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Layton commits to insur-E.tam
Insurance software supplier insurE-com has announced a new deal withbroker Layton Blackham which wil...
Appointment at Thomas, Carroll
Thomas, Carroll has strengthened its 90-strong team with theappointment of Julie Mackie and Gareth C...
Cobra launched
A new commercial broking alliance called Cobra has been launched,with a panel that includes Allianz ...
Appointment at JL Manson
Manchester-based JL Manson has made Ray Harris operations manager. Mr Harris brings over 16 years o...
Appointment at The Bollington Group
Sue Evans has joined the motor trade division of broker The Bollington Group. She has worked in the...
Hiscox arranges event
Hiscox arranged an event with its female contacts in mind this month, taking 80 women to a private ...
NI changes to lead to Dallas Kirkland growth
Dallas Kirkland (Professions) is expecting its book of business for one-man-band professional servi...
Following the leader
Handing over a business does not always go swimmingly, whether it passes down the family line or to up-and-coming management. Simon Threadgold points out how to ensure the intentions of the out-going owner are in sync with those of their replacement.
Lifting the spirits of SMEs
Affordable cover, moulded to fit individual businesses, is possible in the small and medium-sized enterprise sector if brokers, insurers and trade bodies all pull their weight and get in line with their clients' needs, says Nicolle Farthing.
Camberford updated
Camberford Law has introduced a high net worth product called Platinum Plan. The specialist house a...
Business File - Andrew Holman, Chief executive, Holman's
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Taking over the motor book from Jensen Dickens. Q: Wh...
Autolease correction
The story Autolease: broker division (PB March, p8) incorrectly referred to Lloyds TSG. It should h...
Chief exec of FM Green wins Overheard of the month
Overheard of the month has to go to Ian Richens, chief executive of FM Green. At the Post Magazine/...
Online competition ... Win a compact Nikon camera
To sign up to Professional Broking's mid-month electronic news bulletin and get the chance to win a...
Appointment at The Davis Group
Kevin Hancock has been promoted to managing director of The Davis Group. Anthony Gardiner, formerly...
Folgate doubles expected growth
Three acquisitions worth a total of £550m premium could take the Folgate Partnership's premium inco...
Appointment at LRG
Stuart Scott and Karen Beattie have joined LRG's broker business development team. Mr Scott is busi...
BUILDING A BOOK - How to cut a rug in HNW
Cultivating relationships at the more exclusive end of the market can lead to some lucrative business opportunities. Carl Gledhill offers some advice on building a successful high net worth line and looking after VIP policyholders
News in brief
Aon has become the first foreign insurance broker to be licensed inIndia, having entered the market ...
Welsh farmers 'to dump dead sheep'
A Welsh Assembly member and farmer has said he fears farmers in the region are considering dumping a...
HUB BROKERS - At the hub of the net-worth networks
Access to the HNW sector is getting difficult as carriers rationalise agency agreements. But the brokers insurers have chosen to stay with are evolving into regional 'placement centres' for smaller intermediaries, writes Richard Brunger
Falmouth scallopers accused of endangering rare seaweed
Conservationists in the west country have gone head-to-head withC ornish fishermen over the future o...
Folgate: Yorkshire spread
The Folgate Partnership has strengthened its presence in Yorkshire and the Home Counties with furth...
Tony Simper, Managing director, Woodstock Insurance Brokers
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Setting up Woodstock Insurance Brokers in March 2002. ...