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Rehabilitation First sees considerable industry support.
The industry is throwing its weight behind the Rehabilitation First Campaign, backed by Professional...
Appointment at Crispin Speers.
Crispin Speers has appointed Richard Hobell as finance director. Ken Davidson, chairman of Crispin S...
Cox Insurance has gone live.
Cox Insurance has gone live with InsuranceWide.Com - its joint venture with Internet service provide...
Appointment at Alan Boswell.
Norwich-based broker Alan Boswell has appointed Richard Lee as its risk management consultant. He jo...
George Higginson resigns from Link.
George Higginson has resigned from his position of underwriter at Link Insurance after 27 years with...
NIG in good hands with Winterthur.
Many of you reading the last issue of Professional Broking will have been surprised to learn of Chur...
EDI breaks new business barrier.
The Personal Financial Services Division of Royal & SunAlliance has broken through the £100m barrier...
Appointment at HSBC Select.
HSBC Select - the telebroking arm of HSBC Insurance Brokers - has appointed Nick Weaver as a directo...
IT systems: making the right choice.
Q: I am small broker and have just merged with a nearby firm. We are looking to integrate the two bu...
Electronic Trading Company goes live.
The Electronic Trading Company, the Internet venture set up by ex-CSC director Nick Southan and ex-P...
Abbey extends construction limits in response to brokers
In response to requests from brokers, Abbey Legal Protection has extended its construction industry i...
NIG sold to Churchill's parent
Winterthur has given confirmation of its acquisition of NIG Skandia, as exclusively revealed in Profe...
Irish boost for CGU.
CGU has boosted its presence in the Irish market with the acquisition of the Hibernian Group for £34...
Financing a winner.
Premium finance in personal lines is proving to be a growth market. It is important that brokers do not neglect its substantial income-generating opportunities, says David Fanning.
Exclusive - Zenith aims for greater heights.
Lloyd's motor syndicate Zenith is planning to expand into other areas of personal lines and ultimate...
CSM restructuring.
Crowe Syndicate Manage-ment, part of the Crowe Group, will cease writing non-marine property bus-ine...
Who will pick up the bill?
The ULR market has long complained about the costs of credit hire. Steve Banner says there is now a growing shift towards insurance-backed schemes rather than credit hire arrangements.
Into the new millennium.
1999 was a year of rationalisation for the industry, and PB kept its readers up-to-date with the mergers, closures and new regulations as they happened. Tim Collison looks back.
Exclusive - Direct writer expected to take over NIG Skandia.
Churchill Insurance is believed to be in the final stages of a takeover of Swedish-owned NIG Skandia...
Appointment at Crowe Insurance.
Crowe Insurance has appointed Janet Helson (above) as underwriter of syndicate 1204 and Jamie Lewis ...
Safety behind the wheel.
Just 10% of companies with motor fleets advise their staff on careful driving, according to a survey...
Norman to lose name in rebranding move.
Norman Insurance will be rebranded as Mutuelles du Mans Assurances by the middle of next year, in li...
A century under cover.
The 20th Century has seen massive social and industrial changes. The insurance sector has developed alongside this, becoming the business we recognise today, says Andrew Newman.
In the driving seat.
Tony Allen of Allen & Allen has steered the broker into the successful non-standard motor position it holds today. He tells Shona Cronin how.