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Appointment at Allianz Personal
Jason Bashford has joined Allianz Personal as a key account developer, bringing with him 20 years' e...
Smart and Cook acquires BA Insurance
As Professional Broking went to press, Axa-owned Smart and Cook was about to finalise the acquisitio...
Castries "panic" comment shrugged off by insurers
Andrew Tjaardstra Axa group chairman and chief executive Henri de Castries has suggested that insur...
Saga and AA announce intention to merge
The UK personal lines market could be dramatically transformed following the announcement by over-50...
Brown announces Cabinet
Gordon Brown has announced his new Cabinet. Alistair Darling will become chancellor with David Milib...
Appointment at Markel International
Markel International has promoted two members of its delegated authority property team. Michael Jame...
Appointment at AMG
AMG has appointed Toby Knight as regional manager/associate director (London, south and east). Knigh...
Appointment at Chubb Insurance
Chubb Insurance has appointed David Woolard as regional manager of Chubb Specialty Insurance for UK ...
Floods take toll on Sheffield
The damage from the Yorkshire floods is likely to run into hundreds of millions of pounds in clear-u...
Williamson Moore snapped up by Oval
Oval has continued its planned acquisitional strategy with the purchase of South East-based broker W...
Appointment at NIG
NIG has appointed Steve Mayne to the position of distribution implementation manager. ...
'Quiet months' of summer
Despite being the 'quiet months' of summer, the movement in the broking market has been frenetic. Ho...
Scrutiny over private equity sector
The private equity row has changed the political climate over the past couple of months. What other tax regimes could come under closer examination?
North-east based BIB Insurance ..
North-east based BIB Insurance has become the 25th Countrywide member to sign-up to the new Partner ...
UK dental plan specialist Denplan ..
UK dental plan specialist Denplan has launched a website to help intermediaries respond to the deman...
Website developer Omnix will be offering ..
Website developer Omnix will be offering a pre-launch Financial Services Authority (FSA) compliance ...
Aascent has launched Aascent Purchasing Aadvantage ..
Aascent has launched Aascent Purchasing Aadvantage, a business procurement initiative for brokers. D...
Determined to win
Dane Douetil is a man who exudes a quiet confidence that his firm's future position in the UK regional insurance market is secure, particularly in regard to its ties with brokers. Martin Friel discovers how he hopes to reap the rewards once the market…
Allianz Insurance has purchased ..
Allianz Insurance has purchased 340,000 ordinary shares at 4p each in the Manchester-based broker CB...
Proposed claims deadlines could see insurers struggle
Sarah Hills Insurers will struggle to meet the government's proposed deadlines for a reform of the ...
Study highlights true nature of online purchasing trends
Martin Friel The results of a new poll have revealed that despite the apparent swing in consumer bu...
Broker Landau Manson has signed up ..
Broker Landau Manson has signed up to Compris Claims Advantage - an insurance cover that provides a ...
InsureandGo has launched a pre-paid ..
Travel Card that it claims will speed up the settlement of travel insurance claims and tackle holida...