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Appointment at Sirius.
Sirius has appointed Chris Moseley to business development manager for MasterPlan, its schemes subsi...
Gauntlet trademark raised.
London-based specialist hotel insurance brokers Landau Manson and Partners has purchased the Gauntle...
Groupama: full cycle EDI for all current private motor products.
Groupama Personal Insurances has transferred Sirius and CSC Quotel users to full cycle electronic da...
All sewn up?
Brokers should cotton on to the possibility of widening their market reach through a sponsorship programme. Debbie Cowan describes how such an initiative could have a favourable outcome for all concerned.
Discount rates not set in stone.
Though the Lord Chancellor's decision to set discount rates for personal injury damages at 2.5% was short of what was hoped, a review may be possible.
GISC forced to further postpone rule F42.
The General Insurance Standards Council has been forced to postpone the date by which transitional a...
Croweonline launches annual Green Card cover.
croweonline.com is offering Annual Green Card cover to UK truck operators through its registered bro...
Appointment at Axa Assistance.
Elena Miguens (left) has been appointed by Axa Assistance as managing director. She was previously g...
Appointment at Rural Insurance.
Rural Insurance Group has recruited Joanne Walker and Chris Shaw. Ms Walker has been made commercial...
Cassidy drives at taxi sector.
West Midlands-based broker Cassidy Financial Consultants has launched a risk management programme des...
BIBA offers broker software directory.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has unveiled a software directory in association with tec...
NU announces office closures.
Norwich Union will close seven regional offices and make staff reductions in its remaining 45 branch...
All under lock and key?
Ensuring high net worth clients have adequate cover for their valuables is as difficult as ensuring they have adequate security so brokers would benefit from adopting a more hands-on approach to make it easier to keep up-to-date. Simon Threadgold…
Countrywide commercial.
Countrywide has launched a new commercial range to its members, underwritten by Fortis Insurance. Th...
Flex your muscles.
Brokers in the UK have yet to make their web-presence felt in the private medical insurance market. They should follow the US lead, says Leslie Smith, and leap into the benefits of cyberspace.
Appointment at Oughtred & Harrison.
Oughtred & Harrison has announced the appointment of Steven Whelan as chief executive of financial p...
Appointment at Willis.
Willis has made several appointments. Janet Coolick has been made chief administration officer and h...
Patience is wearing thin.
The recent bout of scandals to have befallen the insurance industry has aroused much interest from MPs who are demanding answers from the FSA.
Sirius divides by five.
Sirius Group is dividing its UK operations into five businesses: solutions, systems, insurance distr...
Appointment at MMA.
MMA has recruited Bob Still as claims operations manager. Mr Still brings over 25 years of experienc...
E-Commerce Watch.
MCS has been awarded a SMART Grant of over £90,000 by the Department of Trade and Industry, towards ...
LocuMotion: key cover for SMEs.
New company LocuMotion has launched Locum Cover, a key person insurance administered by First Assist...
Acturis attracts two more.
Brokers Layton Blackham and The Beckett Group have got on board Acturis, the online trading platform...
History repeating itself.
Independent is not the first insurance company to have had such a spectacular fall from grace and, despite belonging to what is considered an over-regulated industry, it is unlikely to be the last.