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Broking review of the year: A breakdown in momentum
2010 was a fairly low key year for the broking market, as the sector kept a low profile during the financial turmoil. Daniel Dunkley reports on the opportunities that were taken up and deals made.
Penny Black's insurance week
Hastings Direct may have one eye on securing a place among the top five personal lines brokers but it may have to prove its brand value first.
Aussie giant Wesfarmers stalks Barbon in UK push
Wesfarmers is poised to become the latest Australian financial services giant to make a serious play for the UK market with a sizable acquisition.
Advantage to stop underwriting external broker business from 2012
Hastings Insurance Services has confirmed that its major insurance partner Gibraltar-based Advantage is to cease underwriting underwriting business through brokers outside the group.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny understands that one managing director of an insurance firm had his moment in the sun last week.
Interview - Ian Foy: Return journey
After an antipodean adventure lasting 10 years, Insurance Australia Group's Ian Foy is back in Britain as UK CEO. He tells Jonathan Swift about the challenges he faces to turnaround the business and why IAG is here to stay.
Advantage withdrawal causes concern to rivals
AA Insurance has expressed disappointment at Hastings Insurance Service's announcement that its major insurance partner, Gibraltar-based Advantage, is to cease writing external business.
Esure reveals earliest date for an IPO will be 2014
The founder and chairman of direct insurer Esure Peter Wood has revealed that 2014 is the earliest that it will launch an initial public offering.
Hastings appoints head of marketing services
Broker Hastings Direct has appointed Michael Lynch as its new head of marketing services.
News analysis - Aggregators: A shift in strategy
Despite the rise in private car insurance rates throughout 2010, Tom Cooper reveals some brands are slipping back to a volume-based approach.
Hastings eyes PL top 5 as GWP exceeds £250m
HASTINGS Direct has upgraded its plan for business growth ahead of a proposed flotation in 2012.
Post in print - 14 October 2010
Senior reporter Dan Dunkley outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.
Hastings Direct appoints director
Broker Hastings Direct has appointed a new business development director, Andy Kirton to develop its affinity relationships.
Hastings Direct outlines plan to float in 2012
Hastings Direct has outlined plans to float in 2012 after hitting its five year business plan within 18 months.
Hastings Direct appoints new financial controller
Hastings Direct has appointed Joy Butler as its new group financial controller.
Website Review: Endsleigh
In the latest of a new series for Post, web performance monitoring specialist Gomez assesses Endsleigh's website, to see how it performs in a number of key areas and stands up against some of its rivals.
Website Review: Admiral
In the latest of a new series for Post, web performance monitoring specialist Gomez runs the rule over Admiral's website to see how it performs in a number of key areas and stands up against some of its rivals.
Post in print - 29 July 2010
Post reporter Amy Ellis outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.
Penny Black's insurance week
A cautionary tale reaches Penny about the dangers of playing with hot candle wax, or rather the embarrassment that can be caused by being covered in this quick-drying viscous liquid when dining with colleagues. For that is the sticky situation that…
Utley looking forward to "entrepreneurial" life after IAG
Outgoing IAG UK chief executive Neil Utley has poured scorn on any prospect of him returning to buy the Equity Red Star business for a second time.
Website Review: Direct Line
In the first of a new series for Post, web performance monitoring specialist Gomez runs the gauntlet over Direct Line's website to see how it performed in a number of key areas and stands up against some of its rivals.
Money Supermarket steps up fraud battle
Price comparison giant Money Supermarket is rolling out a revamped home insurance website, which includes improved measures to combat fraud.
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Lloyds TSB welcomes “important” Hastings deal
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has confirmed its intention to back the Hastings management team.