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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...
Make your mind up time.
Many composite brokers are having to decide whether it is worth continuing with life and pensions business. Jennifer Jarrett offers some guidance on this difficult decision process.
10th Parliamentary Reception.
The good and the great turned out at the end of last year for the 10th Parliamentary Reception hoste...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Former Transport Secretary John MacGregor MP has been appointed to the main board of Friends Provide...
Commercial deal for small brokers.
Hartley Cooper & Warner has improved its commercial facility, Commercial Line, by offering higher st...
Motor market losses will hit £2bn by 2000.
Actuary Bacon & Woodrow has warned UK motor insurers to brace themselves for underwriting losses of ...
Appointment at BEIB.
Bloodstock broker Geoff Raggett has retired after over 35 years in the market. Mr Raggett was former...
A rare breed.
A handful of niche brokers continue to dominate the equine market. However, David Fanning says it is still possible for enthusiastic non-specialists to make their mark.
Appointment at HSBC.
Sir John Carter has been appointed an adviser to the board of HSBC Investment Bank, where he will he...
Appointment at R.L. Davison & Co.
Bob Crothers (above) has joined the wholesale account team of specialist Lloyd's broker R.L. Davison...
PMI market share (by no of schemes).
The private medical insurance market is now dominated by two insurers which hold close to a 70% mark...
BIIBA calls for Y2K checks.
At least 1000 brokers still need to upgrade their software systems to ensure they are millennium-com...
The sick nurse.
Millennium Insurance Brokers has put together a policy to protect nursing homes against the absence ...
Ads herald fight against fraud.
The Association of British Insurers is tackling the problem of fraud head-on with the launch of a ma...
IBRC acts to simplify PI compliance for brokers.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is to approach insurers in a bid to simplify the way in w...
ICM snapped up by Aon.
Aon has acquired IRISC Claims Management (ICM), one of the largest specialist insurance services ope...