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Hiscox snaps up Chartwell bargain.
Hiscox has bought Chartwell Underwriting's regional operation for just £500,000. The acquisition ...
John of all trades.
John Shetcliffe talks to Tim Collison about his new consultancy, which advises on all areas of insurance broking, a venture for which he is ideally suited considering the wide scope of his 25 years' experience in the market.
Window on the church market.
Church insurance is a potentially attractive sector for those brokers looking for a niche in which there are relatively few players. However, specialists already account for 75% of business, so divine inspiration may be called for, says Steve Banner.
Good turn out for Parliamentary Reception.
The great and the good turned out for this year's Parliamentary Reception hosted by John Greenway MP...
E-Commerce watch.
Bennett Mant Insurance Services in Bournemouth believes it may be on the way to setting a record in ...
CE&B faces redundancies.
Cunningham Ellis & Buckle is making 125 staff redundant. The job losses will mainly be on the person...
NCM set to launch online credit service.
The credit insurer NCM plans to launch an electronic online service for customers in the summer. It ...
Appointment at Aon Group Limited Claims Consultancy.
Mike Palmer has been promoted to new business development director of Aon Group Limited Claims Consu...
Appointment at Key Choice.
Tim Giles and Sally Williams (above) have joined Key Choice, the marketing services group of Compute...
Ansvar broadens community group cover.
Youth groups, mother and toddler groups, playschools, nurseries and after-school clubs have been add...
Hill House Hammond has novel idea.
Hill House Hammond has hit upon a novel medium for advertising its services. The Norwich Union-owned...
Study highlights fraud issue.
According to new research by Royal & SunAlliance, two-thirds of those surveyed believe people would ...
Appointment at Groupama.
Phil Bristow has been appointed Groupama's regional underwriting controller, responsible for its und...
NU announces its senior team.
The legal process to merge CGU and Norwich Union has been completed, with the newly-formed CGNU anno...
Appointment at Smart & Cook.
The Harrogate-based broking group Smart & Cook has appointed Simon Beer (above) as IT manager. He ha...
Ariston is takeover number 14 for Layton.
Layton Blackham has made its 14th acquisition in three years with the purchase of Ariston Services, ...
Experian - new online quoting.
Information solutions provider Experian has launched an Internet-enabled insurance quotation system ...
New start for Miles Smith.
Broker Miles Smith hopes to be trading again at Lloyd's by the end of the year with backing from a m...
Travel bargain.
Broker Brands has launched an updated version of its travel insurance quotation system for brokers, ...
Quality fleet.
Risk management is playing an increasingly important role in many areas of insurance not least fleet insurance where the pressure is on within companies to keep fleet-running costs - including insurance - to the absolute minimum, says Andrew Newman.
Ward Evans employs headhunter to seek staff.
Broker Ward Evans has taken the unusual step of employing its own headhunter to help it meet its tar...
Zurich Financial Services goes live.
The general insurance arm of Zurich Financial Services has gone live with a new advertising campaign...
Appointment at Collegiate Insurance Brokers.
Matthew Myles has joined Collegiate Insurance Brokers as account development manager. His responsibi...
Gun deal renamed.
Sporting Insurance Services (SIS) has renamed its Shotgun and Firearm policy Gunsure. The insurance,...