Management
Marsh appoints new business continuity chief
Rod Ratsma succeeds Martin Caddick as leader of Marsh's UK business continuity management team
Darling increases National Insurance again; small business tax increase deferred
Chancellor Alistair Darling announces his pre-Budget report
DAS Little Book of Business Law 2009 (part two)
Beating the swine flu pandemic and keeping on top of employment law
2009: stepping into the unknown
A near-catastrophic global banking collapse and the worst recession in living memory have all affected insurance broking. Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the big stories from an unprecedented year.
Interview - Douglas McWilliams, CEBR: Critique of a crisis
Douglas McWilliams, chief executive officer at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, is paid to make judgements on the economy. Andrew Tjaardstra sought his expert verdict on the current turbulence and asked him some fundamental questions about…
Bridging the customer relationship void
Rachel Gordon investigates how brokers can use technology to stay closer to clients and to spread knowledge across the business.
A year of trial and tribulation
Editor Andrew Tjaardstra reflects on a challenging year
Oxygen makes Sunday Times list
Oxygen makes number four in in top 100 fastest-growing companies
Brit prepares for Peter Burrows' retirement
Brit group CEO Dane Douetil implements management restructure in UK division ahead of planned 2010 retirement
RBS commercial motor manager moves to LV
Paul Miles will adopt the role when Jim Lee retires in the new year
QBE strengthens PI team
Nicola Marshall appointed as senior underwriter
LFC Insurance director leaves to take on charity role
Andy Thorn will be replaced by Mike Hall
Willis hires new MD
Michiel Bakker will be responsible for developing Willis Capital Markets and Advisory unit in Europe
LIU Europe hires London casualty manager
Sean Rocks, LIU Europe's CEO, said the hire fits with the company's strategy to expand its regional and national presence for writing liability risks
Argo appoints new CFO
Ciaran O'Connell to replace Nick Denniston as chief financial officer
Fitzmaurice reveals Hastings' affinity plans as branch opens
Hastings Direct chief talks one year on from MBO
The youth of today
Temporary Cover CEO, Alan Inskip, talks to Martin Friel about his meteoric rise through the ranks
AMII unveils plans for more 'broker-friendly' PMI training
Collaboration with CII to be launched next year
Aviva unveils new GI chief
David McMillan will become the new CEO of UK general insurance
Capita chairman stands down
Eric Walters will be replaced as chairman by Martin Bolland in the New Year
Ace appoints corporate casualty manager
It follows the announcement of a new operating structure for Ace UK
Mike Smith to leave Provident
Smith to take over as MD at Ink Underwriting
Purple Partnership's Les Brewin to take over as MD
Current managing director, Bob Parkins, to return to his own brokerage
Equity Direct Broking appoints MD
David Birch has been promoted to the newly-created role of managing director