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Prescott builds on safety talks.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott met with health and safety chiefs last month to discuss how to t...
JLT and Loss Recovery Group to combine insurance and services.
Peter Franklin, managing director of JLT Corporate Recovery Risks, (left) and Malcolm Harvey, managi...
Bollington expands.
Macclesfield-based insurance broker The Bollington Group has continued its expansion, with the acqui...
Safety in numbers.
Accountants' work may not be glamorous or seem dangerous, but they still need to know they can count on insurance cover against the high risks that some areas of the profession bring, says Simon Threadgold.
GISC solvency rules have to be changed.
The General Insurance Standards Council Rulebook is a massive 44 pages long. While some in the marke...
Pulling power.
Goods in transit insurance is traditionally the preserve of the specialist broker. However, it has been greatly demystified over recent years, and general brokers could be doing more to pull in clients and reap the rewards on offer.
Takeover means name change for adjuster.
Loss adjuster and claims management organisation Cunning-ham Lindsey Group is taking on board three ...
Worrying times for brokers?
With all the recent merger upheaval and the introduction of new regulations currently rocking the world of insurance, should brokers be worrying or should they just carry on as they always have?
Cox: free quote system.
Cox Retail Division is seeking to entice brokers away from proprietary software house systems with a...
Appointment at Coversure Insurance Services.
John Hooper is to be the new operations director of Coversure Insurance Services, having spent the l...
Brokers' future debated
The future of the broker market will be debated at the Chartered Insurance Institute's annual confere...
Appointment at Link Insurance.
Darrell Drake has been appointed Link Insurance's commercial underwriting manager. Initially, Mr Dra...
Abbey wins on PI referrals.
Abbey Legal Protection has won the contract to run the only personal injury referral and no win, no ...
Home guard.
The rise in the number of people working from home is not being mirrored in the sales of homeworkers insurance policies. Steve Banner looks at why this is and how brokers can tap into this market.
Holman returns to PI three years after sale.
Holman Insurance Brokers is moving back into the professional indemnity market, just over three year...
A pile of potential?
Carried out professionally, a direct mail campaign has the capacity to be a very lucrative endeavour. John Shetcliffe says a whole new market can be opened up with careful mailing.
Cox splashes out on TV advertising.
Cox Insurance Holdings has launched a television advertising campaign publicising Cashback, a motor ...
Critical analysis.
While long-term care and private medical insurance are still in the doldrums, sales of critical illness insurance have gone from strength to strength. Keith Sankey explains why.
High win, high rates.
Fuelled by aggressive advertising campaigns, from the likes of Claims Direct, and recent high-profile court cases, the public is now far more aware about claiming for work-related injuries. Diane Smyth reports.
Peninsula is extended.
Peninsula, the employment law firm, is expanding its insurance broker arm. Peninsula offers companie...
Retirement from Crowe Insurance Group.
Michael Crowe, founder and chairman of Lloyd's managing agent Crowe Insurance Group, is to retire at...
Is diversifying dangerous?
The advent of new technology has given insurers the chance to move into non-core markets. Diane Smyth questions whether they could get their fingers burnt.
Appointment at NIG.
NIG has appointed Sylvia Kay (above) as development manager of claims operations. Ms Kay will develo...
Norwich Union and Cornhill back PIP.
NU and Cornhill are backing a new venture called Personal Insurance Plan. The insurers are underwrit...