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Biba welcomes FCA's plans to review its handbook
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s suggestion that it would review its handbook.
Gallagher names Peter Mason as executive director of UK education practice
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed Peter Mason as executive director in its specialist UK public sector and education practice.
Mass resignations at Gallagher's Croydon business
Arthur J Gallagher's insurance services director Nigel Palmer and other members of the Croydon-based commercial affinities team have resigned.
FCA may review its 'six foot tall' handbook
The Financial Conduct Authority has plans to review its 'six foot tall' handbook.
Biba brands SSP's lack of communication 'unacceptable'
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has said that it is “extremely concerned” over SSP’s lack of communication to brokers following this week’s interruptions to the software house’s Pure Broking platform.
SSP platform back online but brokers still in the dark
SSP’s Pure Broking platform is now back online after suffering intermittent connectivity issues yesterday.
Allianz makes two broker market appointments
Allianz Insurance has appointed Nick Hobbs and Sarah Mallaby as directors of broker markets, commercial and personal.
Interview: Peter Blanc, Aston Scott
Peter Blanc is in his element. As a self-professed ‘trading man', he was chafing at the bit when located behind a desk at Arthur J Gallagher.
SSP fails in initial attempt to fix latest system outage
An initial attempt to fix the glitch that has plagued SSP users since late last week was unsuccessful, the software house warned brokers.
Growth in SME market could offer opportunity for insurers
The UK small and medium-sized enterprises insurance market has continued to grow in light of a growing economy which has facilitated an increase in the number of enterprises and the opportunity to sell commercial insurance.
Towergate signs deal with safety scheme provider
Towergate has signed a "pivotal" deal with a national health and safety scheme provider.
Brokers outraged as SSP's Pure platform outage continues
Brokers remain in the dark over what is causing connection issues with SSP’s Pure broking platform as for a third day in the space of a week customers have experienced connection problems.
Weil: SME market 'great opportunity' for Marsh
Marsh’s UK CEO Mark Weil said the UK SME market is a “great opportunity” following Marsh’s acquisition of Bluefin from Axa.
Brokers offline again after SSP goes down
Brokers have been hit by further connectivity issues affecting SSP’s Pure Broking platform this morning.
Marsh's Bluefin acquisition raises concerns over customer choice
Marsh’s acquisition of Bluefin from Axa has seen a mixed reaction from rival broker networks.
Marsh to acquire Bluefin from Axa for £295m
Global broker Marsh is continuing its UK SME push after reaching agreement with Axa over the acquisition of national broker Bluefin.
E-cigarettes: The new asbestos?
The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, has grown exponentially since they appeared on the market 10 years ago. When it comes to covering the associated risks, are insurers and brokers playing with fire?
This week: Elections, new woes and results
This week was an historic week for the world as it watched Americans choose their 45th president.
Fusion partners with Tokio Marine Kiln in £150m deal
Fusion has revealed a £150m capacity deal with Tokio Marine Kiln.
SSP says recent outage ‘no way related’ to original service fault
SSP said the outage that affected brokers yesterday has nothing to do with the original problem that affected the Solihull data centre.
SSP brokers face new service outage as confidence hits 'rock bottom'
Brokers using SSP Pure are facing new woes after the platform went offline this morning after just a month of normal service.
Gallagher to provide broking services to the university of Manchester
Arthur J Gallagher has been granted the approval to provide insurance broking services to the University of Manchester on an exclusive basis.
Brokers welcome Crawford's Gallagher appointment
Brokers have welcomed the news of Charles Crawford’s appointment to UK operations director at Gallagher.
Bluefin continues acquisition spree with Northern Alliance
Bluefin has continued its string of acquisitions this year with the capture of West Yorkshire-based Northern Alliance Brokers.