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Quiz of the week - 15 May
Do you know your Biba from your BIA?
PMI broker Chase Templeton completes second M&A deal of the week
Acquisition-hungry Chase Templeton has sealed its second sizeable deal of the week with the purchase of Brighton-based intermediary Medical Insurance Advisers.
#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.
Carole Nash renews UMA with Ageas
Motorcycle broker Carole Nash has completed the early renewal of its underwriting management agreement with insurer Ageas.
#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…
Axa courts brokers with new e-trading structure
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary has developed a new structure to deliver upon its 2020 broker e-trading strategy.
#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…
Post magazine – 14 May
The latest issue of Post Magazine is now available for Post subscribers. Download the latest Post iOS or Android App Edition on the App Store or Google Play respectively or read the Post Digital Edition online.
Integro acquires marine broker Kite Warren & Wilson
Integro has acquired London-based broker Kite Warren & Wilson which specialises in marine hull and liability coverage as well as financial lines.
#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.
Biba 2015: Marsh's Guerin wins Young Broker of the Year award
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has named Alex Guerin from the risk management practice of Marsh as its national Young Broker of the Year for 2015.
#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.
Bluefin acquires Bennett Fozzard
Bluefin has acquired Cheshire based broker Bennett Fozzard for an undisclosed sum.
Biba 2015: Una Alliance’s Ryan replaces Reid as Biba deputy chair
Tim Ryan, executive chairman of independent broker alliance Una Alliance, has been appointed temporary deputy chair of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association following the departure of Stuart Reid.
Biba 2015: Biba and IBSC to collaborate on single code of conduct
British Insurance Brokers' Association CEO Steve White urged members to play their part in raising standards as he opened the 2015 Biba conference with a pledge to work with rival standards organisation the Insurance Brokers Standards Council.
Biba 2015: Tim Ryan appointed Biba deputy chair
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed Tim Ryan, executive chairman of Una Alliance, as its temporary deputy chair following the departure of the current deputy chair, Stuart Reid, from Bluefin.
Biba 2015: Biba and IBSC partner on joint code of conduct
The British Insurance Brokers' Association and the Insurance Brokers' Standards Council are to work together to create a single voluntary code of conduct and guidance for brokers.
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.
Editor's comment: Time to tackle trust
It is that time of year again when the great and the good of the insurance and broking industries come together in one big mass of booze and jellybeans at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference, once again taking place in Manchester.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 14 May
They claim children say the funniest things, and Penny saw an example of this at the recent Association of British Insurers' seminar on cyber security.
Survey finds communication skills the most wanted for MGA employees
Communication and entrepreneurial skills are seen as the most important assets UK managing general agents require of their employees, according to the third MGAA Matters survey.
Market Moves - 14 May 2015
Who has moved where ahead of Biba?