba board
BrightStar Risk Soultions' John McLaren-Stewart has resigned as a board member of the British Insurance Brokers Association.
Biba 09 interviews - final instalment
In the final part of our series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester, Sarah Hills - senior reporter, Post Magazine - talks to a range of industry spokespeople on the importance and place of broking networks in the…
Groupama announces operational changes
Groupama Insurances has announced operational changes which it says will enable even closer trading relationships between itself and intermediary partners.
BIBA conference 2009: Post interviews insurer and broker movers and shakers
The eighth part of a series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester.
Biba 09 interviews Part Seven
In the seventh part of our series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester, Sarah Hills - senior reporter, Post Magazine - talks to a range of industry spokespeople on how the future looks from both an insurer and a…
Groupama to offer support to independent brokers
Groupama Insurances has partnered with compliance and business support specialists UKGI to launch an initiative supporting independent provincial brokers.
Aon boss Case "extremely excited" by Manchester United tie up
Manchester United has reached a sponsorship agreement with broker Aon for it to sponsor the football team from the start of the 2010/11 season. Terms of the partnership were not announced, although a figure of £80m has widely been reported.
1000 Allianz registrations
Allianz Commercial has claimed that more than 1000 brokers have registered to use the electronic acc...
MMA director admits it may buy into distribution
MMA Insurance has become the latest insurer to admit it may look at buying brokers. Its parent co...
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Broker Focus: Start-ups
Beyond comparison?
Love them or loathe them, price comparison sites have had a phenomenal impact on the distribution of...
QBE hopeful of finding SME "panacea"
QBE is hopeful that by the beginning of 2010, brokers will be able to place most of their SME commer...
Rates still falling
Insurance rates in the UK continued to fall, but at a slower rate, across all major lines of busines...
Calling in a Plummer
Derek Plummer
Primary to create £220m GWP MGA
The UK-based underwriting subsidiaries of the Primary Group plan to merge, creating a new business w...
Ringo-ing in the changes
John Kitson and Janice Deakin
Brokers applaud FSA U-turn on 20% fee hike
Broker trade bodies have welcomed a Financial Services Authority decision to slash fee increases for...
Claims farming PL brokers slammed by insurer boss
Aviva's sales and marketing director has lambasted the practice of personal lines brokers subsidisin...
Insurance: still not an attractive career
Having read the recent roundtable, 'Learning the art of self promotion' (Post, 14 May, pp20-22, 2009...
Aon confirms Manchester United sponsorship deal
As revealed by Reinsurance, Aon has been unveiled as Manchester United's new shirt sponsor for the 2010-1 season.
Biba 09 interviews Part Five
In the fifth part of a series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester, Sarah Hills - senior reporter, Post Magazine - talk about the point of the conference and how insurers and brokers are, or are not, working…
Biba hails victory as FSA backtracks
The British Insurance Brokers' Association today claimed a victory when the Financial Services Authority issued a policy statement setting out its final decision on the level of regulatory fees and levies for the 2009-2010 financial year. It shows that a…
Biba 09 interviews Part Four
In the fourth part of a series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manchester, Sarah Hills - senior reporter, Post Magazine - talks to a range of industry spokespeople. This installment looks at how well, or otherwise,…
BIBA conference 2009: Post interviews insurer and broker movers and shakers
In the fourth part of a series of camera interviews conducted at this year's Biba conference in Manc...