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Founders quit Fusion
Founders Kevin Pallett and Geoff Crisp have left Towergate-owned Fusion. Towergate chairman Peter Cu...
Appointment at EMR Europe
EMR Europe has promoted two of its Folkestone-based team to the new role of assistant healthcare man...
Appointment at Aon Risk Services
Aon Risk Services has appointed Gaynor Brough as its business development director within Aon Global...
Appointment at Ropner Insurance Services
Ropner Insurance Services has recruited Matt Cosby to its UK non-marine team. Cosby joins Ropner fro...
Appointment at GAB Robins
GAB Robins has recruited Paul Bowyer as its claims management director in the UK. Bowyer joins GAB R...
ABI flood agreement
The Association of British Insurers and the government have confirmed an agreement to maintain the a...
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SSP sale - US link to SSP private equity deal
Andrew Tjaardstra reports on the increase in the value of software houses that saw Towergate spend £275m on Open GI last year. Now, a private equity firm has splashed out almost £200m on SSP
Appointment at Heath Lambert
Heath Lambert has made Nigel Godwin its business development director of its risk retention practice...
Appointment at CBG Group
CBG Group has appointed Martyn Hughes as its group finance director. The company has also announced ...
Appointment at Aon Risk Services
Aon Risk Services has promoted two new members to its northern leadership team in Chris Dale, who be...
Personnel - Making the most of human resources
Edward Murray investigates firms' responsibilities to their personnel, an area of running a business often maligned in favour of direct revenue-raising activities
Claims limitation - Does limitation limit exposure?
Brokers must ensure that policyholders are aware of the risks of inflation and increasing costs in the event of a claim made against them, write Alison Wood and David Toulmin Van Sittert
A hole lot of fun at Mannings Heath
The Insurance Masters 2008, sponsored by software house Open GI, took place in glorious sunshine on ...
Lloyd’s appoints new representative in Ireland
Lloyd’s has appointed of its first country manager for Ireland.
Knowles leaves CII
The CII Group has announced the departure of Peter Knowles, market director for general insurance, who is leaving the professional body to start a new online broking venture.
More growth for THB
International insurance and reinsurance broking group, THB, has followed the expansion of its London office with the opening of a new office in Cheltenham.
Novae reports 'encouraging' results
Novae Group, the specialist insurance group, has announced its 2008 interim results.
New network name revealed
Broker Direct is set to launch a new network after securing capacity with five leading insurers, Insurance Age has learned.
Government commit £5m for flood risk households
Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has set out plans to contribute at least £5m to a scheme to support households in England which face a particularly high risk of flooding but which are not protected by traditional community…
Simplyhealth divisions come under one brand
Simplyhealth is uniting its group of trading divisions under the single name of Simplyhealth, with all divisional names transferring to the name over the next two years.
Ignition lends a hand in TCF compliance rush
Ignition NBS - which specialises in marketing and business development for small to medium-sized brokers - has launched an package of services to help brokers meet the Financial Services Authority’s deadline for Treating Customers Fairly (TCF).
Damages case clears insurance policy uncertainty
Eversheds international law firm has won a significant case on behalf of Bedfordshire Police Authority resolving a long-standing grey area on what constitutes “damages” caused by a riot in an excess public liability insurance policy.