Management
Brokers urged to take note of figures
Allianz Insurance has urged brokers to take note of new figures released by the Health and Safety Ex...
Compere takes it one joke too far at CII regional annual dinner
The president of the Ipswich, Suffolk and North Essex Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has been f...
Redundancy spurs redeployment
New figures have shown that staff redeployment levels across the insurance sector have more than dou...
SSP ranked one of top 100
SSP has been ranked one of Britain's top 100 private companies with the fastest growing profits in t...
JLT reports no signs of hardening market
Jardine Lloyd Thompson described its performance for the first quarter of the year as "ahead of the same period last year and in line with our expectations".
CII London Market appoints new chairman
David Gittings has stepped down as chairman of the London Market Faculty board with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). Adrian Ballardie of Tokio Marine Global, has been appointed to take up the position.
Zurich appoints head of UK distribution development
Zurich has appointed Mike Alcock as head of distribution development for its UK general insurance business from 1 May, 2009.
PB Leadership Training dates announced
The second PB Leadership Training for Broker Managers will begin on July 22, running one day a month for six months.
Allianz Commercial appointments
Allianz Commercial has announced several appointments at its regional branches.
Biba appoint business continuity associate
Business continuity planning consultancy Crisis Survivor has been appointed as an associate firm by the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba).
Allianz reports Q1 rise in fraudulent claims
Allianz Insurance says it has seen a steep first quarter rise in detected insurance fraud claims compared to the same period last year.
Little Book of Business Law 2009
As redundancy bites in the downturn, all the latest you need to know about employment law. Busi...
Fortis Insurance UK reports £76m profit for 2008
Fortis Insurance UK has reported £76m in non-life profits before tax and interest for 2008. This is compared with £30m in 2007, which was impacted by floods, and £77m in 2006.
All stand together
The remarkable turnout at the UK Broker Summit (see p.12-13) is evidence that, at a time of economic...
Equality - Broking gender gap closing - slowly
There are relatively few female broker managers, though the obstacles faced by women aiming for senior roles are not insurmountable, writes Katherine Brandon
Appointment at Higos Insurance Services
Higos Insurance Services has promoted Claire Blaymires to facilities director and group company secr...
Recession - Small businesses struggle in dire economy
According to the latest research from London-based business advisors BDO Stoy Hayward that was condu...
Appraisals - The evaluation process
I want to introduce an appraisal system to my business but am unsure if it is worthwhile. How would I go about implementing such a system if I do choose to use one?
Morale - Keeping the morale high ground
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Training provider introduces insurance e-learning
Marlborough Training has launched an insurance e-learning system called In Touch. The system is des...
Dedicated study and reference centre opens
The UK's first dedicated study and reference centre for insurance and financial services workers, ha...
A monthly look at who is moving where ...
Aon has hired Carl Wooding as its UK marine client manager. He has been tasked with driving Aon's no...