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CNA appoints David Leary
CNA has appointed David Leary as distribution manager to establish a presence in the Irish broker ma...
FSA sets out reform proposals
The Financial Services Authority has set out proposals to reform the funding of the Financial Servic...
Thomas, Carroll moves into health & safety
The Thomas, Carroll Group has moved into health & safety (H&S) and employment law services with the ...
Directors to face jail over fraudulent activity
Two former directors of Doncaster-based brokerage Preston Whiteside have been jailed for defrauding ...
Biba rolls out crisis control scheme
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has rolled out a Crisis Control scheme to its memb...
The lay of the land
The private rented housing market is preparing for change with the upcoming introduction of legislation that provides greater security for tenants' deposits. Richard Finan urges brokers to get ahead of the game so that they can tap into this potential…
Biba launches self-service portal
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has launched a self-service portal to allow its me...
A change for the best?
This month's Power Hour discusses the issues surrounding the Financial Services Authority's plan to change the rules regarding the use of Goodwill, including the potential impact on the insurance market and whether enough has been done to warn brokers of…
Confused.com launches new search engine
Confused.com has launched a new travel insurance search engine. The service will be able to return i...
Highway launches new products
Highway has launched its Choice Private Car and Choice Commercial Vehicle products on the Acturis fu...
Aggregator seeks closer ties with brokers
New aggregator site Onlyinsurance.co.uk has confirmed it is looking to acquire brokers. Andrew Geor...
Towergate Underwriting goes live
Towergate Underwriting has gone live on Open GI's universal e-commerce solution, X-Stream. The move ...
Many of you may have seen the Insurance Age news alert
Many of you may have seen the Insurance Age news alert last month, which announced that the Financia...
Giles Insurance opens two new offices
Giles Insurance has opened two offices in Cardiff and Chester, taking the total number of its networ...
Pre-tax profit for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical announced a pre-tax profit of £77.1m for 2006, the second-highest in its history. The...
Annual review by Cornell Consulting
In its annual review of the UK commercial market, Cornell Consulting has estimated that 20 businesse...
Industry has its eye on safety
I was recently in a discussion with a parent who had tragically lost his son in a motor accident. Th...
Sponsored skydive in memeory of Gary Hyndman
To mark the anniversary of the death of Insurance Age's reporter, Gary Hyndman, in March 2006, 11 of...
ChoiceQuote opens two new offices
ChoiceQuote Insurance, the Liverpool-based taxi insurance specialist, has opened two satellite offic...
Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters launches website
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has launched a website, www.cila.co.uk. The site will incl...
Valuation division for QuestGates
QuestGates has launched a valuations division offering buildings, contents, plant, machinery and IT ...
Ark announces Lloyd's syndicate success
Ark Syndicate Management has launched as Lloyd's Syndicate 4020, after taking just 11 weeks to set u...