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Going for broking.
Brokers should take comfort from the fact that a direct motor insurer has held its hands up and admi...
IBRC will stay until Act goes.
The Treasury has confirmed that the Insurance Brokers Registration Council will still exist after 31...
Quality addition in merger.
Welsh broker Thomas, Carroll has bought Portercroft Associates. The business will be merged into Tho...
Park life.
Tim Collison dons his kit and takes to the pitch to tackle policies offering affordable personal accident protection for amateur footballers.
Independent upgrades motor trade contract.
Independent Insurance has updated its motor trade policy to include three and five-year long term po...
A package of three.
Preston Whiteside Commercial Insurance Underwriting has assembled a range of new schemes under the S...
Cornhill takeover of AGF leaves over 400 jobless.
AGF UK ceased writing new business this month and has announced the loss of 430 jobs as part of the ...
Direct motor insurer converts to an intermediary to survive.
Budget Insurance has converted from a direct insurer to an intermediary, conceding that it could no ...
Howe and Slack settle differences.
The merger of the Insurance Intermediaries Association and the Association of Insurance Intermediari...
IFA Portfolio's income cover takes on banks.
In response to competition from building societies and banks, IFA Portfolio, the service company of ...
Consulting a specialist.
Although the private medical insurance market is primarily the domain of the specialist broker, non-specialists can benefit, provided they adopt the right strategies, says Simon Threadgold.
Production line.
Insuring factories continues to be a very competitive line of business. Simon Threadgold considers the current attitudes to underwriting.
Tough at the top.
Directors of private companies now face very real D&O exposures. Kelly Lyles says the market must re-examine the standard D&O policy to match the needs of the owner-managed business.
Tough talk at Peebles.
Conversation at the BIIBA conference at Peebles was dominated by the issues of regulation, the Millennium bug and customer care and commitment. Shona Cronin heard the arguments.
Appointment at Norwich Union.
Andrew Stronach has joined Norwich Union as assistant press officer, where he will be promoting busi...
NIG Skandia axes its agency department and redeploys staff.
NIG Skandia has scrapped its agency department and transferred responsibility for servicing agencies...
Colonnade signs Orion.
Non-standard motor insurer Orion has signed an agreement with Colonnade Insurance to become one of t...
Appointment at Guardian Insurance.
Guardian Insurance has appointed Iain Bell as the new head of business development for the company's...
Sedgwick bid assessed.
J&H Marsh McLennan's £1.24bn bid for broker Sedgwick is currently being assessed by the EU Commissio...
Part of the Union.
Saatchi & Saatchi's new advertising campaign for Norwich Union portrays the insurer as being an inve...
IIB promotes brokers in national newspaper advertising campaign.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has launched a national advertising campaign promoting the merits...
Shattered.
Becoming seriously ill or being made redundant can throw your life into chaos. However, David Fanning says only one in four households take out mortgage payment cover.
Vauxhall to do it all.
Vauxhall Motors has joined with Commercial Union to provide a comprehensive range of insurance servi...
CGU goes live with new identity.
CGU has gone live with its merged general insurance operation and has started the process of launchi...