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BIBA 2012 Video: Meerkats in hard hats and other pressing questions

Today at Biba we asked attendees about their reaction to commission disclosure, aggregation and technology.

Insurer | 17 May 2012 | screening image

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My best 11: Jon Bates, APC Underwriting

APC Underwriting operations director Jon Bates selects his best XI 
for an insurance startup. Bates has snubbed the Premier League, with a 
team dominated by brokers and fellow underwriting agency players, including his boss as captain, with the surprise...

Insurer | 28 Feb 2012 secure

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Broker Focus: Schemes - Time to get scheming?

Specialist insurance schemes can offer enormous benefits for niche customers. But do they represent good business — and how can brokers make them successful?

Broker | 28 Feb 2012 secure

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MGAA elects board and targets FSA regulation

The Managing General Agents Association has formed its first elected board with Reg Brown as chair.

Broker | 17 Feb 2012 secure

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APC adds Liberty Mutual to capacity providers

Commercial underwriting agency APC has secured additional capacity from Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Broker | 19 Jan 2012 secure

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Insurance 360 - Commercial insurers: Winners and losers

The annual Insurance 360 Business Insurers Insight Report service rankings show some steady, some on ladders - and some on snakes.

Insurer | 05 Jan 2012 secure

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Insurer regionalisation: Spreading your wings

A number of industry players have recently bucked the trend of rationalising, to open new regional bases. Is localism a pasing fad or here to stay?

Lloyd's/London | 08 Nov 2011 secure

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Market moves: Brokers pick up the pace

Following a quiet fortnight, major players in the broking sector have actively been recruiting this week.

Broker | 11 Oct 2011 secure

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APC brings in Wesson for broker push

Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has hired Towergate’s Nicholas Wesson as a business development manager to support its expanding panel of brokers in the north of England and Scotland.

Broker | 06 Oct 2011 secure

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APC revamps property owners’ cover

Commercial insurance underwriting agency, APC in replacing its property owners products with new residential and commercial landlords products.

Broker | 29 Sep 2011 secure

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MGAA launch: Changing 
perceptions

Delayed since 2010, the Managing General Agents Association launched this month, with a brief to ensure the insurance industry and regulators understand exactly what role MGAs perform.

Lloyd's/London | 20 Sep 2011 secure

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New APC policy to cover Olympic tourist surge

Commercial insurance underwriting agency, APC, is to launch a new area rated hotel and guest house product to help UK proprietors to take advantage of the expected nationwide surge in tourist numbers resulting from the Olympics.

Insurer | 02 Jun 2011 secure

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Broking supplement - Commercial rates: A war of words

The soft commercial lines market has heated up recently, as insurers accuse each other of failing to put prices up. Rachel Gordon reports on this bitter war of words.

Broker | 04 May 2011 secure

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APC seeks northern manager

APC is aiming to double its book of SME business in the North of England and Scotland over the next 18 months by hiring a dedicated business development manager for the region.

Commercial | 13 Apr 2011 secure

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APC unveils SME shopkeeper product

Underwriting agency APC has launched a new product aimed at shopkeepers in the SME space.

Insurer | 24 Mar 2011 secure

Comment

Lynn Rouse

Editor's comment: Fleeing the family nest

This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...

Interview

JLT chief executive Dominic Burke

Interview: JLT's Dominic Burke - a thoroughbred performer

Horseracing-mad Dominic Burke has huge ambitions for JLT, with a firm focus on international expansion, and he scotches...

View from the top

David Reed

View from the top: Airline insurance - the risk remains

Despite 2012 losses being only 12% of the annual average to date, a single incident could flip the market, says David...

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Pitney Bowes 2012 Insurance Industry Report

2012 insurance industry report: The inside track to achieving a more sustainable business

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