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• Ex-FSA chief John Tiner to chair Towergate

  12-05-2015 18:53
  
  John Tiner to replace Alastair Lyons who held the chairman post for four years.
  
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• RSA appoints McKenzie as chief operating officer

  12-05-2015 18:44
  
  Darren McKenzie takes up newly-created COO role for UK and Western Europe.
  
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• Blog: Six things to look out for at the Biba Conference in 2015

  12-05-2015 18:25
  
  With the start of the 2015 British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference only hours away I decided to offer some educated guesses and more left field suggestions as to what the hot topics and discussions on the floor are likely to be.
  
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• Baldwin appointed as City minister

  12-05-2015 18:21
  Ex-JP Morgan banker takes over from Andrea Leadsom
  
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• Canopius' Watson joins LMA board

  12-05-2015 18:13
  
  Francesca NymanPostonline The Lloyd’s Market Association has appointed six new board members following its annual election process.
  
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• Former FSA CEO Tiner to become Towergate chairman

  12-05-2015 17:17
  
  Francesca NymanPostonline John Tiner is become Towergate chairman, succeeding current chairman Alastair Lyons next month.
  
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• Towergate unveils ex-FSA head as chairman

  12-05-2015 17:14
  John Tiner takes over from Alastair Lyons after four turbulent years
  
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• RSA appoints former Santander CIO as COO for UK and Western Europe

  12-05-2015 16:30
  
  Francesca NymanPostonline RSA has appointed Darren McKenzie to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer for the UK & Western Europe.
  
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• ERS doubles small fleet team

  12-05-2015 15:59
  Recruitment will enable motor specialist to cover wider range of vehicles
  
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• Biba 2015: ERS doubles small fleet team

  12-05-2015 15:59
  Recruitment will enable motor specialist to cover wider range of vehicles
  
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• Survey finds communication skills the most wanted for MGA employees

  12-05-2015 15:46
  
  James Varrinder Postonline Communication and entrepreneurial skills are seen as the most important assets UK managing general agents require of their employees, according to the third MGAA Matters survey.
  
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• Career file: Mike Fairey - Fairey named non-executive chairman at Hastings

  12-05-2015 15:42
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Hastings Insurance Group has appointed Mike Fairey as its non-executive chairman, effective 1 June 2015.
  
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• Market Moves - 14 May 2015

  12-05-2015 15:38
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Who has moved where ahead of Biba?
  
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• Biba: Conference Speakers

  12-05-2015 14:41
  
  Rachael Adams Postonline This year’s British Insurance Broker’s Association conference, on 13 to 14 May, will see more than 5500 attendees descend on Manchester. Post caught up with some of the speakers to find out a bit more about them and what they thought this year’s talking points would be.
  
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• Dope smoking sports car fan's ME fraud exposed

  12-05-2015 14:37
  Engineer tried to con income protection insurer out of £19,000
  
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• Largest independent US wholesaler eyes expansion in London market

  12-05-2015 14:30
  Detroit-based wholesaler boss Alan Kaufman says Lloyd’s and London market is a great location 
  
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• Pen expands mid-market offer

  12-05-2015 13:51
  MGA offers tailor made products for property owners and contractors
  
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• Insurers dismiss 'misleading' CRU figures showing declining whiplash claims

  12-05-2015 13:34
  
  Francesca NymanPostonline Insurers have described government figures obtained via an Association of Personal Injury Lawyers freedom of information request as “misrepresentative” of the true scale of whiplash claims.
  
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• Biba 2015: Who’s new this year?

  12-05-2015 13:30
  Read the Insurance Times guide to the latest companies to make their bow at Biba
  
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• Ride-sharing: Innovation Uber allies

  12-05-2015 13:28
  
  Francesca Nyman Postonline A new compromise between US insurers and ride-sharing companies could provide a new model for insuring those who wish to use their cars to carry paying passengers.
  
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• German deal will benefit UK brokers, says Acturis boss

  12-05-2015 13:24
  
  Acturis chief David McDonald says acquisition of AssFiNET will lead to an expansion of its UK offering to brokers.
  
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• Biba 2015: Who to see and what they're saying

  12-05-2015 13:20
  Read the Insurance Times guide of the big names to see at Biba 2015 and our floor plan of all the main exhibitors making the trip to Manchester 
  
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• Interview: Maurice Tulloch: cooking up a storm

  12-05-2015 13:16
  
  Stephanie Denton Postonline The promise of an abundance of challenges inspired Maurice Tulloch to return from Canada to Aviva UK. Nineteen months on, he has ridden out the promised ‘baptism of fire’ to deliver its best COR in memory
  
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• Hogg to exit Igo4 for UK General Scotland role

  12-05-2015 13:07
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline Former Igo4 commercial director Karen Hogg has been appointed UK General's business development manager for personal lines schemes in Scotland.
  
