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Market moves: Fusion five mark the week's biggest move
Towergate-owned underwriter Fusion was the most active firm in the recruitment space this week, unveiling a new five-strong engineering team all joining from Aviva.
In Series: External Data - Thinking outside the box
Are insurers making the most of external data by using it to do more than simply price risk?
Gaut returns to SSP as chief technology officer
SSP has appointed Kevin Gaut as chief technology officer for the company's insurer division.
SSP hires chief technology officer
Kevin Gaut has joined technology solutions provider SSP as chief technology officer for the company's insurer division.
Join Allianz, Groupama and Miller in 2012 insurance football tourament
The Prince's Trust is today calling on insurance companies to help tackle youth unemployment by taking part in the charity's annual fundraising football tournament.
Vietnamese market poll
How attractive is the Vietnamese insurance market?
Market moves: MGAs the main movers as three firms make new hires
While the Managing General Agents Association made the trade press this week, MGAs followed suit with several new hires at Pioneer Underwriting, Asta and Sagicor at Lloyd's.
Telematics Expo: Telematics set for mainstream, claims SSP boss
Telematics has a "mainstream" future despite its niche beginnings, according to SSP's managing director of insurance.
Telematics Expo: Data fears unfounded in a social media world
A fear of telematics owing to data protection and privacy issues is outdated in a world where people voluntarily share so much information online.
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven days.
SSP appoints Paul Webb as head of delivery
Global technology provider SSP has appointed Paul Webb to the position of head of delivery for its insurer division.
SSP wins major bancassurer deal in Asia
Insurance systems provider SSP has signed a major bancassurer deal in Vietnam.
Video on demand: Data enrichment - creating true customer insight and intelligence
Data enrichment affects every facet of an insurance business, and done well can play a major role in companies gaining a competitive advantage.
Managing general agents: A surge in popularity
Managing general agents are certainly on trend and increasing their interaction with insurers but, with some companies still suspicious of their value, will their popularity last?
SSP appoints Discombe chairman of board of directors
Insurance technology solutions provider SSP has appointed Nick Discombe as non-executive chairman.
Telematics: Ready for the mainstream?
Telematics remains in its infancy, but many in the industry have high hopes for its growth. But is the technology ready to make the leap into the mainstream?
Technology: more cash to splash?
With global insurance spend on IT set to increase by 6% over the next year, will a similar trend emerge in the UK during 2012 and beyond?
Keychoice Underwriting set to transfer business to Towergate
SSP-owned managing general agent Keychoice Underwriting is in talks to transfer its business to Towergate, Insurance Age has exclusively revealed this morning.
Insurance the micro way
Much of the world's population has now moved out of extreme poverty and into the lower middle class. Francesca Nyman examines whether there is a market for micro-insurance in this demographic.
In series Competitive edge: Big data, big deal
Insurers welcome the availability of more information on their insureds, but the handling of so much data presents many challenges.
Insurers and brokers challenged to join Prince's Trust charity bike ride
The Prince's Trust is calling on insurance companies to help tackle youth unemployment by taking part in the charity's fundraising bike ride, Palace to Palace.
SSP looks to 'transform' market with new cloud-based quotes hub
SSP bosses believe a combination of the firm’s brokers accounting for more than 50% of the private motor market and the integration of a new cloud-based quotes hub will “transform” the intermediated personal lines market.
In Series On Data: Insurers putting policyholder data on a diet
In a competitive market, validation is key to making data leaner and more reliable — but can it level the playing field for brokers, as well as insurers?
SSP’s Whiting promotion targets MGAs
Insurance technology provider SSP is to target the growing managing general agents business and has promoted Nick Whiting to the role of business development manager within its insurer division to head up its campaign.