<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Insurance brokers</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Insurance brokers Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2012</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Insurance brokers Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>Legal &amp; General Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2454.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Group Chief Executive Appointed - CFO Sought - £371bn Invested&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Legal &amp; General Group Plc have appointed Nigel Wilson as Group Chief Executive, successor to Tim Breedon. The company has invested £571bn worldwide and has over 7m customers.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:03 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2454.htm</guid></item><item><title>AXA Insurance Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/69509.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;New management team appointed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;AXA has created a new management team to lead IFA Bluefin Personal Consulting following the sale of its corporate advice business to outsourcing giant Capita. Graham Harvey has been appointed as Managing Director of Bluefin Personal Consulting. Simon Hellier has been appointed Deputy Managing and has been at Bluefin Personal Consulting for a year, and Phillip Anderson has been appointed Finance and Risk Director.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:20:47 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/69509.htm</guid></item><item><title>Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Ltd (The)</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/6011.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Asset management profits up 36% - acquiring Co-op pension business&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Royal London Asset Management, the fund management division of Royal London group, recorded a 36% increase in pre-tax profits during 2011.  Group funds under management increased from 42.2bn to 46.2bn. Talks with The Co-operative Banking Group over the acquisition of its life, pensions and asset management businesses are nearing completion.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:23:21 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/6011.htm</guid></item><item><title>Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Ltd (The)</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/6011.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Operating profits up 37% - Revenues fall to £2bn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Royal Londons operating increased by 37% in 2011, helped by the takeover of Royal Liver.  Excluding the takeover, operating profit fell 2.5% to £237m. Total revenues fell by £2bn to £2.3bn.  Growth slowed to 4.3% at the insurance and pension companys Scottish Life subsidiary.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:12:33 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/6011.htm</guid></item><item><title>Personal Group Holdings Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/964.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Sales and marketing investment - profits up 6.8% to £10m - strengthening management team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Personal Group achieved record profits in 2011. Underlying pre-tax profit increased 6.8% to £10m from £9.4m in 2010.  Revenue increased to £27.5m from £27.0m in 2010.  The company is investing in sales and marketing and is strengthening its management team to support its growth strategy.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:34:35 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/964.htm</guid></item><item><title>Ai Claims Solutions Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4366.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Revenue falls 21% to £47.5m - launching full claims outsourcing solution&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ai Claims Solutions, a motor insurance claim specialist, recorded a 21% fall in revenue to £47.5m for the 6 months to December 2011.  Hire income declined by 25% and repair income by 14%.  Adjusted profit fell 31% to £1.2m. Ai has successfully piloted its first full claims outsourcing (FCO) solution for a broker, and will now extend it to other branches.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4366.htm</guid></item><item><title>AXA Insurance UK PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/60870.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Axa UK returns to profit - Earnings up £196m - Sales rise 75%&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Axa UK, the UK arm of the French insurer, has returned to profit in 2011 following a loss of £63m in 2010.  Earnings rose by £196m to £133m as sales rose by 75% at the companys Axa Wealth platform Elevate.  Mike Kellard is Chief Executive of Axa Wealth.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:44:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/60870.htm</guid></item><item><title>Legal &amp; General Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2454.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Wiltshire leisure complex approved - 200 jobs created&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Site manager Legal and General UK Property Trust has received planning approval for a cinema and leisure complex in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. 200 jobs will be generated by the scheme. Construction is to start immediately and be completed  by autumn 2013.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:37:59 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2454.htm</guid></item><item><title>BGL Group Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/27420.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;New eCommerce manager appointed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Peterborough-based Frontline, a division of the BGL Group, has appointed Steve Maile as new eCommerce manager for its in-house brands. He joins from Bauer Media where he was responsible for maximising revenue across several large brands through digital opportunities.</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:36:38 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/27420.htm</guid></item><item><title>Pwc Insurance Brokers Ltd</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/587481.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Risk assurance head appointed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;PwC has appointed Helen Nixseaman as the new head of its risk assurance practice in the Midlands. She has more then 20 years experience in risk assurance and joined the Midlands team in 2011. Mark Smith is regional chairman of PwC in the Midlands.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:11:58 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/587481.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
