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Troubled broker Astbury Wren acquiredSubscription
Chester-based firm went into administration earlier this week
Plumeri faces heat after Willis contingent U-turnVideo
Willis warned backtracking on controversial payments will unsettle risk managers; campaign website down but YouTube site still up
Barclays PPI complaints jump 67% in H2 2011
Bank received 122,992 complaints in the second half of the year
Broker boss Finch predicts network consolidation
The current network arena is unsustainable, according to Alec Finch
Ex-Aviva boss Snowball on a high after profit leap
Suncorp defies tough global economy and natural catastrophes to notch up big bounce in profits
Cobra Network broker Riverbourne plunges into administration
Riverbourne Group in administration as reports circulate that up to nine brokers are interested in acquiring the business
Aviva vows closer broker ties with six regional hubs
Broker boss Janice Deakin promises Aviva will fight off SME-hungry rivals with enhanced service to brokers
CPP jobs at risk with latest FSA probe
Regulator is demanding the insurer begin a retrospective review with possible compensation payouts
Daily Briefing
Wednesday: China, here we comeSubscription
Could foreign insurers increase 0.1% market share if they are allowed to sell the whole motor package?
Compare the quality of service given by insurers, as voted for by brokers in personal and commercial lines.
Insight
Willis’s bad year: what the analysts saySubscription
The North American market, its loan protector business and its acquisition of HRH hit the broker hard in 2011
Snapshot: mega-brokers’ full-year resultsSubscription
Insurance Times analyses the biggest brokers’ 2011 performance
Interviews
Alec Finch, Purple PartnershipSubscription
It’s a crowded market, but broker network chairman Alec Finch believes his company has something unique to offer
Jon Hancock, RSASubscription
The commercial managing director’s first move since taking over from Paul Donaldson has been to get to know his brokers. Now on to tackling SME …
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