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Towergate strengthens affinity business
Towergate has acquired Kent-based affinity specialist, Woodgate & Partners.
RSA acquires Fyfe Group
Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) has acquired the Fyfe Group for an undisclosed amount.
CII accreditation awarded to Scottish college
Cardonald College has become the first Scottish education institution to receive Accredited Provider status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
Smart & Cook moves to Dundee
National insurance broker Smart & Cook has opened its third Scottish office, in Discovery House on Dundee’s Technology Park.
ABC links up with RiskSTOP
ABC Insurance has appointment RiskSTOP to provide risk management services for its commercial insurance portfolio.
Lark makes first Groupama-backed purchase
Lark Group has acquired Hampshire-based Griffiths Good & Company for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will add around £7 million gross premium, £1m revenue and 14 staff to the group.
ABC appoints new underwriting head
ABC Insurance, part of the LV Group, has appointed Mike Crane as head of broker underwriting.
Lockton targets major clients with Leeds operation
Lockton’s Corporate Risk Solutions (CRS) division has added to its operations in the North with the establishment of a Leeds office, headed up by Mark Evans, formerly of Marsh and Willis.
St. Paul Travelers prepares for red umbrella rebrand
St. Paul Travelers is all set to adopt the Travelers trading name and red umbrella logo of its US parent with effect from 4 February 2008.
Markerstudy Retail acquires four firms
Markerstudy Retail has acquired four firms - Insurance Connections, Mobilers Insurance Services, The...
Equity acquires entire book of Bike Team
Equity Insurance Brokers has acquired the entire book of specialist motorcycle broker Bike Team, inc...
Broker networks need to clarify exit terms
There seem to be more opportunities than ever before, and a whole raft of inducements at the moment,...
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission
Proposals by the Scottish Law Commission to extend the time limit on personal injury claims from thr...
Lloyd's broker to write niche scheme in-house
Lloyd's broker John Holman and Sons has revamped its religious buildings scheme with full underwriti...
RK Harrison sets up new construction division
R K Harrison has set up a new construction division to offer comprehensive service to project owners...
Bridge Insurance Brokers acquires Chartwell
Manchester-based Bridge Insurance Brokers has acquired fellow independent North-west broker Chartwel...
The Career Innovation Zone
Royal & SunAlliance has launched The Career Innovation Zone, an interactive career intranet site to ...
FSA needs to ensure buying online is safe
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is right to be worried about aggregator sites but it shou...
Risk Analysis Services software
Risk Analysis Services has launched business continuity software designed to enable insurance broker...
RIG chooses Acturis
Ryan Insurance Group (RIG) has chosen Acturis to assist in driving forward its expansion in the comm...
NFU Mutual Mutual Bonus scheme
NFU Mutual will be returning up to 10% of renewing customers' premiums in 2008 through its Mutual Bo...