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Appointment at Highway
Highway has appointed David Murray - previously technical underwriting manager - as deputy underwrit...
Start-ups drive into private motor sector
Quinn Direct has announced the launch of low-cost private motor cover in the UK. The insurer aims to...
Appointment at Guardian General
Gerrard Lee-Inniss will resign as president of Guardian General, with effect 1 April 2005. The new p...
Hit the ground running
New Association of British Insurers director of general insurance Nick Starling talks to Michelle Worvell about his plans to raise the profile of the general insurance sector
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Commentators can 'um' and 'ah' until the cows come home as to whether offshoring is the devil incarn...
A monthly look at who's moving where ..
BROKERS - Footman James, part of the Open+ Direct Insurance Group, has appointed Paul Matthews as m...
Ringing the changes
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Groupama launches commercial vehicle policy
Groupama has launched its Optima Van commercial vehicle policy on full cycle EDI. The move is design...
Congestion culture hazard
According to research from RAC Legal Services 18% of motorists have complained that congestion incre...
February
New broking operation Travel specialist Insure and Go launched a new broking operation, kick starti...
Appointment at Aegis Managing Agency
Aegis Managing Agency has appointed Stuart Davies as managing director. Davies has worked in insuran...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Ken Burdett has been appointed to the board of Ecclesiastical Insurance. For the past seven years he...
Novel way to take clients
Overheard has come across a novel way of a broker leaving his company and taking clients with him. C...
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Product review
Salary survey carried out by Robert Walters
There will be a greater choice of finance jobs in insurance according to the results of the annual s...
BSkyB launches programme with DriveTech
British Sky Broadcasting (BskyB) has launched an occupational driving risk reduction programme in as...
Guardian swoops for Zenith companies
Link Insurance has confirmed the successful completion of the acquisition, by the Guardian Group, of...
Survey finds SSP leading the market
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Brokers could be part of new 'Young Driver' scheme
Norwich Union (NU) has stated it is confident its new Pay As You Drive proposition, aimed at young d...
Motor insurance rates have hit a plateau says Datamonitor report
Motor insurance rates will remain flat and highly competitive in 2005 but there is no danger of anot...
Summaries integrated into CDL
Classic CDL has integrated insurer policy summaries into its CDL Classic broking system, enabling it...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama Insurances has announced the retirement of Jack Brownhill, who left his position as directo...
Appointment at Highway
Highway Insurance has appointed Alan Rice as key account manager and he will report directly to newl...
NIG launches engineering inspection service
NIG has launched an engineering inspection service to new and existing motor trade customers. This f...