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Insurancevillage sets out its stall.
Insurancevillage, the online and telephone insurance broker launched last Autumn, hopes to acquire 1...
Beckett continues expansion plan with another acquisition.
The Beckett Group has made its fifth acquisition in four years, and plans to make another big acquis...
insurE-com continues to go from strength to strength.
Internet software house insurE-com has signed up a further 278 intermediaries and gained the approva...
Appointment at Thomas Miller
Christopher Brown has joined managers Thomas Miller. He will spend a year in Miller's London office b...
Appointment at Clyde & Co
Clyde & Co has appointed nine new partners. Mark Fennessy has corporate recovery experience, Nicholas...
Fusion begins regional network.
Fusion Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Lloyd's insurer SVB, has opened a regional office in Leed...
Primary breakdown cover.
Primary Insurance Group has launched continental breakdown cover for self-drive holidays abroad. The...
Appointment at Das
Das has expanded its team of broker account handlers with Louise Workman (left) joining the Southern ...
IIB launches its Insureright website.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers will go live at the end of June with Insureright. It is developin...
Annual insurance growth.
Annual travel insurance is now more popular than single-trip cover, says Club Direct. "With 49% of h...
RSA offers property owners protection against defects.
Royal & SunAlliance has launched a defects policy, which meets standards set by the British Property...
Appointment at Alan Boswell
Alan Boswell has recruited experienced insurance executive Richard Beevor. He has almost 20 years exp...
DAS: new arrangement.
Countrywide Insurance Marketing has come to a new arrangement with DAS, giving all members access to...
Appointment at Moore Stephens
Geoff Boardman and Tim Beauchamp have both joined Moore Stephens. Mr Beauchamp is the new insurance c...
Wholesale success.
Paying equal heed to management as broking has seen wholesale broker Thompson Heath & Bond go from strength to strength. Catherine Tennant talks to Vic Thompson about his strategy for success.
Brokers bemoan ongoing poor service.
Insurers are still failing to deliver a decent level of service, according to brokers attending a rou...
Happy hour?
It is uncertain exactly how the proposed Government legislation regarding licensing laws will affect the insurance industry, though brokers should be prepared to reassess clients' requirements, finds Anne Simon.
When brokers live in insurers' pockets.
A worrying trend seems to be gathering pace in the insurance market - that is insurance companies bu...
A stand for individuality.
The trend towards a blanket approach to underwriting leaves no room for individual flair and undermines further still the professional status of the broker.
Overheard
Summer is here and silly season is upon us. Overheard has been out and about making the most of the s...
Dual creditor protection offer.
GE Financial Insurance has launched a dual creditor insurance product called Payment Protection Plus...
Aon: top 10 analysis.
Aon has analysed the top 10 risks facing Britain's largest organisation and found loss of reputation...
E-Commerce Watch - Lloyd's launches croweonline.com
Lloyd's motor insurer Crowe Syndicate 963 has launched croweonline.com, allowing brokers to obtain sa...
Appointment at Equifax
Equifax has recruited Tony Wilson to head its commercial information services division....