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MMA helps builders face facts
Brokers placing business for builders are getting help from MMA. The broker-only insurer has launch...
Giles Insurance prepares to go public
Irvine based Giles Insurance Brokers is preparing to float in 2004. The company recorded a 24% incr...
GMI puts wholesale commercial up for grabs
Brokers have access to a new commercial lines wholesaler, GMI Insurance Services. The Kent-based br...
IIBRC aims to rival GISC
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has confirmed the new name for its regulatory body launched today...
Most people are insurance cheats
Two out of three people say they would make a fraudulent claim if they could get away with it, accord...
NMT launches Premier ASP link
New Millennium Technologies has launched an online application service provider model of Premier Plus...
Beware of uneven roads ahead.
Brokers' revenues are being reduced by the increasing tendency for insurers to offer automatic ULR and the trend towards after-the-event cover. Simon Threadgold highlights the potential hazards of the mixed signals currently being sent by the industry.
Underwriter expands Probroker.co.uk following requests from BIBA
The Underwriter Insurance Company has expanded its BIBA-sponsored website Probroker.co.uk in respons...
New cover for armed forces.
A new intermediary has begun operating, offering a range of financial products to active, retired an...
Training for commitment.
The insurance industry must improve training standards, according to Tony Tudor, head of enforcement...
Realistic price levels.
Ian Ritchie, director of Stuart Alexander, said insurers need to get together to ensure prices stay ...
Cox reports £11m loss.
LLoyd's insurer Cox has posted a loss of £11m for the first six months of the year, compared with a ...
Aon: new art cover.
Aon Private Clients has teamed up with Invaluable to launch Aon Artscope Protector. The cover will i...
Appointment at Crutes.
Crutes has made Julie Whitmore part of its insurance litigation team. She will work as a paralegal w...
Which? approves Marsh.
Which? Magazine has named Marsh Affinity's Help the Aged motor insurance a best buy for the 60-75 ag...
Appointment at Kiln.
Kiln has appointed Mem Bhatti as a director of the company, subject to Lloyd's approval. He joins fr...
Henderson merges two acquisitions into a new brand.
Henderson Insurance Brokers has kicked off an expansion drive with the acquisition of John Taylor In...
Moving on.
Rachel Gordon looks at the implications of the devastating terrorist attacks in the US on the London market and further afield.
Appointment at Swiss Life.
Brian Hurd has joined Swiss Life as director of its personal finance business unit. Mr Hurd will be ...
Beckett Group to buy mystery consultancy by end of this year.
Intermediary Beckett Group is set to tie up its sixth acquisition in four years with the takeover of...
Improved Charity Connect Cover from Ansvar.
Ansvar has updated its combined policy for charities and voluntary organisations, Charity Connect. ...
Appointment at BCWA Healthcare.
BCWA Healthcare has made two appointments in its marketing department. Howard Hughes joins the compa...
Calder: responsibility should reflect experience.
Brokers should be given more responsibility in the distribution chain because they now often have mo...
Taking a stake.
Iain Bell tells Diane Smyth why he believes more brokers should look towards outsourcing non-core parts of their business and explains why he is happy to remain in the background.