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Appointment at Plexus Online.
E-commerce claims and repair outfit Plexus Online has hired Rayne Ward as business development manag...
Winning ways.
Hanover Park's recent award wins have not fazed group md Keith Peraux. He talks to Diane Smyth about the company's ongoing plans for success and its refreshing attitude to management and growth.
Appointment at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain.
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has appointed Mark Kendall to its construction and physical risks team. ...
Appointment at Policy Master.
Former chairman and managing director of Quotel Mike Anstee has joined Policy Master as a non-execut...
CDL extends online directory.
Cheshire Datasystems Limited (CDL) has exclusively confirmed to PB that its online directory of brok...
Appointment at Weather Direct.
Russell Collier has been appointed manager at Weather Direct, the new weather risk division of broke...
Dickson picks up Chartwell risks.
London broker Dickson Manchester has secured renewal rights on all Chartwell business that Hiscox ca...
Counting on cash flow.
The strong pound is having a negative effect on the cash flow of the UK's manufacturing businesses. This is where premium finance can be a great boon - and there are benefits for the broker too. Steve Banner explains.
E-Commerce Watch.
Pinnacle Pet Healthcare will soon be offering lifetime pet insurance quotes on the National Veterina...
Source of business.
With outsourcing companies now able to perform a wide range of functions, even the smallest broker can benefit from the facilities on offer, says Simon Threadgold.
Appointment at Chubb.
Ronald Munro has been appointed head of external affairs for Europe at Chubb. Mr Munro joined the in...
Churchill creates 120 jobs.
Churchill Insurance is creating 120 jobs in Ipswich with the opening of an additional claims unit. T...
Drake policyholders face cancellations.
About 20,000 Drake policyholders have had to face the prospect of having their policies cancelled. ...
French insurers seek merger.
Clinicare's holding company and underwriter, the French mutual Strasbourgeoise, is to amalgamate wit...
Independent Insurance splashes out.
Once again Independent Insurance has splashed out on luxury coaches to wine, dine and inform its key...
Gatecrashing the party.
The traditional stamping ground of the specialist broker is feeling the force of change, with technologically-minded brokers and insurers gatecrashing the exclusive high net worth party proving that customised business can be done on a wider scale.
QBE drops Ensign Motor Policies.
Australian insurer QBE is to dispose of Syndicate 980, Ensign Motor Policies, at Lloyd's, following ...
Appointment at Heath Lambert Insurance Services.
David Swan has been appointed as a divisional director, Financial Institutions, at Horsham-based Hea...
Not just any start-up.
Sara Murray, managing director of new internet venture, Inspop, tells Tim Collison, about setting up the business and of the problems of getting insurers online.
Fusion launch in an instant.
Fusion, the web-based subsidiary of SVB Holdings, is introducing its fifth product since its launch ...
PB editor in the running.
Professional Broking editor Tim Collison was runner up in the consumer broadsheet category at this y...
Cover gets a lift with ECIC.
The Electrical Contractors' Insurance Company (ECIC) has linked up with the Lift and Escalator Indus...
Premiums driven up.
Motor insurance premiums have increased by an average of nearly £200 in the last six years, accordin...
Alan Boswell, Managing director, Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Starting my own business in 1982. I previously worked for ...