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FSA goodwill position to stay
The FSA is highly unlikely to reverse its position on goodwill and capital requirements for brokers ...
RIAS founder grows staff
Specialist over-50s insurance intermediary Insure 4 Retirement is set to go on a recruitment drive, ...
What the papers said this week
- The cost of insuring against Lebanon defaulting on its debt has soared since the start of the Midd...
Moorhouse contract
Moorhouse has signed a contract that will see its full commercial and personal lines insurance produ...
Insurer courts super regionals
The UK insurance arm of Endurance Group has lined up several super regional brokers to facilitate it...
Environmental claims rise to continue
Environmental claims are increasing in terms of frequency and magnitude of loss and this trend looks...
Online insurance centre
Ebay.co.uk and Norwich Union have launched an online insurance centre for customers. It will allow E...
Heath Lambert profits
Heath Lambert has reported increased profits of £8.6m for the first six months of 2006. UK income wa...
Marsh pushing for BI clause removal
Broker Marsh is pushing insurers to remove depreciation clauses in property business interruption po...
Brownsword leaves
David Brownsword, who sold his fraud investigation company to Capita in 2004 in a deal worth up to £...
Norwich Union pilot
Norwich Union has made further steps to expand its pay-as-you-drive insurance pilot by signing up a ...
Ace boss marks out capital use
The boss of insurer Ace pointed to the company's efficient use of capital after it reported profit f...
Insurer raids Cornhill to boost SME push
Insurer IGI has recruited two former Allianz Cornhill managers to assist its push into the SME marke...
LMA outlines fears to Tories
The Lloyd's Market Association has made a plea to Conservative MPs to help it repeal "burdensome" ta...
Axa bosses get green light for direct return
Axa is mulling a full return to the direct market, less than three years after it pulled the plug on...
Analyst to look at City brokers
Investment bank UBS is looking to expand its coverage of the listed insurance market after it hired ...
Motor insurers continue review
Link and Zenith Insurance have revealed further details of their claims supplier network review, wit...
RFIB expands presence
Lloyd's broker RFIB Group has expanded its presence in the UK with the acquisition of the business o...
Fees trigger claims action
The insurance industry is experiencing a marked rise in the number of pre-action disclosure applicat...
Insurance Fraud head
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has unveiled Sue Jones as its full-time head. Ms Jones is currently head ...
Quinn: no rush for rating
Quinn Direct maintained it has no need for a security rating offer, claiming it has become Ireland's...
Insurer shows profit rise
Halifax Bank of Scotland General Insurance reported profit before tax increased by 22% to £163m for ...
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FSA highlights broker complaint concerns
Some brokers stretch out customers' complaints for nearly a year before informing them of their righ...