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Appointment at Independent Insurance.
Martin Smith has been appointed to regional claims controller for Independent Insurance and will be ...
A-Plan buys Motorcycle Direct.
Motorcycle Direct has confirmed that it has been bought by A-Plan Insurance in a deal worth in exces...
New cover for women with a risk of cancer.
AIG Europe has launched an insurance policy to cover women diagnosed with any of the seven female-sp...
Directs row with OFTEL.
Telephone watchdog OFTEL is under attack from Guardian Direct and Hastings Direct regarding its prop...
Appointment at RE Brown and Others.
RE Brown and Others has appointed Roberto Murru to its professional and financial risks underwriting...
Appointment at CGU.
CGU has appointed Cathryn Riley and Trevor Smith to director of broker operations. Ms Riley will be ...
CGU axes 50 sites in restructure of branch network.
The integration of the branch structures of General Accident and Commercial Union will result in the...
Axa launches new long-term policy.
Axa has launched a new long-term policy which gives commercial policyholders the option of committin...
Internet Insurance Services launches new scheme.
Leicester-based company Internet Insurance Services has launched a new scheme called "2i's", which i...
Built to last.
Professional indemnity is now compulsory for all architects. As the competition hots up, insurers are enhancing their PI policies with extra features says Steve Banner.
ABI shows its teeth in agency cancelling.
A total of 40 independent intermediaries have had their agencies cancelled for failing to complete a...
Nice niche for Nash.
Specialist motorcycle insurance intermediary Carole Nash Insurance Consultants is to open an office ...
Appointment at Brockbank Syndicate Management.
Brockbank Syndicate Management has made two new appointments to its property and energy underwriting...
Norman renovates Master Build after calls from industry.
Norman Insurance has re-furbished its Master Build policy, which is a turnover rated public liabilit...
Wilby's world.
Three years ago, Wilby Insurance created a new approach to caravan insurance. Since then, the company has not looked back. Shona Cronin talks to managing director Peter Wilby about this success story.
IBRC: all is still not clear to brokers.
The announcement last month by the Insurance Brokers Registration Council that it is outsourcing its...
Courtroom drama.
Embarking on litigation can be risky - you could end up in court without a financial leg to stand on. Simon Threadgold says there is now an array of personal legal expenses policies out there to cover the cost of taking legal action.
Jewellery jeopardy.
Diligent High Net Worth individuals who protect their jewellery and other valuables with burglar alarms and hi-tech security devices may be laying themselves open to other hazards warns Steve Banner.
Garry Heath.
Since its inception in 1994, the Independent Financial Advisers Association has been an organisation...
Smart acquisition.
Yorkshire broker Smart and Cook has acquired York-based intermediary The Smith and Pinching Group. T...
Cornhill rethinks personal lines.
In a bid to improve its position in the personal lines market, Cornhill Insurance is to open two ded...
New SMG sector sets sail.
Smithson Mason Group has launched SMG Marine, a specialised marine division, to deal with new busine...
Terry Wellard.
The market must accept that spiralling rates are, ultimately, the fault of self-destructive underwriting practices.
Appointment at Orion.
Andre Dean (above) and Paul Sandoe have joined Orion as non-standard underwriters from Insurance GB,...