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• Stephen Wall to become executive chairman at Adelphi

  12-05-2015 12:17
  
  Move comes after the passing away of his father Joe Wall who was founding chairman of business.
  
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• UK General wins EIS underwriting business

  12-05-2015 12:04
  Events specialist replaces NIG
  
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• Insurance Island Risks – Steve White

  12-05-2015 11:55
  
  The chief executive of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, Steve White, shares his favourite six songs before being marooned on Insurance Island in the first of our occasional series.
  
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• C-Suite - Insurer: Investing in the future

  12-05-2015 11:28
  
  Simon McGinn, Allianz Postonline Training new talent and putting the customer first are two of the areas insurers must tackle, says Simon McGinn.
  
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• Pool Re unveils details of new SME proposition

  12-05-2015 11:25
  Government-backed terrorism reinsurer also reveals discounts and risk-reflective pricing
  
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• Pool Re modernisation initiatives to launch in October

  12-05-2015 11:24
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline Pool Re modernisation initiatives including an updated SME proposition, risk reflective pricing and enhancements to the customer experience will take effect from 1 October.
  
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• Axa develops e-trade strategy

  12-05-2015 11:16
  
  Axa set to make appointments as it seeks to develop broker e-trade strategy.
  
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• Jelf boss dismisses Aon takeover speculation

  12-05-2015 11:15
  
  Group chief executive Alex Alway says client focus for Jelf pays rewards.
  
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• DUAL hires new head of residential risks

  12-05-2015 10:59
  Mark Dennis to lead the residential risks arm of asset protection division DUAL Asset Underwriting 
  
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• AXA restructures broker e-trade business

  12-05-2015 10:55
  Insurer recruiting internally for four new roles as it seeks to make broker access easier
  
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• Biba 2015: Biba and Mactavish launch Insurance Act 2015 guide

  12-05-2015 10:53
  
  Experts to explain the implications of the Act to brokers at the Biba Conference.
  
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• Allianz group GI profits fall as nat cats hit underwriting ratio

  12-05-2015 10:45
  General insurance profits down 13.7%
  
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• Biba blog: Big Data development

  12-05-2015 10:30
  
  Gary Humphreys Postonline Biba 2015 is sure to invite much scrutiny into new developments in big data. The ‘holy grail’ of motor insurance, i.e. real time experience data and the control of driving behaviours to cherry pick the best risks, has yet to become as widespread as anticipated but there’s no doubt that it’s gathering pace.
  
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• Hiscox Q1 performance spurred on by London Market growth

  12-05-2015 10:17
  Insurer reports 12.1% growth in GWP over UK retail and London Market business
  
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• ULR Additions rebrands as Motorplus

  12-05-2015 10:09
  
  Firm says it has invested in new technology and improved its products, following the purchase by 116 Cardamon.
  
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• Brokerbility founding member Brett and Randall to rebrand

  12-05-2015 10:03
  The broker will merge with two other brokerages to become Brokerbility Insurance Brokers
  
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• Pen Underwriting launches two mid-market products

  12-05-2015 10:00
  
  Property owners and contractors combined will provide a range of benefits according to brand.
  
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• Arista picks Davies as claims handling partner

  12-05-2015 09:49
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline Arista Insurance has partnered with Davies Managed Systems to handle all of its property and liability claims.
  
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• Arista strikes deal with Davies for claims handling

  12-05-2015 09:48
  Davies Managed Systems will handle all property and liability claims
  
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• Hiscox sees Q1 GWP rise 12%

  12-05-2015 09:33
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline Hiscox has reported a 12% increase in gross written premiums for the three months ended 31 March 2015 to £561.7m (Q1 2014: £501.6m).
  
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• Esure awarded £67,250 in victory over exaggerated motor claim

  12-05-2015 09:26
  Claimant and accident management company ordered to pay exemplary damages
  
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• Zurich launches Guidewire claims software for personal lines

  12-05-2015 09:07
  Commercial lines implementation also underway
  
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• Biba 2015: As it happens

  12-05-2015 07:56
  
  Can't make it to Manchester? Keep on top of the goings on at Biba 2015 with Post's live blog.
  
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• Biba 2015: As it happened

  12-05-2015 07:56
  
  Couldn’t make it to Manchester, or just want to revisit the conference?
  
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• Biba 2015: Biba and Mactavish to launch Insurance Act guide

  12-05-2015 07:30
  Brokers to learn about report’s findings from former law commissioner David Hertzell
  
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