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Online onlyMarsh deposes Aon in Top 50 Brokers list
Marsh has knocked Aon off the top spot in the Insurance Times Top 50 Brokers 2012 list, breaking its rival’s six-year stranglehold on the number one slot and consigning it to third place.The global broker increased its UK brokerage by 12.3% to £678m in 2011, and ...
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Online onlyAviva’s 800 job cuts – the tip of an iceberg?
With insurers facing squeezed margins and pressures to cut costs, the industry will be asking who is going to be next
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Online onlyTop 50 Brokers exclusive: Martin South, Marsh
Taking Marsh from a slippery downhill slope to the UK’s number one broker has been no mean feat for its UK and Europe chief executive
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Top 50 Brokers 2012: 1-10
From this year’s number one, Marsh, to a new entry to the top 10, Ageas Retail
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Top 50 Brokers 2012: 11-20
Slipping out of the top 10, Arthur J Gallagher joins the next tier of brokers, rounded off at number 20 by a robust-performing Brightside
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Top 50 Brokers 2012: 21-30
RK Harrison | Jelf | Endsleigh | Barbon | BMS | THB | A-Plan | Adrian Flux | RFIB | The A&A21st RK Harrison GroupManagement: Under the nine-year reign of chief executive Paul Bridgwater, the employee-owned insurance and reinsurance broker has grown steadily. According to RK Harrison’s last reported results ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2012: 31-40
Price Forbes | Towers Watson | UIB | Tyser | Newman Martin | Carole Nash | Besso | Henderson | Lark | Abbey Protection31st Price ForbesManagement: Under chief executive Michael Donegan, who led a buy-out from Marsh in 2006, revenue was £40.5m for the year to December 2010.Strategy: Price Forbes ...
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Top 50 Brokers 2012: 41-50
XBridge | Direct Group | Berry Palmer | AHJ Holdings | Be Wiser | OAMPS | Lycetts | Kerry London | Aston Scott | Lonmar41st XBridgeManagement: Jason Stockwood joined Xbridge as chief executive in May 2010, bringing with him experience from online businesses including lastminute.com. He sees the firm enter ...
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All eyes on Direct Line
RBS’s decision to stick with an IPO rather than opt for a private equity sale has put its insurance arm back into the spotlight
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Aviva under fire for planned job cuts
Unite has labelled Aviva’s planned 800 job cuts “appalling”, but the union could stir up more trouble than a scathing press release
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Is IAG UK sale imminent ?
Sale of Equity moves closer after IAG writes £197m off its UK arm
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Online onlyUS dollar drives UK insurance
Integro has become the latest in a long line of US brokers to find its feet on UK shores
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Fraud: one step forward, two steps back
A one-sixth fall in application fraud is a step in the right direction, but insurance fraud as a whole is still on the rise
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Can Watson work his magic on Omega?
After a long battle to buy Omega, Canopius chairman Michael Watson now has to live up to the market’s high expectations for its turnaround
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Amlin bounces back after hellish 2011
Amlin’s ACI unit, bought from Fortis in 2009, is the only blemish in an otherwise solid set of first-half results
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Online onlyPast IT Pack winners speak out
Previous IT Pack winners and finalists have praised the benefits and experience they gained from taking part.Last year’s competition saw young brokers take part in regional events around the country, showing their skills at set challenges and hearing presentations from industry experts and inspirational sporting personalities such former England rugby ...
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Can QBE win over regional brokers?
With Brit’s UK business under its belt, QBE must now make its offering clear to the mid-market
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How will Aviva's downgrade affect its strategy?
Aviva adopted a defiant position in July when it announced its strategy to improve its business after shareholders revolted over directors’ pay.Today that position took its first hit as rating agency Standard and Poor’s downgraded Aviva’s financial strength by one notch, from AA- to A+. S&P questioned Aviva’s strategy as ...
