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Rosy future for Capita.
Outsourcing group Capita has reported record profits and is predicting a rosy future. The company's ...
Appointment at Lumley Insurance Consultants.
Lumley Insurance Consultants has made a string of appointments to its sales and marketing team. Shau...
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Bland Bankart has appointed Philip Bladon as a risk manager. He has 20 years of practical experience...
Admiral acquires Inspop.
Inspop, the online intermediary, has been acquired by Admiral for an undeclared sum. The future d...
Paymentshield launches CD quotation system.
UK protection provider Paymentshield has launched Inertia, a free CD quotation system for brokers. ...
Appointment at Budget.
Andrew Bentley and Matthew Gledhill have joined Budget. Mr Bentley is the director of commercial ins...
Appointment at Wellington Underwriting.
John Barton has been made non-executive director of Wellington Underwriting. Mr Barton is currently ...
Still failing to deliver?
The inquiry into Equitable Life is peppered with flaws but at least it is underway - unlike a Treasury inquiry into the likes of the Independent.
At the wheel.
Unhappy about soaring premiums and a laissez-faire attitude from insurers in the taxi market, Nigel Hendry and Tim Cooper launched an initiative to contain costs and improve standards in the sector. Catherine Tennant finds out how.
Allianz Cornhill teams up with AA for household pilot.
Allianz Cornhill has piloted a new household product with the AA and intends to expand its household...
Going round in circles?
Winning the business is one thing, servicing it and keeping it is another. John Berry looks at how a variety of outsourcing initiatives can help insurers and brokers survive in today's increasingly competitive market place.
MBO at MiniBusPlus
The executive directors of specialist wholesale minibus insurance broker, MiniBusPlus Ltd, have purch...
Group PA and business travel from AKA
Anthony Kidd Agencies has unveiled a new group personal accident and business travel policy, aimed at...
Industry in shock following US terrorist attacks
Professional Broking and its sister titles would like to extend their condolences to all those who ha...
Continued expansion for the Broker Network
Edinburgh-based broker Castle Cairn is the latest company to sign up to the Broker Network. Establi...
Ansvar revamps charity policy
Ansvar has updated its combined policy for charities and voluntary organisations, Charity Connect. ...
MMA backs travel safety campaign
Broker-only insurer MMA has signed up to the 'Know before you go' travel advice campaign, launched by...
Broker Network hits the road
The Broker Network is inviting insurance brokers from across the UK to find out more about its servic...
Altered images.
White-collar workers are taking up an increasing proportion of the contractors market. Diane Smyth reports on the changing face of the sector.
Appointment at AUL.
Lynsey Russell and Kerrie Bonner have joined the travel underwriting department of AUL. They previou...
Kevin Young, Chairman, Argyll Insurance Brokers.
Q: What was your best decision or deal? A: To set up Argyll Insurance Brokers in 1991 with the ful...
Is there any point in playing by the GISC rules?
Over the past few months, we have been "put though the hoop" by General Insurance Standards Council ...
ChoiceQuote gets boost from CSC.
ChoiceQuote Insurance Services, the UK's first independent intermediary to offer online motorcycle q...
Appointment at Marsh.
Marsh has made a string of appointments. Judy Jones has joined Marsh's risk consulting team where sh...