All articles by Sam Barker – Page 12
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Gallagher joins the Groupama party
The sale of Groupama’s UK broking arm grows more crowded by the day, while Aviva looks to trim yet more fat
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Shakespeare bosses face jail for perjury and fraud
Ex-directors found guilty of fraudulent trading at firm that went bust owing insurers £2m
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13-19 April: Sam Barker's week
It’s been a slightly surreal week, from writing about Gary Lineker to hearing about a girl called Allianz. What next?
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ABI seeks more talks with Marsh on flood proposals
Barry Smith says merging rival ideas could find Statement of Principles replacement
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The team behind Ingenie
The telematics broker’s bosses, along with celebrity backer Gary Lineker and Ageas chief Barry Smith, reveal how their telematics dream is becoming a reality
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Two MGA directors face jail for fraud and perjury
Former Shakespeare Underwriting bosses Hollier and Booth will be sentenced in May
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BBC’s Watchdog slams dual pricing
The gulf in price between renewals and new business is back in the media spotlight
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Claims clinic: Caring about supply chains
‘If the supply chain doesn’t represent our values, it can give a very mixed message to the customer’
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Biba/ABI signposting plan could be the first of many
Deal would help older customers get cover; other areas of insurance could follow
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Barbon's Oliver joins A&A
Group wants to break into Spanish and Portuguese private car and commercial vehicle market
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Law Soc presses for broker commission disclosure
Solicitors’ PI brokers list removed as some brokers sold it as ‘Law Society approval’
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Fraud Charter roundtable: Lawyers urge collaboration
”It’s crazy that we don’t get intelligence until way down the line, by which time we’ve wasted our time and energy’
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Law Society will urge brokers to disclose commission
Trade body will also call for law firms to get ‘best value’ from brokers
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Insurers 1, Uninsured drivers 0
Uninsured drivers may have halved but the DVLA database must be the next step
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Metropolitan Police criticised in riots report with just 16% of insurers’ claims settled
Government-backed final report praises insurers
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FSA add-on crackdown plan is light on details
Regulator pledges to stop suspect sales and insist that customers are paid back – but business plan fails to distinguish brokers from other intermediaries
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New blow to insurers from police VAT bill
Cost of crime and accident reports to rise by 20%