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Appointment at Zenith Commercial.
Richard Lake has been appointed claims manager at Zenith Commercial, joining from Chubb. Roger Gray ...
Appointment at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has made Simon Cuerden and Chris Barrett partners and Tom Battell director. S...
BIBA to set industry-wide service standards
Diane Smyth reports from the Scottish BIBA conference, held at the Hotel Hydro in Peebles on 12-14 September
Resolving a motor claim when a thief sells the car
Q: A commercial client, who arranged his private car insurance with a direct insurer, has had a priva...
Value for corporate Christmas gifts
Q: How can we achieve the best value for money for our corporate Christmas gifts? A: Advance pl...
Taking stock of new legislation.
It looks to be an unsettling year, says Keith Byrne, with the government set to reconsider Pool Re, the EU Block Exemption directive being passed and a new code of practice for the home rental market introduced.
PB football competition kicks off
Once again, Professional Broking has teamed up with Avon Insurance to offer you the opportunity to ...
From our daily news service ... Offices close in RSA shake-up.
Royal & SunAlliance plans to cut about 200 jobs from its UK business - with two-thirds expected to g...
From our daily news service ... NIG guarantees service standards.
NIG is launching guaranteed claims service standards in October. The insurer will pay £100 cashback ...
Zurich set to use full EDI for NMT renewals
Brokers will soon be able to use electronic data interchange for mid-term adjustments, renewals and...
RSA moves to cut brokers from the personal lines loop.
Diane Smyth reports from CIIBA's UK meeting, hosted by the IIB at Castle Ashby, 13-15 August.
NIG brokers' prize draw.
NIG has launched two prize draws for its brokers, promoting its Advantage Select product. There are ...
Conference Soundbites.
Nic de Maesschalck, director of the World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries Insurers, said: "In...
Wholesale - HML Marketing opens Planet Insurance doors to brokers.
Wholesaling broker HML Marketing is offering brokers access to Planet Insurance via Premium Line Ins...
Household - General Legal Protection: SilverKnight to the home
General Legal Protection is offering a home breakdown and assistance package called SilverKnight Rep...
Common or garden shed?
If a shed contains much more than a lawnmover, the chances are it will not be covered by household insurance. Jane Coppard sheds some light on the increasing problem of theft from outbuildings.
Rowett continues West Country spread.
West country broker Rowett Insurance Broking Group has acquired Ken Keemar (Insurance Services) and ...
Keeping the eggs in separate baskets.
John O'Roarke tells Diane Smyth why Churchill believes in keeping its fingers in as many pies as possible, managing all four aspects of insurance and differentiating on service by refusing to outsource.
Appointment at Sabre.
Sabre has appointed four directors to its board: David Warnock, Peter Robinson, Pat Swords and John ...
insurE.com provides access to NIG's Polaris-based product.
NIG'S first Polaris-based commercial vehicle insurance product is now available from insurE-com. ...
AccidentCare launches new range of motor products.
Brokers can earn 33% commission on the new range of products from motor claims specialist AccidentCa...
Appointment at Markerstudy.
Markerstudy has made Rodney Wellard general manager. He brings 40 years of motor sector experience t...
One size fits all - is this our mutual friend?
Liability is still the subject of the moment, with some companies unable to get any cover at all and...
Thomas Winter Insurance helps SHA tenants fight social exclusion.
Over 90% of Scottish Housing Association tenants are failing to insure their household goods and per...