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Bluefin CEO says Marsh acquisition talks are ‘no surprise’
Bluefin said there is “no surprise” that there is speculation over the sale of the business to Marsh.
Axa eyes Bluefin sale, says report
Axa is in talks to offload its UK commercial broking operation Bluefin to international broking giant Marsh according to Sky News.
Principal to boost motorcycle offering with Tansar deal
Principal Insurance has teamed up with non-standard motor underwriter Tansar to add to its motorcycle insurance offering in Ireland.
Ghost brokers have cost uninsured victims £11.5m
Police have carried out 89 investigations into ghost brokers, discovering fraud rings with a total value of £11.5m.
Swinton to close Widnes branch amid restructure
Swinton Insurance is set to close its Widnes branch as part of a wider restructure which will see its regional branches reduced from 325 to 195.
Appointed representatives abandoning smaller firms following FCA mis-selling review
Appointed Representatives are “voting with their feet” by abandoning smaller principle firms since the FCA’s thematic review into mis-selling among ARs.
Brokerslink expands base with private stock offering
Brokerslink has completed a private stock offering to take its base of shareholders to 55 members in 40 countries.
Stackhouse Poland will acquire Lucas Fettes
Stackhouse Poland will merge with Lucas Fettes to create a “powerful independent insurance broker”.
PIB makes QPI Legal fourth acquisition of 2016
PIB Insurance Brokers has bought QPI Legal for an undisclosed sum.
Cobalt gets Lloyd's go ahead on Shariah compliant syndicate
Cobalt is to launch Lloyd’s first fully Shariah compliant syndicate, having received 'in principle' approval from the Lloyd's Franchise Board.
Bluefin's Kenny Hogg on why drones can't replace human contact
In the uniquely information-obsessed world we now inhabit, the personal transactional nature of an insurance broker has never been more in the spotlight.
Besso in talks over possible sale
Investor BP Marsh is in talks with “various interested parties” over the sale of Lloyd’s broker Besso.
Former Thistle MD joins JRW Group
Paul Williams is to join the JRW Group as executive chairman, subject to regulatory approval.
Legal & General and Prestige join forces on home market
Legal and General has teamed up with Prestige Underwriting Services to tackle the ‘non-standard’ home market in the UK.
Asta promotes Peter Brightman to syndicate finance head
Asta has promoted Peter Brightman to head of syndicate finance succeeding Anthony Gordon, who is retiring.
SSP calls for ‘increased scrutiny’ over software houses
SSP will welcome “increased scrutiny” from the Financial Conduct Authority in the wake of an outage that has affected a third of its customer base.
Matthew Stuttard to leave Swinton
Matthew Stuttard, Swinton’s regional commercial manager, has left the broker it has been confirmed.
Marsh hires Wilis executive Ailsa King
Marsh has hired Ailsa King as chief client officer from Willis Towers Watson.
Perkins Slade's Richard Doubleday on insuring the future Team GB
As an avid armchair sports fan I spent most August evenings sitting on the edge of said chair cheering Team GB on as they ran, swam, pedalled and penalty shuffled their way to a record 67 medals.
Aon acquires cyber risk specialist Stroz Friedberg
Aon is to buy US risk management firm, Stoz Fredberg.
Biba review into software houses to be a 'major work'
An independent investigation into the disaster recovery plans of broking software houses will be completed by the first quarter of next year.
Biba hosts meeting between SSP and brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association facilitated a “full and frank discussion” between software house SSP and brokers affected by its August outage last night in its London offices.
Lloyds' Bill Cooper on why M&A is looking more attractive despite Brexit
As the dust settles on the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, some of the initial predictions about the impact of 'Brexit’ on mergers and acquisitions activity in the insurance market appear unfounded.
Biba urges members to contact Enterprise liquidator
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has emailed its members advising any that have policies remaining with Enterprise to contact the provisional liquidator.