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Polish for Diamond.
Countrywide has added to its commercial quote system Diamond. Countrywide Shop and Countrywide Diamo...
Appointment at Cornhill.
Cornhill Insurance has appointed John Knowles as IT executive. John was previously head of claims an...
Folgate's bigger parent.
Folgate's Germany parent company Wurtembergische AG has merged with German bank and buildings societ...
What's at stake?
The government's green paper on pension reform outlines the proposed stakeholder pension. Ian Lindisfarne asks what this could mean for brokers.
Stress at school.
Zurich Municipal is warning the problems of rising stress levels in schools. The local authority ...
Appointment at AUA Insurance.
AUA Insurance has appointed three new directors: Paul Mosley as household underwriting director, Ste...
Bask in the glory of winning an award.
This is your chance to get the recognition you deserve and to step onto the podium at the Royal Albe...
Award honours Harrison.
The Yorkshire and Northern region of BIIBA has created 'The Gordon Harrison Memorial Award' in honou...
Scottish Equitable in restructure to boost position in market.
Scottish Equitable has restructured into three separate companies and has changed its name to Aegon ...
Appointment at Pound Gates and Co.
Ipswich-based insurance broker Pound Gates and Company has made four new appointments as part of a r...
Level of gratuitous nudity.
Overheard was very surprised at the level of gratuitous nudity in the insurance world last month. Fi...
Andrew Torrance tipped to become general manager of Cornhill.
Andrew Torrance (right) is being tipped to succeed Dennis Loretto as general manager of Cornhill whe...
Greater unity.
AXA Insurance has relaunched Unity Working from Home policy. The cover has been enhanced to include ...
Another tough year.
Last year was yet another year of great change for nearly all concerned in the insurance industry. Tim Collison takes a look back at some of the major events of the last 12 months.
Countrywide brokers take the lead with proactive marketing.
A group of Countrywide brokers are beating off the competition in the household market and achieving...
Will CGU behave like the old GA?
I read the letter about General Accident headed 'Call to arms' (PB, Nov, p15) with great interest an...
Regional alliance to compete with bigger brokers.
Eight East Anglian brokers have followed in the footsteps of The Broker Alliance and Unitas and join...
NIG Skandia.
NIG Skandia has asked us to make clear that contrary to a statement made in the last issue of Profes...
Phase Two 'will be workable'.
The IFA Association is confident that Phase Two of the Pensions Review will be able to go ahead this...
Time for brokers to stick together.
Together we stand, divided we fall. It is a very old cliche, but in the broking world its meaning no...
Appointment at Colonia Baltica.
Amanda Lewis has joined Colonia Baltica Insurance Ltd to establish and develop its contingency and s...
Wren buys Masthead.
Wren, Lloyd's insurance group, has bought Masthead Insurance Underwriting for £49m. The takeover inc...
RSA travels upmarket.
Royal & Sun Alliance has developed a travel insurance product for high net worth customers. Prime...
Garry Heath.
Recently, the IFA Association has come in for considerable criticism for the way in which we are dea...