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Unitas: adds tenth member.
National broking alliance Unitas has signed up its tenth member, Aberdeen-based Central Insurance Se...
Neil Utley for panto?
With the pantomime season just around the corner, Overheard thinks it may have found a budding star....
Unum gets more support.
Unum, the income protection insurer, is to open a new administrative centre in Bristol. The company ...
Appointment at Beazley.
Beazley has made Paul Bromley the underwriter responsible for the binding authority book of business...
Appointment at Alfred Blackmore Group.
Alfred Blackmore Group has recruited Stephen Hodson as its marketing manager. Mr Hodson previously w...
Appointment at Friends Provident.
Howard Carter has been appointed as an executive director. Mr Carter has been with the company since...
Capita to buy Eastgate Group.
Outsourcing and service provider The Eastgate Group is believed to be in the final stages of being b...
Is it still viable for brokers to have company cars?
Q: Am I right in thinking the cost of my company car and that of my co-directors is going to go up? ...
Appointment at SecureHealth.
SecureHealth has hired Steve Grant as national sales manager. Mr Grant was formerly southern region ...
CNA Maritime and TT Club join forces.
Insurers CNA Maritime and the TT Club have launched ThruCargo, a joint venture cargo insurance produ...
GISC changes received revenue definition.
The General Insurance Standards Council has altered its definition of deducting revenue on a receive...
BIBA forced to ditch net plan.
The British Insurance Brokers Association has ditched its internet initiative and is now considering...
Jewellery appraisal and valuation service launched.
Loss Management Group, the independent jewellery claims specialist, is launching a jewellery apprais...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Usecolor, Royal & Sunalliance's online service for small businesses, has appointed Gerry Callaghan a...
Looks can be deceiving.
There are several policies available in the uninsured loss recovery market that appear to offer the same standard as the rest. But, as Veronica Cowan finds out, they do not all deliver what they suggest.
AA SURVEY SHOWS PREMIUM RISES.
The AA has published its British insurance premium index for quarter three 2000, showing that car in...
E-Commerce Watch.
The Loss Recovery Group has launched a website, www.lossrecoveryinsurance.com. Emma Viney, developme...
Appointment at Charrington's.
Charrington's has appointed Terry Newson (above) as director of professional indemnity. Mr Newson br...
Are you communicating?
Communication skills are key to the success of a telemarketing campaign, but there is a balance to be struck between knowing when to talk and when to listen as well as knowing how to. John Shetcliffe explains.
Flood damage expected to exceed £30m.
Loss adjusters at the scene of recent floods in the South East expect the total damage to far exceed...
CBI: new offence concerns.
The Confederation of British Industry has warned that government proposals for the new offence of co...
Chubb gets box seats.
Chubb Europe has relocated its UK Marine Department to its third floor 'box' at Lloyd's. Michael Cod...
Off the beaten track.
While new entrants like the supermarkets are muscling in on the travel insurance sector, the travel agents still dominate. However, their policies are standard, so brokers must specialise, says Diane Smyth.
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BUPA announces new chairman Bryan Sanderson will take over as BUPA's chairman at the company's ann...