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Hercules disputes accusation of disiplinary action.
Hercules Property Services has denied it could face disciplinary action by the London Stock Exchange...
Agency cull forces broker to sell
Wakefield-based insurance broker Milnes House Securities has been forced to sell up to the TL Dallas ...
Bigger and better.
Alfred Blackmore was once a small, old fashioned and underperforming firm. Tim Collison finds out how it was transformed into one of the leading brokers in the UK.
Rasche rumoured to be working on MBO.
Former head of CSC's general insurance division David Rasche, who quit the company last month, is be...
New net system will 'slash costs'.
Hot on the heels of the launch of 24 7, commercial brokers are about to be offered an internet-based...
Investec buys Fedsure business
The Investec Group - which includes broker division Investec Insurance - has acquired the financial s...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Peoples Choice has appointed Jonathan Blackmore as marketing controller. Mr Blackmore will be based ...
Evaluating performance.
The Insurance Ombudsman Bureau has commissioned Peter Tyldesley, senior lecturer in financial servic...
John L Davison, Chairman, RL Davison.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Setting up my own company in 1972, the spur being much nee...
Towergate: mid net worth launch.
Towergate Strovers, part of the Towergate Underwriting Group, has launched Goldmark, a household pro...
Appointment at Heath Lambert.
Heath Lambert has made a string of promotions in its Wakefield office. Jane Crummack (above left) ha...
Travel policy update for Chubb.
Chubb Europe has updated its annual travel insurance, available to Masterpiece policyholders. The...
Influence your local MP.
The flooding in the south east of England has brought insurance to the forefront of the public's mind. With the general election looming, it will be interesting to see how MPs react.
Neil Utley for panto?
With the pantomime season just around the corner, Overheard thinks it may have found a budding star....
Appointment at Alfred Blackmore Group.
Alfred Blackmore Group has recruited Stephen Hodson as its marketing manager. Mr Hodson previously w...
Capita to buy Eastgate Group.
Outsourcing and service provider The Eastgate Group is believed to be in the final stages of being b...
Appointment at Bollington Group.
Phil Jones joins the Bollington group as IT manager and will be responsible for developing new initi...
Towergate Underwriting set to expand operations into Europe.
Towergate Underwriting is looking to expand its operations into Europe, and is also setting up an ou...
Westinsure Anada acquires two brokers.
West country broking alliance Westinsure Anada plc has acquired the business of two Swindon-based ge...
The best candidate.
Ensuring that vacancies are filled by the most appropriate person need not be problematic. Tim Collison reports on the options available to brokers.
Size does matter.
Chris Blackham explains to Diane Smyth how he successfully steered Layton Blackham to its present status, and where he intends to go from here.
Solicitors welcome bullying judgement
Solicitors Vizards Oldham has welcomed yesterday's decision in the case Bradford-Smart v West Sussex ...
Colin Birch, MD Towergate Holiday Homes and Towergate Strovers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Joining Towergate Group in January 1999. Q: What was yo...
Another good buy for Open.
Open + Direct, the Ulster-based financial services company, has acquired West Midlands broker Footma...