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Technical merits.
Jackson's Insurance Services has embraced the opportunities which the internet has to offer. Diane Smyth finds out how the founder of the company plans to develop and expand upon its five existing websites.
Redress the IIB balance.
There has been a lot of comment on the bias regarding the recent survey of brokers carried out by th...
Appointment at Groupama.
Maureen Rolf has joined Groupama as corporate development underwriter for the north-east regions. Ms...
Max Taylor to join Aon.
Max Taylor, the outgoing chairman of Lloyd's, is to join broker Aon from 2 January, as full-time dep...
Marsh's SME plans are very 'brave'.
I enjoyed reading your interview with Joe Grogan in November's PB (p24), as it gave me a profound se...
Brown steps down from Markel top slot.
Reg Brown, managing director of Markel Syndicate Management, has announced his retirement. He is due...
Bennetts: 30 job losses.
Listed home and motor intermediary Bennetts Insurance is to move into several new lines of business,...
Online competition ... Win an Ericsson R380s smartphone.
Is your mobile phone a smartphone? If not, you should enter this month's online competition as we ar...
Appointment at Devitt.
Devitt has announced a new team for its motor cycle insurance call centre at Romford. James Bridge w...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Bland Bankart has recruited Bev Cook as group marketing manager. She will devise and implement inter...
Inn on the act.
Employers have become much more vulnerable to litigation making legal expenses cover essential. Diane Smyth finds that this has lead to more brokers selling more policies and others being actively encouraged to follow suit.
Churchill goes Nationwide.
Churchill Insurance is to underwrite home contents, buildings and motor insurance policies for Natio...
Appointment at Charringtons.
Charringtons has appointed Simon Tate as dedicated underwriter with Broker Network in Harrogate. Mr ...
IIB claims brokers are against GISC.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers will make the results of its survey into brokers' regulatory pref...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Ruth Moretti (left) becomes claims controller at Peoples Choice. Ms Moretti has been with the compan...
Appointment at Alfred Blackmore.
Michael Norwell has been appointed as compliance manager for Alfred Blackmore. His responsibilities ...
Hidden treasure.
The number of people eligible for high net worth insurance is rising, but brokers should look beyond traditional guises if they want a larger share of the market, says Simon Threadgold.
BIBA: dissatisfaction continues.
Insurer's core service standards have not improved resulting in increasing broker dissatisfaction, a...
Appointment at Heath Lambert.
Heath Lambert has announced that Victor Wild has been promoted to the role of divisional director of...
Open + Direct expands.
Belfast-based financial services company Open + Direct has acquired its fourth insurance broker. It ...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Chris Trickett has been promoted to group facilities manager. Mr Trickett joined Independent Insuran...
From our daily news service ... David Pye secures more capacity.
Pye syndicate 962, relaunched by former London & Edinburgh managing director David Pye at the beginn...
Appointment at Holman Insurance.
Holman Insurance brokers has appointed two new assistant underwriters to its yacht insurance team. R...
Appointment at Kiln.
Kiln has appointed Keith Grant as company secretary. Mr Grant has several years experience of compan...