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Senior director leaves in UK General restructure
Exclusive: A senior director has left UK General and further roles are at risk as the group moves to restructure its sales team.
Calling all brokers: Insurance Post brings back biennial survey
Insurance Post has launched its 2018 UK Broker Survey and we need your input on the key issues facing the industry.
Compass to retain brand after acquisition by Towergate owners
Exclusive: Compass Broker Holdings will retain its own brand after being acquired by HPS and Madison Dearborn Partners, executive chairman Alex Alway has confirmed.
Penny Black's Social media roundup for March 2018
Music and mental health plus piazzas and pancakes
JLT’s ‘chequebook open’ to European acquisitions following strong results
JLT is open to targeting bolt-on acquisitions in Europe following the group’s strong 2017 results.
Ardonagh's David Ross on changing attitudes to mental health
Mental wellbeing has become a focus of the insurance industry, and David Ross, CEO of The Ardonagh Group, believes brokers have a role to play in changing attitudes in the workplace.
Analysis: Does the One Call fine signal wider issues with client money?
John Radford, 53-year-old businessman and saviour of Mansfield Town Football Club, was fined £468,600 for a “lack of competence” in his handling of client money.
Axa UK to grow schemes book to £250m by 2020
Exclusive: Axa UK is on track to build its schemes book to £250m in the next two years, CEO Amanda Blanc said.
Week in Post: Are further Swinton branch closures a sign of the times?
I have never bought insurance from a high-street broker. In fact, I know very few people my age who have.
Rising star: Daniel Whitfield, Swinton
Whitfield started as a broker liaison underwriter in 2005 and is now a customer service associate at Swinton
Ageas UK eyes further restructuring to drive profit growth
Ageas will continue to restructure its business even as the company is set to return to an underwriting profit for the remainder of the year.
Call Connection administrators attempting to recover money from former boss
Exclusive: The joint administrators of failed insurance lead generator Call Connection are attempting to recover money owed by its former boss and founder.
North Korea, Brexit and trade protectionism top 2018 political risks list
The North Korea missile crisis, Brexit negotiations, and trade protectionism are among the top political risks threatening multinational businesses in 2018, according to Marsh.
Cyber Research 2018: The findings
Cyber has come a long way in the past 70 years, yet its meaning has essentially remained the same: it still encompasses the notions of control and communication. Post, in association with Cyberscout, surveyed the insurance market and consumers to find…
Cyber Research 2018: Cyber insurers will live and die on claims experience
As the cyber insurance market grows, a specialised process to support cyber claims could make or break insurers. Tom Spier, director of international business development at Cyberscout, reveals how insurers are doing in this market.
Interview: Mark Searles, AUB Group
Since packing up his life in London and flying half way across the world to Australia, Mark Searles, CEO of AUB Group, has transformed a broker into the leading equity-based broking, risk management, advice and solutions provider in Australasia.
Seventeen Group acquires high-net-worth broker
Seventeen Group has acquired East Sussex-based Rupert Burgoyne Limited for an undisclosed sum.
Zurich begins new initiative aimed at partnering with 'innovators'
Zurich has launched a new initiative in order to enter partnership with innovative companies and embed technology into its business.
FCA calls for industry input on regtech
The Financial Conduct Authority has called for input on the use of technology to ease regulatory reporting.
Irish regulator forces CBL Insurance Europe to close shop
The Central Bank of Ireland has ordered CBL Insurance Europe to cease writing business with immediate effect, until further notice.
Clear buys Robert Alexander and eyes further deals in 2018
Clear Insurance Management has bought New Malden-based broker Robert Alexander.
68% of homeowners think it’s acceptable to omit application information
Over half of UK homeowners believe it is acceptable to omit or adjust information in their application to keep their insurance premiums low, according to survey findings.
This week in Post: Funding, fraud and finding life after Brexit
This week, the insurance industry received the news that the government’s controversial whiplash reforms are likely to be put into effect in April next year.
Commercial broker Proaktive completes £2m MBO
Commercial broker Proaktive Risk Group has completed a £2m management buy-out backed by debt funding from Mercia Fund Managers.