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The Knowledge: SME risk management - Opener
In this edition of the Knowledge, we explore the growing need for risk management in SMEs and the many opportunities this creates for brokers and insurers
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'Andy Homer as a modern-day Lawrence of Arabia? Hmmmm'
It’s a man’s gameI was amused to read one of these new-fangled blogs by Bollington chairman Paul Moors this week. No self-respecting insurance blog would be complete without a reference to sport, and Paul does not disappoint. Paul describes his own amusement at seeing Butterworth Spengler ...
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Gary Humphreys, Markerstudy
Markerstudy is a rare breed: a motor insurer that distributes primarily through brokers. It also has a nice sideline in pawn shops. Insurance Times meets its straight-talking underwriting director to talk about where the company is headed next
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Daily briefing: Tuesday - The sum of Groupama's parts
The French insurer says it won’t sell its UK business off cheaply but will it be able to sell it in one piece?
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Paul Moors: Business as usual
The chairman of broker Bollington reveals the eventful week in which he was told the firm had been put up for sale by Groupama
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Daily briefing: Monday - Which way now for Marsh?
Martin South’s UK exit will not surprise many, but what may raise eyebrows is that no successor has been named. Whoever it is must be ready for a challenge
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Daily briefing: Friday - Will Groupama's sale hurt brokers?
The withdrawal of Groupama from the UK will have sparked a range of concerns from the broker market
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Biba blog: 2012 is not all doom and gloom
While the rest of the economy struggles, the insurance broking sector is looking healthy for the year ahead. And there are other reasons to be cheerful
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Groupama UK sale: the analysts’ view
Which insurers are most likely to make a play for Groupama’s UK assets? We ask three industry analysts for their predictions
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MPs’ report on whiplash is a step towards beating bogus claims
Transport select committee says claimants should have to submit proof of injury to obtain compensation
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Daily briefing: Thursday - Who will be Groupama's buyers?
2012 has started with a bang, thanks to Groupama’s announcement that it is to sell its UK operations. So which big names will be vying for the prize?
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Daily briefing: Wednesday - Too much information?
The better the industry gets at pinpointing high-risk areas, the greater the risk to reputation as certain people are priced out of products altogether
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Timeline: Ten years of Swinton
From high street to high-profile sacking, we give a potted history of the company from 2001-2011
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Swinton's very public hanging
It was one of the most shocking moves of the last year. But what were the events leading up to Covéa’s dismissal of the entire Swinton executive board? And what can we expect in the future?
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Equity reserving missteps could cost Names £10m
Lloyd’s censure imposed for risky reserves practices and keeping auditors in the dark
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Towergate’s Smallwood set to join Gallagher
Exodus from broker continues, with more senior departures expected
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‘Hodges, it’s time to break the silence’
The New Year is a time for change, but at Towergate that risks going too far
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