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AgendaHester: fixing RSA one step at a time
He’s just axed 800 motor broker relationships and has raised much of the £1.5bn he needs to bolster RSA’s capital. What is next for group chief executive Stephen Hester on a journey to restore the insurer’s health?
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AgendaBrokers in the firing line as FCA focuses on bribery controls
Is there a difference between corporate hospitality and bribery?
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AgendaCareers in Insurance: Special Report
After years of cautious recruitment, the job market is picking up. But insurance companies still struggle to fill senior posts, gender diversity on boards remains an issue, while young people are being attracted with training schemes
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Online onlyThe Knowledge – Claims: Fraud
Insurance fraud is creeping back post-Jackson and Laspo. Working together, can insurers and brokers beat the fraudsters?
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AgendaFighting talk from Biba's Steve White
One year on, Steve White is clear on his strategy for the trade body: to make it the go-to organisation for the government and regulators, and to build stronger relationships with brokers
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AgendaService tops price in consumer survey
Policy price is third most important factor for home insurance buyers, research shows
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Online onlyMembers weigh up their future with Willis networks
Insurance Times takes a look at what members and insurers think of Willis’ new commission proposal
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NewsBriefing: We need to make it easier for start-ups
Fewer new brokers have been entering the business. What can be done to encourage entrepreneurs?
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Online onlyWhich insurance bosses took home the biggest pay cheque in 2013?
Insurance Times investigates the executive pay structures in UKGI and who paid the most to their execs in 2013
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Online onlyTowergate targets 2017 sale to reward staff
Insurance Times analyses Towergate’s finances as debts at the broker approach £1bn
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NewsBriefing: Hodges reveals battleplan to turn around Towergate. Can he do it?
Towergate chief executive describes 2013 is a year of transition as losses worsen. So why does he think next year will be better?
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AgendaMike Bruce: the brains behind Bluefin
The AXA-owned broker’s chief executive talks about his three pillars of strategy, the company’s open culture, and how he needed all his number skills when it came to integrating Bluefin’s myriad of acquisitions
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Online onlyThe Knowledge – Claims: Improving customer service
Provide great service, make customers feel valued, and win a lifetime of loyalty. Insurance Times looks at claims and how they can be handled better
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NewsAdrian Colosso: 'Howden is the last big English broker'
New Howden chief executive Adrian Colosso talks to Insurance Times about his return to the top in the industry and his plans for the broker
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Online onlyTowergate: Where are they now?
As the exodus at Towergate continues, Insurance Times takes a look at the top talent that has walked out the door at the broker and charts the paths their careers have taken after leaving
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Online onlyBriefing: Allianz’s plans should worry other insurers
Plus – why this year is a big one for Towergate boss Mark Hodges
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AgendaHow have the Top 50 Brokers performed since the beginning of the financial crisis?
Part One: London market and UK commercial brokers
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Special ReportsThe Knowledge Live: Living with the regulator
Participants at our most recent Knowledge Live event in London considered the impact that the FCA and European legislation is having on brokers and what Biba is doing to ease the burden on them
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Regulation: broker-client
Is the regulatory burden on UK brokers good for clients, or does it direct resources away from the customer?
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News AnalysisGoing it alone: The start-up broker renaissance
There are nearly 2000 fewer brokers today than seven years ago. But a recent increase in the number of new brokers setting up could signal the start of a recovery
