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Equity Insurance makes 17th regional acquisition
Billericay-based broker Peter D J Murray Insurance Consultants has become the 17th regional acquisit...
Markerstudy acquires Thamescity Insurance Brokers
Oxford-based Thamescity Insurance Brokers has been acquired by Markerstudy Group. The business, whic...
Giles looks to dominate Kent commercial market
Giles has set out a bold strategy to dominate the Kent commercial broking market, following the acqu...
Survey reveals consumer frustration in complaints management process
Complaints management has become the forgotten element of Treating Customers Fairly, a financial con...
Number of brokers using Xbroker increases
The number of brokers using Xbroker, the online quotation system from Moorhouse, increased by 27% in...
Legal & General research
Legal & General research has revealed that 15% of UK citizens have no idea how much it would cost to...
RiskSTOP develop national archive register
RiskSTOP has developed a national archive register for the insurance industry. The database will arc...
Henderson launches retail-estate division
Leeds-based Henderson Insurance Brokers has launched a retail-estate division with the aim of workin...
QBE recruits managing director
Ash Bathia has been recruited as managing director of QBE's integrated casualty division, which was ...
MMA's new underwriting director reveals plans
MMA's new underwriting director has revealed plans to boost the company's commercial lines business....
Perkins Slade calls off merger talks
Perkins Slade has called off merger talks with Oval. In a statement, it said: "At the beginning of t...
Biba targets financial crime
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) is to launch a guide on the prevention of financia...
ABC's rebrand strategy rolls on
ABC Insurance has embarked on a series of strategic developments to tie in with its new brand identi...
ABI research results
One year after the 2007 floods, three-quarters of insurance customers have said that not enough is b...
Norwich Union suspends policy indefinitely
Norwich Union has indefinitely suspended its pay-as-you-drive insurance, admitting that it had decid...
Noetica seeks broker business
Noetica, the software provider for call centres, is to target the UK broking market with its e-comme...
PI road accidents down
There were 4% fewer road accidents involving personal injuries last year, according to the latest De...
Appointment at United Insurance Brokers
United Insurance Brokers has appointed Mohamed Kotb as a senior account executive in the firm's Lond...
Appointment at Fortis
Fortis has appointed Ron Munro as an underwriting development manager. Munro brings 27 years' indust...
Alec Finch London MBO
Alec Finch London has been acquired in a management buyout. In addition, risk management subsidiary ...
Marsh creates specialist international placement broker
Marsh has created an international placement broker for property and casualty risks. Mark Gregory, currently UK head of Marsh’s Global Placement operations, will be CEO of Bowring Marsh, reporting to Alexander Moczarski, president of the International…
FSA sets out outcomes in its Annual Report
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its Annual Report for the year 2007/08.
Groupama Healthcare urges wider use of technology
Groupama Healthcare has called for the wider adoption of technology within the health insurance sector to help brokers and intermediaries reduce costs, cut duplication, save time and improve service standards to policyholders. The call comes as Groupama…
Title insurance set to soar, says provider
London & European today forecast a surge in the uptake of title insurance policies by prime lenders, in particular building societies.