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Ageas goes live with Quindell system
Ageas has implemented and gone live with Quindell’s rating and underwriting engine Napier.
Swinton launches £60m business plan revamp after FCA intervention
Swinton is investing £60m in modernising its multi-channel operation after falling foul of a regulatory inquiry into some of its sales practices.
Expertise-in-Action: Q&A with Richard Smith
In recent years the insurance industry has made a concerted effort to improve its record on professionalism.
Expertise in Action: Professionalism: Testing, testing
Testing, testing
Expertise in Action: Professionalism: Pros & Cons
Qualifications aren’t the be-all and end-all when it comes to professionalism – training, working together and sharing knowledge across the industry are equally important.
Markel hands Richardson European retail claims role
Markel International has promoted Mike Richardson to the role of European retail claims manager.
Coates returns to Australia after stepping down as Dual CEO
Damien Coates is to step down as chief executive of Hyperion Insurance’s underwriting arm Dual, after agreeing to swap roles with the firm’s deputy CEO Shane Doyle.
View from the Top: Do not adjust your sets
So here we go again. Nine months after offering renewal to 1300 UK law firms – and less than two years after they entered the market – an unrated insurer, with a ‘passport’ into the UK insurance market, has been forced to cease trading having been…
Cunningham Lindsey releases iPhone broker app
Cunningham Lindsey has released an iPhone app designed to help brokers find the right loss adjuster contact.
SME customers focus of FCA review
A Financial Conduct Authority review of broker conflicts of interest will focus on SME and micro-business customers, it was announced today.
Takaful: The Islamic state
Despite centuries of tradition and an estimated worldwide value in the billions, Takaful insurance, grounded in sharia‑compliant practices, has struggled to find traction in the UK.
Add-ons: Into the mist
The Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into add-ons threatens to create fault lines between the industry and the public. Is the sector’s house in order or is a clean up needed?
Towergate recruits from Covéa for Countrywide segment boss
Broker Network and Countrywide has recruited Covéa’s Keith Svendsen for a newly created position as Countrywide segment manager.
Relocation: The ex-pat factor
Following the news Allianz Insurance chief executive Andrew Torrance is moving to the US, Post quizzed senior British insurance professionals who have moved overseas on what he can expect.
FCA to investigate broker conflicts of interest
The Financial Conduct Authority is launching a thematic review into broker conflicts of interest.
Indemnity Risk Solutions launches new PII offering for 2013
Indemnity Risk Solutions, an underwriting agency specialism in professional indemnity insurance for small to medium sized firms has launched its Solicitors Professional Indemnity offering for 2013.
Blink appoints Motaquote wholesale and affinity head Steele
Blink Solutions has appointed Allan Steele as South West business development manager.
Barbican hires Willis' Goddard as cyber underwriter
Barbican Group Holdings has appointed Jayne Goddard as cyber underwriter in the firm’s specialty division.
Reid pledges Bluefin commitment after taking executive chairman role
Newly appointed Bluefin executive chairman Stuart Reid is "really excited" about a new role at the broker, he told Post.
Reid named Bluefin chairman, group MD steps up to CEO
Bluefin chief executive Stuart Reid is to step up to a new role as executive chairman of the broker, replaced by group managing director Mike Bruce.
Law Society to launch professional indemnity scheme
The Law Society is in the process of establishing a professional indemnity scheme for small firms to help them steer clear of unrated insurers.
Quindell to scale down acquisitions following latest purchase
Quindell Portfolio has outlined its acquisition strategy after revealing the completion of a deal to purchase the React and Recover Medical Group.
Alec Finch steps down from Biba board
Alec Finch has left his place at the board of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association following the end of his term.
Tribunal upholds FCA ban and £150 000 fine on broker Jeffery Flanders
The Upper Tribunal has upheld the decision of the Financial Conduct Authority to ban Andrew Jeffery, director of Jeffery Flanders (Consulting), and fine him £150 000 – one of the largest fines imposed on a broker for insurance fraud.