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Autonet MD Donaldson says it can now focus 110% on growth after HPS deal
Autonet Insurance Services has agreed a majority sale to an investment vehicle established by Towergate backer HPS Investment Partners.
MDP share approach could free Towergate for acquistion spree
Towergate has opened a tender to sell 23% of the business to Madison Dearborn Partners.
No further legal challenge over hiring of Bluefin staff says GRP's Bruce
There has been no threat of further legal action over the hiring of two key Bluefin employees by Global Risk Partners, according to Mike Bruce, retail broking CEO for GRP.
GRP hires Bluefin office managers to launch new branch
Two key Bluefin employees have been hired by Global Risk Partners to head a new office, just three months after the two companies reached a settlement over staff poaching.
Brightside's Mark Cliff on how apprenticeships will help UK insurance retain its world-class position
Brightside launched its first apprenticeships programme in September this year. Four bright young students from the Bristol area have signed on for a one-year course, where they will aim to achieve Chartered Insurance Institute status and complete an NVQ…
Arthur J Gallagher accuses former CEO of 'poaching' account executive
Arthur J Gallagher is an "over-anxious former employer chasing shadows", lawyers for Aston Scott said in case bought against the broker at the High Court.
Sure Thing to launch underwriting arm
Insurance broker Sure Thing will launch its own underwriting arm within the next year.
Fair presentation for MGAs important for Insurance Act
The issue of transparency was a discussion point at the Managing General Agent's Association annual conference in July. As a watch word for the industry, it can, of course, mean different things to different people.
Aston Scott plans ‘vigorous’ defence over Gallagher staff poaching allegations
Aston Scott has said it will “vigorously” defend itself of allegations of staff poaching in a case brought by Arthur J Gallagher.
Advent launches 'bespoke' underwriting unit
Lloyd’s insurer Advent has announced the launch of a bespoke products underwriting unit.
SSP admits possible loss of a week’s worth of data
A week’s worth of documents may have been lost by SSP as a result of the outage that occurred 20 days ago.
CPP will spend £6.5m on own platform rather than use SSP
A credit card insurer said it will spend £6.5m to develop its own IT platform rather than use SSP as a partner.
Towergate launches London underwriting centre
Towergate has created a specialist London underwriting centre, led by Lloyd’s veteran David Leathem.
SSP declines to say when full service will be restored
SSP has declined to put a timeframe on when document archives will be restored to brokers.
Blog: Disaster recovery – some difficult questions for software suppliers
One of the biggest business risks for brokers relates to IT infrastructure and probably revolves around a software supplier. If they run brokers' servers, their business is wholly reliant on them providing that infrastructure.
Under attack: how widespread is appointed representative mis-selling?
The Financial Conduct Authority recently fired the first shots over mis-selling by appointed representatives but how far-reaching is this problem and what can be done to stop it?
Week in Post: Wasp stings, rebirth and rehab
I felt for brokers last week after I spent a few days incapacitated when a wasp sting on my ankle became infected and I was unable to walk.
Chubb promotes Jamie Keaney to VP
Chubb has announced that Jamie Keaney has been promoted to the new role of vice president and chief underwriting officer, international personal risk services.
Day 17: Brokers face losses of £100,000 from SSP outage
Brokers are still waiting to get access to the SSP Pure platform, with some facing shortfalls of up to £100,000.
Brokers call for standardised data format for driverless cars
Customers and brokers should have immediate and unrestricted access to all data from autonomous vehicle manufacturers in the event of a crash, the British Insurance Brokers' Association has said.
Rebranded Ed takes its name from Lloyd's roots
Newly rebranded Ed, the international broker formerly known as Cooper Gay, has revealed to Post the inspiration behind the name is Lloyd's founder Edward Lloyd.
Cooper Gay rebrands as Ed
Cooper Gay has rebranded itself to Ed as newly inducted CEO Steve Hearn continues to put his stamp on the Lloyd's wholesale broker.
Biba will arrange meeting between SSP and brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association will arrange a meeting between SSP and brokers that have lost business as a result of the SSP outage.
Industry concerns are top of the agenda at party conferences
Brexit, the cost of regulation, increased spending on flood defences and uninsured drivers will be the hot topics that the insurance industry wants addressed ahead of this year's political party conferences.