Latest News – Page 2012
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Lloyds TSB to develop SME broker offering
Bank to offer propositions for health, motor fleet and property insurance
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Towergate profits soar as sales pass £700m
Towergate Partnership saw its profits soar in the first half of 2007 as its sales surpassed £700m.The consolidator giant reported earnings up 37% year on year to £67m in the six months to 30 June 2007, while income rose by over 32% to £161m. Total sales in terms of gross ...
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Lloyd’s must cut personal lines costs
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) is calling for the administrative burden on motor and other personal lines insurers to be reduced in order to maintain the competitiveness of Lloyd’s. The LMA set up a working party in March to look at the costs of conducting personal lines business at Lloyd’s. ...
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Warning over foot and mouth
Farms and other businesses are being warned that more comprehensive insurance cover and contingency planning is needed to deal with losses as a result of the latest foot and mouth outbreak.Law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain warned that farms and other businesses are unlikely to have insurance to cover the losses ...
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Online onlyCarbon emission output offset by broker
RK Shipman offers new household policy which offsets carbon omissions
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Online onlyNew code launch looks to radicalise rehab
Launch of new code aims to get injury lawyers and insurers working together
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Online onlyStand alone motor PPI is cheaper
Broker advises that it is time to shop around for PPI policies
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Online onlyOn the acquisition trail
CCV continues to expand rapidly buying roughly one regional broker every month
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Nigel Wray buys shares in Litcomp
Sale represents 4.6% of present authorised and issued share capital
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Towergate sees earnings rocket in first half
Consolidator sees premiums jump 30% to £709m
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THB appoints London market commercial head
Former Heath Lambert director joins to develop property and liability wholesale business
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Brokers split over insurance industry's handling of flood claims
45% of brokers see positive impact on reputation, according to survey
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Equity acquires Somerset broker
Equity Insurance Group has today purchased Bridgwater broker, Squibbs Insurance Consultants. It is its eighteenth regional acquisition in just 12 months.The undisclosed value deal swells the group's UK branch network to almost 80, "Well on target," says Mike Hutton, Equity's acquisition director, "to achieve an anticipated 100 branches by ...
