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Chaucer Direct to be rebranded as Geoffrey Insurance Services
Markerstudy is to rebrand Chaucer Direct as Geoffrey Insurance Services from March.
Chaucer Insurance gets fresh look as Zenith Marque
Chaucer Insurance will be re-branded as Zenith Marque from March following Markerstudy’s acquisition of its UK motor business.
Penny Black's New Year 2016
As the insurance industry rings in the New Year, Penny Black asked commentators how they like to celebrate and what resolutions they will be making for 2016.
Penny Black's Christmas questions 2015: What does an insurer's Christmas look like?
What are insurers and brokers up to at Christmas? Post has asked them how they celebrate the festive season and found out a lot of them like to hear the bells ringing out for Christmas Day.
Review of the Year: General Insurance
The past year has been a rollercoaster ride for general insurers, with tough market conditions serving as a backdrop for highs, such as strategic consolidation and a £1bn whiplash windfall, and lows, including the Insurance Premium Tax hike and struggles…
Markerstudy signs up to Thatcham Research
Markerstudy will have access to data from motor testing firm Thatcham Research after becoming a member of the not-for-profit researcher.
Cycling: Pedal power
Cycling among the UK population is more popular than ever. How can the insurance industry tap into the potential need for theft and accident cover?
Markerstudy completes fifth 2015 acquisition with AA Autowindshields deal
Auto Windscreens has completed its acquisition of AA Autowindshields resulting in 200 staff joining the Markerstudy group.
Markerstudy signs up to My Licence following RDT upgrade
Markerstudy is engaging with the My Licence initiative following RDT’s upgrade of its administration platform Landscape.
Markerstudy acquires Birmingham broker Lionheart
Markerstudy has gained approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to acquire Birmingham-based Lionheart Insurance.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
News that Markerstudy has launched its own Coat of Arms, inscribed with the Latin words Fortes Fortuna Juvat (Fortune favours the bold), sparked some interesting debate at Post Towers last week.
Roundtable: Big Data: What can big data do for the insurance industry?
With big data playing a bigger role across all industries, the big question is what it can do for the insurance sector?
FCA gives Markerstudy's Chaucer purchase green light
Markerstudy's bid to acquire Chaucer's UK motor business has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority.
#Biba Fever - episode 8: The last word on the conference from Gary Humphreys
Three weeks after the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference, Post met up with Markerstudy’s Gary Humphreys to get the final word on the 2015 event.
Market Moves
Who moved where in insurance this week.
#BibaFever : Episode Seven - High jinks and highlights
Did anyone in Manchester just go to sleep last night? It appears not. Find out where and how Biba 2015 delegates spent the evening.
#BibaFever: Episode Six – Marc Lafferty
As the second day of Biba 2015 gets underway, Auto Windscreens sales director Marc Lafferty explains why the Vegas-inspired Markerstudy stand is the place to be at this year’s conference, and what makes Auto Windscreens a great partner for brokers to do…
#BibaFever: Episode Five - Politics and potting
With the general election still fresh in everyone’s minds, and a distinct lack of political party leaders, perhaps the politicians could do worse than look to the insurance industry for inspiration. We asked delegates at Biba who from the insurance…
#BibaFever: Episode Four - Biba 2015 or Star Wars?
This year will see the seventh Star Wars film being released.
#BibaFever: Episode Three - Gary Humphreys
This year Marketstudy have bought a touch of Las Vegas glamour to the British insurance Brokers' Association Conference.
#BibaFever: Episode Two: Meet the Markerstudy team
On day one at the British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference #BibaFever caught up with the Markerstudy business development team.
Biba blog: If a job's worth doing...
Recognising opportunity and potential is what drives a business forward, that and having the right people in the right place, with the right tools to do their job.
#BibaFever: Episode One: The big Markerstudy stand reveal and event prep
As the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference kicks off in Manchester, Insurance Age editor Emmanuel Kenning presents the first episode of 2015’s #BibaFever.
Biba blog: Big Data development
Biba 2015 is sure to invite much scrutiny into new developments in big data. The ‘holy grail’ of motor insurance, i.e. real time experience data and the control of driving behaviours to cherry pick the best risks, has yet to become as widespread as…