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Appointment at Allan Chapman & James.
Louise Miller (above) has joined Allan Chapman & James as as senior sales executive working for its ...
Burke Ford expands board.
Burke Ford Insurance Brokers has expanded its management team following a series of acquisitions ove...
Appointment at Hiscox Syndicate 33.
David Turner (above) has joined Hiscox Syndicate 33 as its construction underwriter. He will underwr...
Layton defectors form new broker.
A team of five has defected from Layton Blackham Group to set up a new firm called Alliance Insuranc...
NMA confusion cleared up.
Further to the news story about Norman changing its name to that of its parent last month (PB p2) we...
Peter Burrows quits RSA UK Commercial.
Peter Burrows, director, UK commercial at Royal & SunAlliance, has resigned from the company. He ...
Ombudsman urges for responses to consultation
The Insurance Ombudsman Bureau is urging its members to respond to the Financial Services Authority/F...
With a little help from his friends.
Ex-Independent director Keith Rutter called on several key market figures to help him launch The Underwriter. He tells Tim Collison why brokers will want to trade with the company.
Stovers insures medicine cabinet for £160,000.
Stovers, one of the Towergate companies, last month insured a small medicine cabinet for £160,000. T...
Folgate pushes into new areas.
Folgate Insurance is planning to move into new areas of commercial lines business, including propert...
Appointment at Groupama.
Stephen Albutt (above) has been made head of the accident and health division at Groupama. He will b...
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Steven Nightingale has been made senior sales inspector at Independent Insurance's Leicester branch....
Rehab for insurers.
A new rehabilitation centre is to open in Manchester which will offer insurers their money back if e...
Appointment at The Beckett Group.
Ray Hollis has joined The Beckett Group as pensions consultant. He was previously with James Hay Pen...
Appointment at RP Hodson.
Mike Tomlinson, a former board member of chartered loss adjusters McLarens Toplis, has joined RP Hod...
Burrows quits RSA
Peter Burrows, director, UK commercial at Royal & SunAlliance, has resigned and will leave the compan...
Northern acquisition.
Leeds broker RP Hodson has bought financial services specialist Smith & Pinching (North). The newly-...
Agriculture Insurance Underwriting Agencies' competition winner.
Emmerdale star Claire King was in Harrogate last month to present first prize in the Agricultural In...
Appointment at Alec Finch & Co.
Alec Finch & Co has appointed Steve Vickers (above) as a director. He will be responsible for the de...
Fleet UK unveils 2-year contract.
Fleet UK, part of marketing company Rarrigini & Rosso, is offering selected brokers a two-year under...
Motor insurance premiums are continuing to rise.
Motor insurance premiums are continuing to rise, with some insurers increasing rates on certain risk...
Zurich acts on Green Flag deal
Zurich Insurance has provided a guarantee of confidentiality to its intermediaries, following concern...
Beckett Group continues expansion plan
Suffolk-based broker the Beckett Group has bought King's Lynn insurance firm Eastward Insurance Servi...