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Where does Admiral go from here?

2012-11-02T14:32:00Z

The once exceptional motor insurer is slowing as it hits maturity. How can it continue as a star performer?
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Premium Credit sale bodes well for brokers

2012-11-01T11:33:00Z

Confidence in the premium finance market has lifted today with GTCR’s purchase of major player
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Banks only have themselves to blame for PPI

2012-10-31T13:35:00Z

FOS chief Natalie Ceeney has no sympathy for banks feeling sorry for themselves about inflated PPI claims
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Counting the costs of Sandy

2012-10-30T13:48:00Z

As the cyclone wreaks its way through the US east coast, insurers will be wondering where the losses will fall
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Biba blog: No time to reflect

2012-10-29T17:29:46.840Z

Biba boss Eric Galbraith reflects on his time in the top job before he steps down in 2013
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Direct Line management gets the chop

2012-10-29T13:22:00Z

Some 70 senior roles will be made redundant in cost-cutting exercise
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Biba’s plan could cut FSCS levies – but will the FSA listen?

2012-10-26T14:07:00Z

The trade body has worked up a fairer deal for brokers under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, but so far the regulator doesn’t seem to get it
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AXA's 'no pain, no gain' strategy

2012-10-25T14:41:00Z

Will AXA’s portfolio cleansing push its loss-making personal lines motor book back into profit?
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Fraud Charter: Data in the spotlight

2012-10-25T11:19:00Z

At our recent fraud event, delegates aired concerns about outdated data systems at a time when opportunist activities are on the increase. Developments with validation methods in motor were discussed, as was the best way forward for raising awareness
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Life after Plumeri: how will Willis change under a new chief executive?

2012-10-25T06:00:00Z

Casserley has the right credentials but what challenges will he face?
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The name’s Mickey … Mickey Mouse

2012-10-24T14:02:00Z

While the theft of metal and its sale to scrapyards remains a huge problem, the tide may finally be turning. But only regulation of scrapyards will resolve the issue
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Where will the eurozone rating axe fall next?

2012-10-24T11:49:00Z

Continued concerns about insurers’ eurozone exposure has led to a new round of rating downgrades, with Spanish firm Mapfre among the first to suffer
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‘Brokers have another bitter pill to swallow’

2012-10-24T10:48:00Z

Insurer job cuts have left brokers worried about their working relationship with some big names – and a subsequent loss of business
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Premium finance in the spotlight

2012-10-23T13:12:00Z

The FSA’s probe will focus on brokers’ premium finance deals
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Slippery slope for EU insurers

2012-10-22T13:12:00Z

Atradius is the latest insurer to have its rating downgraded
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Tesco Law: divided we stand

2012-10-22T06:00:00Z

The industry remains fiercely polarised on the merits of the Legal Services Act, with some going so far as to brand it ‘morally wrong’
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E&Y joins KPMG in Solvency II criticism

2012-10-19T15:01:00Z

Study finds 43% of European insurers won’t be ready for January 2014 start date
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Strong growth for JLT, but its MGA Thistle suffers

2012-10-18T13:36:00Z

While the broker’s results reflect a good first half, the UK market remains a tough place
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Towergate hires Aspen auditor

2012-10-18T11:57:00Z

Gray to report in to CFO Egan
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Rating agencies: what you need to know

2012-10-18T08:00:00Z

Rating agencies are back in the spotlight, but what do the different systems mean and should you beware of companies that don’t use them?