All articles by Danny Walkinshaw – Page 43
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High time for landlords
According to an online broker, landlords should be on high alert after receiving a record number of damage claims for rented properties being used as cannabis factories. The broker says claims range from fires caused by lighting systems being used for growing the plants, to floorboards ripped up to make ...
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Supplements
Biba on the opportunities and threats
Danny Walkinshaw asked chief executive Eric Galbraith nine key questions about the shape of the industry to come.
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CCV nears target with 20th buy
CCV Group has made its largest acquisition to date with the purchase of Morgan Law, a specialist construction broker.The group has taken a “significant investment stake” in the Ipswich broker, which controls almost £20m in gross written premiums (GWP).This puts CCV on the brink of reaching its target of controlling ...
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IIB seeks to put pressure on FSA over disclosure
The IIB is to urge the Treasury to intervene over the FSA’s investigation into commission transparency. The trade body is gearing up to tackle Treasury officials and MPs at the IIB’s annual reception at the House of Commons next month.The institute’s directors were hoping to further their argument that mandatory ...
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Comments/Letters
Branching out into broker networks
Danny Walkinshaw says broker networks are growing, but do brokers need to join?
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Primary boss Davey poised to quit firm
PBSH chief executive currently “considering other opportunities”
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Ex-Westinsure MD sets £100m target for start-up
Start-up network the Purple Partnership is looking to reach £100m in annual premium income by 2011.The new network, set up in collaboration with former Westinsure managing director Bob Parkins and broker Jelf, is hoping to take advantage of the “mass of brokers” that are still independent.Parkins, who is managing director ...
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One in, more to follow?
The Purple Partnership could be the first of many more broker networks to hit the market
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Bridge eyes SME market in five year growth plan
Manchester broker Bridge Insurance is to target the SME market as part of a five-year plan to become a major force in the UK market.The broker, which controls £40m in gross written premiums, is predominantly focused on corporate clients. But the company is reviewing its business and has set a ...
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AXA’s Leicester office faces axe and job cuts
AXA is considering whether to close its Leicester branch office and put up to 25 jobs at risk because of “significant changes” in the broker market.The insurer said that issues including consolidation, e-trading and an increase in networks had given it no choice but to discuss the future of its ...
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Lucas Fettes looks to sell after co-founder retires
Managing director confirms company is seeking a larger consolidator partner
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The future's bright, the future's...networks
Networks are the talk of the town, but what does the future hold?
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Risky business
Insurers will benefit from companies who provide greater levels of risk management
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NewsWhy would a consolidator want a broker network?
As rumours grow about the possible sale of the Broker Network to a consolidator, Danny Walkinshaw assesses the potential value of such an acquisition
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Big consolidators pricing out small brokers seeking to buy
Essex broker RG Ford has hit out at the major consolidators, claiming their spending power is preventing medium-sized brokers from making acquisitions.RG Ford managing director Giles Ford said the big money paid by large groups, such as Towergate and Oval, was pricing them out of the market.He said: “What we ...
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Indie three consider appeal against jail terms
Serious Fraud Office moves to seek confiscation of assets
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Indie sentence: 14 years, yet so much lost
Have the convicted Indie bosses been punished for their crime?
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Lomas wife: my husband is innocent
Dennis Lomas does not deserve prison, claims wife Lynda
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Cobra set to create hubs in seven regional centres
Broker group in regional drive following Manchester broker buy
