Management
Perkins Slade disposes of office
Sutton Winson purchases Petersfield office of Birmingham broker
Questgates grows UK teams
The loss adjuster said it is the first phase of a new recruitment drive
THB boosts board
THB Group has added a new executive director to its main board
Market Moves
A monthly look at who is moving where
Belfast staff feel brunt of Zurich's latest redundancies
The redundancies were a result of the insurer's decision to relocate its small to medium-sized enterprise package business
FSA stands by the need for increased SIF consultation
Senior appointment scrutiny to affect smaller brokers too
What the papers say
Insurance Age editor, Martin Friel, talks to David Ross, head of media relations at the CII, and Insurance Age news editor Louise Meeson about how the press dealt with the leading stories in October
Hiscox announces senior claims roles
Appointments bolster retail and London market division
Heath Lambert hires ex-JLT director to head-up employee benefits division
The move follows the resignation of Heath Lambert MD Mike Bruce
Marsh raids JLT for new senior hire
Simon Curtis succeeds Ian Clarke as chief operating officer
Heath Lambert MD quits
After 11 years with the company, Mike Bruce will not be directly replaced
Marsh hires new CEO for UK Affinity
Markey leaves MD position at Lifestyle Services to take on new role
Willis CFO defects to Aviva
A search has been launched to find a suitable replacement
New employee and private client division for Towergate
Broker launches Towergate Financial London as part of Towergate Financial
Insurance Age TV - Aviva and the future
At last week's PB Management Event Louise Meeson and Liz McMahon talked to delegates to get their views on the issues of the day
NIG appoints new underwriting chiefs
The insurer has appointed Martin Hall as director of commercial underwriting and Steve Symonds as head of regional underwriting
Marsh appoints new board member
Former PricewaterhouseCoopers partners, Peter Box, has been made a non-executive independent director
Change in the wind
Goodwill continues to figure high on the list of accounting matters for many brokers, though other issues are appearing on the horizon, writes Philip Smith.
Keeping IT up to date
Why is the regulator interested in my firm's information technology capability? We have a broking program from one of the leading companies, surely that is enough to keep them satisfied?
Become a trusted guide
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Ringing in the changes
Emmanuel Kenning looks at a report which says engagement approaches could improve competitiveness.
PB conference inspires and warns brokers
Emmanuel Kenning revisits the highlights of PB's first full-day conference.
Well-established principals
We are often told that the small and medium-size, family-run insurance broker is dead but, according to Simon Bolam and daughter Valerie McIntee of Edinburgh-based EH Ranson & Co, that is far from the case, writes Edward Murray.
Igal Mayer to return to North America
Current UK life boss, Mark Hodges, takes on joint CEO role for general insurance and life