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Sirius/MMA tie-up
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance has announced plans to develop and launch five full-cycle el...
Appointment at Prescott Jones
Prescott Jones has appointed Rhys Hughes as an account manager. Hughes has more than 10 years' exper...
Appointment at Software Solutions Partners
Software Solutions Partners has appointed Jim Robinson and John Wilson into senior account managemen...
Thomas Cook regulation move not linked to enquiry
Thomas Cook has applied for Financial Services Authority regulation, in a move that commentators bel...
SMEs playing with fire
Research commissioned by the British Insurance Brokers' Association has revealed that millions of UK...
Head-hunter introduces young pups to vets
London-based insurance head-hunters Mansion House is hand-picking 30 youngsters to benefit from a tr...
Open GI launches Tradesman via imarket
The latest product on Open GI's commercial trading platform to be integrated with imarket is Tradesm...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made Neil Clutterbuck its director of engineering. Clutterbuck joined the compa...
Blackham/NU tie up shows Axa is not elite
Chris Blackham, set to be chairman of the Axa-owndedLayton Blackham and Stuart Alexander, has consol...
Appointment at Oak Underwriting
Oak Underwriting has made Matthew Ward business development manager. Ward joins from Aon where he wa...
Lloyd's paperless ambition
Upgrades in the electronic processing system at Lloyd's could mark the final nail in coffin for pape...
CCV completes 10th acquisition
Cullum Capital Ventures has completed its 10th acquisition. With £6m gross written premium, Milburn ...
Broker bolsters temporary cover product
Temporary Cover has announced it will "widen the footprint" of its temporary cover product, after it...
Experts warn industry over NHS precedent
Industry experts have expressed fears that a potentially costly precedent has been set with the new ...
Claims report
A report from independent market analysts - Claims Management in the UK General Insurance 2006 - has...
Highway agreement
Highway has confirmed that Andrew Gibson has signed a formal service agreement that will see him ret...
Open GI events
Following Open GI's 2006 product clinics, the Countrywide Network has launched a series of events de...
Taking on the big guns
This month's discussion focuses on the recent spate of insurers buying successful independent brokerages and what it means for the future health of the market, including whether this buying spree will inspire more start-ups and the importance of SME…
Groupama signs licence
Groupama has signed a five-year licence for Colossus, the personal injury claims solution from Compu...
Biba places
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has confirmed that it still has a limited amount o...
Axa acquires Swiftcover
Axa UK has acquired online insurer Swiftcover. Peter Hubbard, chief executive at Axa, commented: "We...