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Eastgate policies tackle law reforms.
Eastgate Assistance has launched the first in a range of after-the-event legal expenses policies und...
Ansvar offers positive rewards.
Ansvar Insurance has put together a household product that rewards policyholders with "responsible l...
Appointment at Norman Insurance.
Norman Insurance has appointed Jane Coppard as household manager, underwriting. Ms Coppard has sp...
Brokers: hiding their light.
We would like to highlight a recent statement by a leading direct insurer claiming that it is seeing...
Appointment at Angel Assistance.
Angel Assistance, the legal expenses arm of the Helphire Group, has appointed Sussanne Chambers as s...
Brokers makes fifth buy.
Hull-based insurance brokers, Oughtred & Harrison has made its fifth acquisition this year with the ...
Generali closes down its UK regional offices.
Generali's offices in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, York, Northampton, Maidstone, and Bristol have b...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Hiscox has appointed two new non-executive directors: Dr Carol Franklin Engler and Derek Netherton. ...
FSA Bill raises power fears.
What are the insurance companies doing to prevent the Financial Services and Markets Bill being pass...
Appointment at Safety Assessment Federation.
Alan Harris, engineering executive at Allianz Cornhill Engineering, has been elected chairman of the...
Sedgwick integration.
The integration of Sedgwick into the Marsh structure is not likely to be completed for another two y...
Holman adds value to HNW.
Holman Risk & Insurance Management is offering brokers a high net worth policy which boasts several ...
UK motor to suffer.
Bacon & Woodrow is forecasting that the UK motor market will suffer losses of around £1.2bn for 1998...
Assitalia UK is sponsoring exhibition.
Assitalia UK is sponsoring the first ever exhibition of the photographer Luigi Ghirri in this countr...
SVB's Fusion gives brokers control.
Lloyd's managing group SVB, has set up an Internet facility designed to give brokers increased acces...
COMMERCIAL BROKING - Mergers hit brokers hard.
The spate of insurer mergers has had a major impact on brokers. Professional Broking asked regional brokers whether they were happy with the post-merger service from insurers. Tim Collison reports.
Appointment at Town & Country Assistance.
Town & Country Assistance has promoted section head David Richardson to the role of training manager...
Exclusive - Octavian withdraws from high street.
Lloyd's motor syndicate Octavian, 1228, has withdrawn from traditional high-street broker business, ...
Report paints gloomy picture.
Standard & Poor's 1999 Insurance Market Profiles report has painted a gloomy picture of the UK provi...
Access all countries.
US-based Assurex International and Europe's Synergy have formed an alliance, creating what they clai...
Appointment at Crowe Insurance Group.
Crowe Insurance has made Paul Smith regional manager for Colchester. His role will encompass both...
Trading standards.
Business in the contracting sector is at last beginning to pick up, although insurance rates are not mirroring this improvement in performance yet, says David Fanning.
MIA - new travel policy keeps it in the family.
Specialist health insurance broker the Medical Insurance Agency (MIA) has launched a flexible annual...
Brokers get a say on insurance woes.
Brokers are often accused of moaning about the market. Over the last few years, several leading indu...