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Touchstone to launch e-traded commercial property owners product

2014-09-17T09:26:00Z

Product is first to be launched on underwriting agency’s new e-trading platform
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ASOS Barnsley fire could cost fashion retailer £30m

2014-09-17T08:11:00Z

June fire ate into company’s quarterly sales
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500 fraudulent motor applications a day – ABI

2014-09-17T07:44:00Z

Industry detected more than 180,000 false applications in 2013, says trade body
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17 September 2014 Issue

2014-09-17T06:30:00Z

Read a digital version of the 17 September 2014 edition of Insurance Times. Cover Story: Who’s next after the FCA probes Moorhouse? plus: Towergate’s call centre centralisation, PRA returns reveal depth of insurers’ commercial woes, an interview with Jonathan Evans MP, and Spotlight looks at etrading of directors’ and officers’ ...
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ABI updates guidelines on private investigators

2014-09-17T06:30:00Z

Guidance now applies to PIs appointed on behalf of insurers as well as those appointed directly
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Brit launches cyber cover for infrastructure and machinery

2014-09-17T06:22:00Z

Policy offers coverage limits of up to £154m
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Covéa makes internal appointment for head of real estate

2014-09-16T10:38:00Z

Chris Withers will also continue as head of distribution for commercial lines
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Biba sets up working group to develop code

2014-09-16T10:20:00Z

Voluntary code and guidance will be based on FCA’s principles and CII’s code of ethics
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Clear Group executive director Simon Taylor joins Gallagher

2014-09-16T10:07:00Z

Taylor has been appointed as sales director of Gallagher’s UK MGA division
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Brokers: vote for your favourite insurer of 2014

2014-09-16T08:34:00Z

General Insurer of the Year, Personal Lines Insurer of the Year and Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year awards all up for grabs
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Bodyshops opt to repair rather than replace, reveals study

2014-09-16T07:47:00Z

Price of parts rises 25% in five years
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Biba to produce sharing economy insurance guide

2014-09-16T07:30:00Z

Publication follows second meeting of the shared economy group
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Briefing: what can we expect from the CMA motor probe?

2014-09-16T06:30:00Z

The eagerly anticipated final report from the CMA’s private motor insurance investigation is set to be published in the next couple weeks, but with so much still shrouded in doubt, Insurance Times takes a look at what the industry could face when the remedies are finally published
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Government consulting on second round of whiplash reforms

2014-09-16T06:30:00Z

Proposals under consultation include a central IT hub for allocating independent medical experts and a data sharing initiative for claimant lawyers and insurers
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Eight motor insurance fraudsters sentenced as IFED expose blunders

2014-09-15T16:09:00Z

Group faces jail time and community service
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Swinton Commercial merges Burton and Lichfield offices

2014-09-15T13:30:00Z

Combined site to be based in new location in Burton-upon-Trent
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Be Wiser joins Biba

2014-09-15T10:34:00Z

Broker to work with Biba on younger broker initiatives and a review of its website
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Bluefin buys Chelmsford broker

2014-09-15T09:41:00Z

All the staff from R G Ford will move into Bluefin’s Chelmsford office
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Lorica replaces Open GI with Acturis

2014-09-15T08:47:00Z

Acturis will now provide all back office software for the broker
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Premium finance firm extends training for brokers

2014-09-15T08:16:00Z

Close Brothers Premium Finance will now offer training on selling premium finance options to policy holders