Management
All fired up.
Starting as a niche broker and then developing to personal lines, David Hinks hopes to expand Firebond further. Angela Faherty reports.
Composite Legal Expenses relaunches quotation system.
Composite Legal Expenses is to launch the third version of its commercial and personal legal expense...
Rubicon: high-street consultancy.
The Rubicon Corporation has launched a consultancy division called Rubicon Dynamics. The new divi...
CII looks towards setting an international insurance standard.
The Chartered Insurance Institute is setting up an internationally recognised insurance qualificatio...
News from the industry.
Never mind the Enron scandal, Overheard was shocked to see the low moral standards of the City in a ...
CII concerned over Miller.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has expressed its concern for members affected by the fail...
Conference soundbites.
Professor Nigel Waite, chief executive of The Canford Centre, said: "For far too long the financial ...
Appointment at Ockham.
Ross Dunlop, previously non-executive deputy chairman, has become executive chairman of Ockham. Andr...
A Smart move.
Leigh Smart was young and ambitious when he bought Roberts and Davis and his confidence has paid off. The company now earns a gross premium income of £27m and, as Diane Smyth finds out, will not stop there.
How an LLP can be a broker's flexible friend.
Q: How is becoming a Limited Liability Partnership beneficial for a brokerage? A: The principle b...
Should brokers stay linked to the GISC?
Q: We joined the General Insurance Standards Council some time ago but, as this will cease to exist ...
Appointment at The Miller Insurance Group.
The Miller Insurance Group has appointed two new directors, Jonathan Fussell and Simon Scholfield. M...
Appointment at Henderson Insurance Group.
Contractsure, specialist construction insurance subsidiary of the Henderson Insurance Group, has mad...
Appointment at Axiom.
Axiom Claims Consulting has appointed Ian Henderson to head the forensic services division of its sp...
Appointment at Composite Legal Expenses.
Alan Walters has joined Composite Legal Expenses as claims operations manager....
All together now.
Premium finance providers are starting to give brokers what they want - more flexible terms, training and access to more lucrative personal lines business - in an attempt to secure their loyalty. Simon Threadgold finds out more.
Do not hurry young development.
I believe the editor of Professional Broking rightly champions the young (May 2002, p15) but they ne...
Perfect vision?
Premium insurance providers don't seem to be able to put a foot wrong these days and as a result business is booming. David Fanning finds out their secrets for success.
Just that little bit extra.
As Bear Gryll pointed out at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference, the word extra is the only difference between ordinary and extraordinary. The industry should pick up on this to reap performance and satisfaction benefits.
E-Commerce Watch.
The Chartered Insurance Institute and Life Insurance Association have gone into partnership to launc...
Juicy benefits.
More and more brokers are savouring the delights of the premium finance market - the business provides a welcome boost to their income and clients are given lower rates than those usually offered by insurers, says Steve Banner.
CII Birmingham conference.
The Chartered Insurance Institute is holding its UK Insurance and Financial Services Conference in t...
New insurer PRI on target for September deadline.
The UK's newest insurer, PRI Group, began trading last month and is on target to start writing busin...
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