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Coleman appointed head of personal lines at Zurich
Appointment completes strong team to serve the UK broker market
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Facing down a flood of criticism
Baroness Young explains how the Environment Agency is dealing with flood defences and defends her controversial call for insurers to withdraw cover from homes built on flood plains
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Roadsure sold to sister company Premium Choice
Up to 30 staff will be affected by the sale of broker Roadsure to sister company Premium Choice. Northampton-based Roadsure will move to Premium Choice’s Birmingham office following the sale this week, which was part of a restructure by parent company Optimas.Roadsure director Neil Beckingham said there would be ...
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Private motor rate rises fuel market recovery
The private motor market is continuing to show signs of recovery, with two surveys showing further rate increases. But there were warnings that rates must increase significantly if the market is to make a profit. Deloitte said motor rates increased by an average of 1.4% in July and August. This ...
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Baroness Young defends EA over flood mapping
Baroness Young, chief executive of the Environment Agency (EA), has played down insurers’ claims that the agency is not doing enough to share its data on flood mapping.In an interview with Insurance Times, Young said that the EA, criticised for its management of flood defences, was working to help ...
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Investment in modern art has provided fine returns, but for how long asks Andrew Holt
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AXA calls for police focus in fighting fraud
Police do not have suffcient resources to reduce fraud effectively, says insurer
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Lockton strengthens affinity team
Three additions to drive business growth into new areas
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Legal & General joins Lloyds TSB insurance panel
Insurer to offer cover for Lloyds TSB insurance customers
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Citizens Advice calls for stronger action from FSA over PPI
OFT and FSA must act to stamp out mis-selling, says consumer body
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I will make you rich, says R&SA’s new broker boss
Earlier this year, Paul Donaldson, stood in front of a group of brokers and declared: “I will make you rich.” The crowd, at a dinner hosted by the insurance company, cheered. Donaldson, the incoming managing director of the broker division at Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA), clearly knew how to grab ...
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Biba urges government to stick by travel regulation timetable
Biba has called on the government to ensure the introduction of regulation for travel agents goes ahead as scheduled. In its response to the Treasury’s Travel Insurance Review, Biba applauded the government’s decision to bring in FSA regulation.But Graeme Trudgill, Biba technical services manager, said that many Biba members had ...
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Roadsure boss quits to seek new role
Roadsure managing director Simon Jackson has left the specialist motor broker, it has emerged. Jackson, a former director of BGL, joined Roadsure in 2005, with the aim of building a £100m GWP business by 2010. Roadsure originally specialised in motorcycle and non-standard motor risks, but has begun to expand into ...
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AA and Saga reveal post merger plans
The full details of the Saga and AA merger have come to light this week as four senior directors left the AA and a new group management structure was put in place.In an exclusive interview with Insurance Times, group commercial director John Potter outlined the merged company’s new structure, employment ...
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Close reaffirms credit lines despite global credit squeeze
Premium finance will remain open
