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Biba attacks FSA dislcosure proposals
New treatment of fee disclosure to consumers represents ‘a licence for the unscrupulous to hide charges' says trade body
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I will make you rich, says R&SA’s new broker boss
Earlier this year, Paul Donaldson, stood in front of a group of brokers and declared: “I will make you rich.” The crowd, at a dinner hosted by the insurance company, cheered. Donaldson, the incoming managing director of the broker division at Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA), clearly knew how to grab ...
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Biba urges government to stick by travel regulation timetable
Biba has called on the government to ensure the introduction of regulation for travel agents goes ahead as scheduled. In its response to the Treasury’s Travel Insurance Review, Biba applauded the government’s decision to bring in FSA regulation.But Graeme Trudgill, Biba technical services manager, said that many Biba members had ...
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R&SA to roll out six ‘open door’ underwriting sites
Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) will roll out six further “open door” underwriting sites across the UK following the success of its site in Leeds. The insurer is set to open market sites in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Croydon, Bristol and Liverpool. The market sites enable brokers to deal face-to-face with underwriters.Paul ...
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Roadsure boss quits to seek new role
Roadsure managing director Simon Jackson has left the specialist motor broker, it has emerged. Jackson, a former director of BGL, joined Roadsure in 2005, with the aim of building a £100m GWP business by 2010. Roadsure originally specialised in motorcycle and non-standard motor risks, but has begun to expand into ...
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AA and Saga reveal post merger plans
The full details of the Saga and AA merger have come to light this week as four senior directors left the AA and a new group management structure was put in place.In an exclusive interview with Insurance Times, group commercial director John Potter outlined the merged company’s new structure, employment ...
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Online onlyCalls for training on dangerous goods
TT club warns of the lack of training by land workers prior to shipment to sea
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Online onlyMarine faces a flood
Insurers in the marine market could get their fingers burnt, finds Andrew Holt
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Towergate acquires Open GI in blockbuster deal
£276m purchase of leading IT provider is the largest in the company's history
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Online onlyLondon market reform steps up a level
The London Market Reform group has some big hitters behind it to establish real process improvement
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Online onlyCosts add up for Typhoon Wipha
Insured losses will not exceed £124m says risk modelling company
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Saga and AA fire back at GMB
The merged company says claims of 2,000 jobs losses are totallly inaccurate
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AA loses senior management team
Four directors have been replaced by Saga employees as merger is finalized.
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Sinclair quits as AA/Saga shake-up begins
AA's insurance and roadside divisions to be merged
