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Citibond upgrades its Young Traveller policy.
Citibond Travel Consultants, a division of Citybond Financial Planning, has upgraded its Young Trave...
Appointment at Towergate.
Towergate Underwriting Group has appointed Colin Birch as sales development director of Strovers. He...
Hiscox boosts capacity for its terrorism cover.
Hiscox Insurance has made a greater commitment to the UK terrorism market by increasing capacity for...
Increasing the pressure.
A sprinkler system is an effective safeguard against fire damage, but only if the water pressure is correct, says Richard Wyatt.
New brand in motor.
Hill House Hammond has launched a new car insurance brand called Silverstone Insurance Services foll...
Direct Line set to expand into non-standard motor.
Direct Line is integrating its operations with sister company Privilege, in a move that is likely to...
Annual gross fire claims.
The cost of commercial fire claims continues to rise with losses costing business an average of £1.6...
The trouble with mergers.
The current trend for mergers and acquisitions among UK companies, and the added risk that such activity attracts, has made D&O cover a very important consideration for many businesses, says Simon Threadgold.
Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Independent Insurance has appointed Rob Wakeham as regional manager, St Albans. He has been regional...
DAS enhances legal protection policy to cater for new laws.
DAS Legal Expenses has revamped its commercial legal protection policy to cater for new legislation....
Ombudsman broker members trickle in.
Since the Insurance Ombudsman opened its doors to brokers and intermediaries at the end of 1997, jus...
Appointment at Insurex Expo-Sure.
Russell Collier (above), has joined event and conference insurance specialists, Insurex Expo-Sure as...
Appointment at East Midlands Insurance Brokers.
Richard Salt has joined the board of East Midlands Insurance Brokers where he will be responsible fo...
Appointment at Drewe Insurance.
Andy Tedstone has joined Drewe Insurance as marine manager. He joins from RA Carter Insurance where ...
Tribunal ruling on RSA redundancies delayed.
The manufacturing Science and Finance Union's attempt to seek compensation for 5000 staff made redun...
Torrance on the move.
Cornhill has confirmed that former ITT London & Edinburgh managing director Andrew Torrance will tak...
Appointment at Euclidian.
Euclidian has appointed Andrew J Willoughby as an executive director of Euclidian. Mr Willoughby, wh...
MCS acquires York Computer Systems.
Marlow-based software house MCS has bought York Computer systems for an undisclosed sum. Under th...
Norwich Union revamps its small fleet product.
Norwich Union has revamped its small fleet product, 11.55, and renamed it Minifleet. The policy has ...
AXA tackles Y2K problem.
AXA Insurance has launched a millennium "bug-busting" package to help brokers and intermediaries pre...
CGU Training Academy.
CGU Insurance has launched a three-fold training initiative for brokers. The first initiative is ...
Cultivating business
As farmers diversify into new areas of business, their insurance needs become greater and even more complex. Barry Gardner examines the wide range of farming risks.
Shead underwriters set to quit.
Shead Motor Policies underwriter Derek Wiley and his deputy Andrew Haynes are quitting their jobs fo...
Appointment at Colonia Baltica.
Cliff Arnold has retired after 40 years in the London insurance market. He was Colonia Baltica's ...