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FCA turns attention to big data and role of appointed representatives
The Financial Conduct Authority will turn its attention to the role of appointed representatives and the use of big data in the year ahead.
Brain Training: 10 things you need to know…
...about time management
Career File - Rob Harding: Swinton appoints Harding to CFO role after Plumer resigns
Swinton has appointed Rob Harding as its chief financial officer following the resignation of Chris Plumer, pending regulatory approval.
Market Moves - 26 March 2015
Who has gone where in insurance this week?
Thailand's TQM expects to grow 11% in 2015
Thai motor broker TQM is confident of sustained growth this year despite economic difficulties in the country.
Saga seals Biba membership
Saga has signed up to be a member of the British Insurance Brokers' Association.
LSM hires claims manager for France
Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Serge Davidoux to the position of claims manager for France.
C-Suite - Broker: Reinsurers in this new world
Reinsurers should stick to their core values of serving stakeholders, says David Flandro executive vice-president – global head of strategic advisory at JLT Re.
Gallagher's Dalgarno next to join Towergate
Arthur J Gallagher International chief risk officer Sarah Dalgarno has been appointed to the same role at Towergate.
Steadfast invests in emerging risks SME underwriting agency
Australian broker Steadfast has joined forces with South African insurer Hollard Insurance to invest in an underwriting agency aimed at SME emerging risks.
Axa confirms mid-market sector appetite with 10 target segments
Axa has revealed it is to target 10 mid-market segments as part of its ambitious five year growth plan.
CMA remedies a ‘mixed bag' for Biba
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority's move to extend the protected no claims bonus remedy deadline while deeming the recommendations in the regulator's private motor investigation final order a …
Under-35s urged to actively shape London market's future
Willis deputy CEO and London Market Group chair Steve Hearn has called on Lloyd's and London market employees under the age of 35 to play an active role in shaping the future of the sector.
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Graeme Trudgill
Biba executive director Graeme Trudgill's career began in 1989 as a broker in general insurance.
La Playa plans California and Singapore offices
Cambridge-based specialist broker La Playa is planning to open offices in San Francisco and Singapore.
Ban on aggregator motor deals extended to smaller players
The Competition and Markets Authority has extended its upcoming ban on motor insurance aggregator deals to smaller aggregators.
Task force enlists ABI and Biba to update application fraud guidance
The Association of British Insurers and the British Insurance Brokers’ Association have agreed to update their guidance on the prevention of application fraud by the end of 2015 after being prompted by the government’s insurance fraud task force.
Allianz launches PI product for e-trading platform
Allianz has launched a new e-traded professional indemnity product for the UK broker market.
Improved training not the only answer, claim motorcycle insurance firms
Enhanced basic training for motorcyclists is a step in the right direction, but other changes are needed to reduce the rising number of riders killed and seriously injured in Great Britain, according to specialist motor players.
Blog: A loss adjuster walks into a bar ... looking for a surge solution
Having a pint with a senior member of the loss adjusting fraternity recently, the thorny issue of surge response/management came up again.
Local talent pools
How can insurers develop pools of talent in areas outside the capital, and how do tools such as Linked In and Skype facilitate this?
Biba picks Aqua's HNW scheme again
Aqua has been reselected as the British Insurance Brokers' Associations' high net worth scheme provider for another three years.
Video: Broker Network CEO Andy Fairchild
Broker Network CEO Andy Fairchild speaks with Post about what 2015 has in store for the network, how the rise of technology has impacted the sector and the challenges facing networks at the moment.
Spotlight: Big data, big opportunities
Imagine having access to a digital record of potential customers’ daily lives. The information is there – it’s just a question of how insurers can use it