All Insurance Times articles in On-Line Archive – Page 1703
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Swinton buys Welsh broker's books of business
E W South Insurance and Estate Agents’s directors will retire
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Giles sued by underinsured client for £17m
Broker accused of ‘mis-stating’ policy details to insurers about firm devastated by fire
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AM Best gives reinsurance a negative outlook
Underwriting discipline diminishing as companies sacrifice profit for market share
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Solicitors PI minimum cover will not change before renewal
Legal Services Board has given itself another year to mull the changes
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Gallagher expands SME call centre with Welsh government grant
Centre handles smaller accounts - if the branches want them to
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Quindell sues blogger for repeating research firm's 'highly defamatory' claims
The insurance outsourcer is already suing Gotham City which published its report in April
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Biba launches guide for MPs to promote broker value
Guide will be particularly useful for customers that struggle to get standard cover - Biba
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Ecclesiastical UK underwriting profit improves despite £9m weather claims
Group returns to underwriting profitability for first time since 2009
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #5 Arthur J Gallagher
Brokerage: £603.5mChief executive: David RossManagementChief executive David Ross (left) joined the company in 1990, aged 20. After roles as managing director of North America and chief executive of global wholesale, Ross has been Gallagher’s international chief executive for 10 years. This position covers not just the UK but all activities ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #6 BGL Group
Brokerage: £544.2mChief executive: Matthew DonaldsonManagementAfter just over one year in office as chief executive, Matthew Donaldson has steered the company to grow its brokerage by 22% to £544.1m. But in the year to December 2013, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation fell by 1.2% to £90.1m.After leaving school at ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #7 Towergate
Brokerage: £377mChief executive: Mark HodgesManagementGroup chief executive Mark Hodges joined Towergate in 2011 after 20 years at Aviva, latterly running its UK general insurance, life and pensions businesses.Brokerage at the group grew 2.8% in the year to December 2013 to £377m.StrategyThis is Towergate’s big year. In a rare cards-on-the-table moment, ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #8 Swinton
Brokerage: £304.8Chief executive: Christophe BardetManagementSince becoming chief executive, Christophe Bardet has overseen the first half of Swinton’s 1,000-day transformation programme, following the £7.4m fine by the FCA in July 2013 for mis-selling add-ons.In July, operations director Kelly Ogley took on responsibility for the commercial division as well as call centres, ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #9 AA Insurance Services
Brokerage: £259.5mChief executive: Chris JansenManagementA split from Saga has seen AA Insurance Services fall four places in the Top 50 this year. But brokerage also fell independently of the sale by private equity firm Acromas, to £259.5m for the 12 months to the end of January 2014, a 4.4% drop ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: 11-20
#11Hyperion Insurance Group2013: 13Chief executive: David HowdenBrokerage: £190mManagementHyperion, led by chief executive David Howden, above, consists of broking group Howden, underwriting agency DUAL and marine and reinsurance division FP Group.In January, former Heath Lambert chief executive Adrian Colosso took the top job at Howden as part of a management reshuffle. ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: 31-40
#31MCE Insurance2013: N/AGroup chief executive: Julian EdwardsBrokerage: £30.7mManagementSpecialist motorcycle broker MCE Insurance has grown its brokerage by more than 43% over the past 12 months to break into the listings at a highly respectable 31st place.Founded in 1975, the broker is run by chief executive Julian Edwards. He has been ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: 41-50
#41First Central2013: N/AChief executive: Andy JamesBrokerage: £20.3mManagementNew entry First Central enters the Top 50 in 41st place after reporting brokerage of £20.3m for the year to December 2013, an increase of 7.2%. Led by chief executive Andy James, the broker was established in 2008, and focuses on the private motor ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #1 Aon
Brokerage: £734.9mChief executive: Dominic ChristianManagementDominic Christian leads Aon UK Ltd’s board and governance as the chief executive, as well as being executive chairman of reinsurance specialist Aon Benfield. The bulk of the day-to-day operations of the business around the country is run by Jim Herbert, chief executive of Aon Risk ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #10 Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford
Brokerage: £230.5mChief executive: Toby EsserManagementCooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) is run by group chief executive Toby Esser who has big expansion plans.The company’s London market broker, Cooper Gay & Co, is now run by Gordon Newman after CGSC bought the company he runs - Newman, Martin & Buchan - ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2014: #2 Marsh
Brokerage: £730.9m Chief executive: Mark Weil Management Mark Weil is UK and Ireland chief executive. An engineer by trade, Weil was head of financial services Europe, Middle East and Africa at consultants Oliver Wyman when it was bought by Marsh’s parent group, Marsh & McLennan Companies, 10 years ago. A ...
