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BIIBA Conference secures sponsorship.
The BIIBA Conference, Forces for Change, which is being held in Cardiff from 6-8 May, has now secure...
Misys and Countrywide taking to the road.
Misys and its marketing arm Countrywide are taking to the road this month to update users on new dev...
Appointment at Atrium Underwriting.
Lloyd's-based Atrium Underwriting has made several senior appointments. David Hipkin, has joined ...
Skandia honours.
NIG Skandia has announced the first winners of its employee reward and recognition programme, Going ...
Les McIntosh.
The MCS purchase seems to make sense and so to does the CSC deal, but I really cannot get excited about New Millennium.
Drewe takes to the water with Aquacraft.
Drewe Insurance has launched a range of marine insurance products aimed at providing comprehensive c...
Guarding electrical goods.
Guardian Insurance is supporting a crime prevention initiative aimed at reducing the trade in stolen...
Old values lost as GRE for sale.
Can you find me an insurance company that does not have a Chartered Accountant as its chief executiv...
BUPA makes travel cover its business.
BUPA Travel Services has launched a range of business travel products. The most comprehensive of ...
Stick to timetables or face fines.
The Woolf reforms to civil litigation will impose strict timetables on claims handling. Shona Cronin says brokers must have the right systems in place to avoid heavy fines.
Is a merger really on the cards?
More than one trade body representing the same market simply does not make sense. It means the membe...
The bigger picture.
If you are about to acquire a brokerage, you must assess how it will fit in with your own business. The best place to begin is an investigation of what it could mean for staff, says Jennifer Jarrett.
RSA makes radical changes to improve services.
Royal & SunAlliance is undertaking major structural changes throughout its UK commercial insurance b...
Appointment at Devitt Insurance Services.
Tony Chapman has been appointed director of finance at Devitt Insurance Services. He joins from J K ...
TIFCO celebrates launch of new broker initiative.
Premium finance provider TIFCO celebrated the launch of a new broker initiative last month with a ga...
Appointment at Crowe Syndicate 963.
Crowe Syndicate 963, part of Lloyd's insurer Crowe Insurance Group, has appointed Guy Beechey (above...
ABI urges awareness.
The Association of British Insurers has launched a drive to improve customer awareness about extende...
David Worsfold.
The Financial Services & Markets Bill is the most important piece of financial sector legislation for years, but is the committee appointed to scrutinise it up to the job?
CSC assumes control of Agency Manager.
CSC Financial Services has taken over operational and management responsibility for Agency Manager a...
Brokers wish to retain status.
The IIB Board having carefully considered a circular sent to all insurance brokers by Mike Williams ...
Appointment at Countrywide Insurance Marketing.
David Hyland has joined Countrywide Insurance Marketing as development executive for Countrywide Dia...
Millers is fifth largest after merger.
Consolidation in the loss adjusting industry continues unabated with the news that Fishers Internati...
Appointment at Permanent Insurance.
Permanent Insurance has appointed Rod Macdonald as sales and marketing manager. Previously with Roya...
NU pulls plug on FastTrack.
Norwich Union is pulling the plug on FastTrack, admitting that the scheme which it inherited from IT...