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Towergate confirms Houghton's departure and return to broking
Towergate Insurance has confirmed the departure of Nick Houghton, former managing director of Broker Network and Countrywide, as revealed by Insurance Age on Friday.
Liberty moves to strengthen northern broker relationships
Liberty Mutual Insurance (LMI) has appointed Richard Chapman as broker account manager for its Manchester office.
QuestGates boost Scottish presence with new office
QuestGates has opened a new regional office in Scotland.
Nick Houghton to leave Broker Network
Insurance Age understands that Nick Houghton has resigned from the role of managing director at Broker Network.
Third departure from Cobra Network as Heap bows out
Cobra Network has confirmed the departure of Ray Heap, previously strategic account manager.
Competitors claim 'spooked' Cobra Network members looking for new home
Recent departures from Cobra Network are giving competitors a chance to pick up more business, senior market figures have said.
Ocaso unveils new UK boss as Kitteridge ends 23-year stint
Spanish insurer Ocaso has unveiled Tim Stemp as general manager of its UK arm following the decision of Graham Kitteridge to reduce his day-to-day involvement.
Barbon unveils new board member after director departure
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Mark Armitage as director in light of the departure of group managing director Nick Sharp.
Arag appoints to strengthen BTE team
Arag has appointed Chris French as broker account handler in its before the event sales team.
Zurich Private Clients claims team in CII success
All seven members of Zurich Private Clients’ claims team have achieved a Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) qualification.
QBE signals "new beginning" with Birmingham expansion
QBE has signalled a "new beginning" for its recently integrated team by announcing the expansion of its Birmingham office.
Axa Assistance takes intermediary chief from L&G
Axa Assistance UK has appointed Adam Smith as sales director from Legal & General Insurance (L&G) where he was head of intermediary accounts.
Lockton moves to strengthen financial risk division
Lockton has appointed two associates to its financial risk division from A J Gallagher.
Harvey retires from Lorega
Malcolm Harvey has retired from the roles of director and chairman at Lorega.
Marsh targets mid-size and smaller firms with PI appointments
Marsh has targeted mid-size and smaller firms in the professional indemnity (PI) market with a trio of appointments and a promotion.
Unite slams Aviva for its "silent jobs cull"
Britain's biggest trade union has slammed Aviva for its "silent jobs cull" following the insurer's announcement that 800 jobs could be at risk.
MMA moves to strengthen regional focus
MMA Insurance has appointed Gary Clayton as senior motor trade underwriter with a remit for the south of the UK while Paul Atkinson has been promoted to the same role for the north of the country.
Aviva may cut 800 jobs
Aviva may cut 800 jobs across its life and general insurance units by the end of the year.
1st Central chases growth with Allianz appointment
1st Central Insurance has appointed Andy James as group marketing director.
Howden boosts energy proposition
Howden Insurance Brokers has appointed Greg Stenzhorn and Richard Bateman to its energy division.
Junction hires AA man as e-commerce chief
Junction has appointed Jamie Queen as associate director, e-commerce and aggregation.
Aviva unveils new head of fraud in front-end clampdown
Aviva has swooped to appoint a new head of fraud for underwriting, pricing and product to boost front-end fraud detection.
New lettings services chief at Endsleigh
Endsleigh has appointed Grant Stevens as general manager – letting services.
QuestGates chases Scotland expansion with Merlin hires
QuestGates has added two former Merlin employees to its Scotland team.