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Penny Black's Insurance Week - 21 May 2015
Penny loves a good freebie so she's always ecstatic when the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference rolls around each year - one can never have too many stress balls,teddy bears and top hats.
On the soapbox: From Croydon to Berlin
There is constant talk of digital innovation in personal lines, but when it comes to concrete facts, all we have is speculation. So I decided to take a different slant on where disruption might come from and look at the geographic location of previous…
On the soapbox: Insurers, I feel your pain...
Up until a couple of weeks ago, if someone were to go through my mobile phone they would find text messages from Dominos Pizza about a multitude of special offers.
Regional Review: Newcastle
Newcastle is a city that has experienced its fair share of change in insurance industry representation in recent years, but local brokers are now hailing an environment of stability in the city.
Howden recruits five from JLT in Singapore
Howden International has recruited five senior brokers from rival JLT in Singapore.
Keey denies diverting Towergate acquisition opportunity
Christopher Keey, a former independent consultant to Arthur J Gallagher, has denied involvement in diverting an opportunity to acquire Towergate away from Gallagher and also rejected being any part of an orchestrated team move to the broker.
Gallagher had ‘no appetite' for Towergate purchase, Ross claims
Arthur J Gallagher did not have the appetite or financial capacity to acquire Towergate due to a $30m (£19m) cap on acquistions, according to a High Court defence document signed by incoming Towergate CEO David Ross.
Blog: 2015 was the year I went down with Biba Fever
Well, it's the calm after the storm and Biba 2015 is over and it seems like most people have done the sensible thing and booked today off to make sure that they give their bodies (livers especially) an extra day to recover.
AIG replaced as Boots schemes travel provider by IIS
High-street chemist Boots has replaced AIG as the schemes provider for its travel insurance suite with Travel Insurance Facilities subsidiary Infinity Insurance Solutions.
Ross claims he felt unsafe at home after Gallagher surveillance
Incoming Towergate CEO David Ross has filed a counterclaim against former employer Arthur J Gallagher International alleging the broker misused his private information after having him followed by a surveillance company.
Blog: Arguing the case for ARs
With the FCA turning its attention to Appointed Representatives, it looks like we can expect the spotlight to settle upon that corner of the market later this year.
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.