Management
Goss, Sagars and AIM all add to list of acquisitions.
Acquisition activity has gained paced, with Goss & Co Insurance Brokers, Sagars and Alliance Insuran...
Appointment at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Ian Peters has joined the insurance claims services team at PricewaterhouseCoopers....
BIBA and CII ally with Broker Assess.
The Chartered Insurance Institute has joined forces with the British Insurance Brokers' Association ...
Westinsure adds to network.
West Country insurance broking group Westinsure has added FMS Insurance Services to its network. FMS...
Appointment at Berkeley Burke Bespoke Brokers.
Berkeley Burke Bespoke Brokers has made two appointments. Tim Maxted (above, right) has joined as ma...
Online revolution.
As more and more companies are switching on to the benefits of internet transactions, brokers are swapping their pens for keyboards in an effort to streamline working habits. Steve Banner explains.
An adequate training programme for a medium-sized broker.
Q: I run a medium-sized broker. Should I be taking the training of my 10 staff more seriously and if so, how much should I spend?
Zurich online system fails to ask the right questions.
Zurich has been forced to review all 50 trades on its small business facility, after a broker discov...
National feel for Allianz Cornhill key account management.
In response to the recent increase in the number of broker networks and alliances, Allianz Cornhill ...
Linton denies FSA regulation will force smaller brokers to close.
The Financial Services Authority is considering the needs of small brokers and will seek to ensure r...
Porticus set up for HNW private clients.
A new high net worth personal lines brokerage, Porticus Insurance Consultants, has been set up to pr...
PB organises roadshows to make FSA compliance sense.
Professional Broking is hosting a series of roadshows to help brokers prepare for Financial Services...
Stand alone.
Paul Dickson, managing director of Dickson Insurance Brokers, explains why he is happy to go it alone, choosing to maintain his independence rather than merge or acquire. Nicolle Farthing reports.
Appointment at UnumProvident.
Group risk insurer UnumProvident has appointed Colin Skeen as non-executive director. He was previou...
Part of the bigger picture.
Outsourcing claims management takes some of the heat out of the claims process, freeing brokers to concentrate on the front end of the business. Not getting tied down by minutiae can make for a more efficient service, finds Nicolle Farthing.
CII looks to educate and train
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) intends to mount a concertedcampaign to educate the nation's...
AUL and Call Assist's new building damaged
Agency Underwriting Ltd (AUL) and sister company Call Assist almosthad to call off the recent offici...
Insurer sites not for sore eyes
The UK's major insurers have been found wanting when it comes to thestandards of their websites, acc...
Claims - Appointment at Autoglass
Autoglass has named Nigel Doggett as its new managing director. Hewill take over from Ian Carlisle, ...
Cornhill plans intermediary services suite
Allianz Cornhill's national sales manager, Colin Bates, revealed thatthe insurer is looking at a new...
Risk perspectives - Building a better risk profile
News that the Department of Trade and Industry has ordered a reviewinto the growing construction ins...
Financial Services - Appointment at
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has appointed Ian Peters to join itsinsurance claims service team. Ian ...
Insurers - Appointment at UnumProvident
Group risk insurer UnumProvident has appointed Colin Skeen as anon-executive director on its board. ...
Coles is new MD at Robins
GAB Robins has appointed a new managing director to bolster itsboardroom, in the wake of the departu...