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UKGI expansion will see Williams finally get his network
UKGI is aiming to double its current broker client base from 245 to 500 members in the next three to...
Screen makes comeback with COO role at Giles
Former founding managing director of broker Vega, Bob Screen, has been made chief operating officer ...
Appointment at HSBC Insurnace Brokers
Matthew Edwards has joined HSBC Insurance Brokers as director, North American division, with the rem...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed Beverley Hurren as a senior consultant in its human capital division in the risk...
More US money muscles in to buy Lloyd's broker
Following the acquisition of Alexander Forbes Risk Services by US broker Lockton in August, another ...
FarmWeb and NIG tie knot
FarmWeb has renewed its agricultural insurance partnership with the insurer for five more years. Far...
First buy for K Drewe
In the year of its 50th anniversary, K Drewe Insurance Brokers of Bewdley has made its first acquisi...
Appointment at Brit Insurance
Brit Insurance has appointed Janet Henderson as head of its North American professional liability un...
Swinton merges with sister company its4me
The Swinton Group is merging with internet motor insurance broker its4me.co.uk. Swinton and its4me h...
Markerstudy acquires TIF
Gibraltar-based motor specialist Markerstudy has acquired Birmingham-based broker The Insurance Fact...
Appointment at Smart and Cook Holdings
Smart and Cook Holdings has appointed a new non-executive chairman, David Burnett. Burnett is a part...
CCV purchases Gardners
Acquisition vehicle Cullum Capital Ventures has bought Gardners of Wickford, Essex. Gardners control...
MIB completes bankruptcy order
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) has completed its first bankruptcy order against an uninsured drive...
Insurance websites failing to deliver basics
Many insurance-related websites are still failing to deliver even a basic level of service to custom...
A year of living dangerously
This month's power hour panel looks at the problems the industry has faced up to in 2006, including contract certainty and it also examines the main issues confronting the industry in the coming year, such as the naming and shaming of brokers by the FSA
SSP in ten year deal
Software Solutions partners (SSP) has acquired the European distribution rights to market and develo...
THB's growth strategy takes hold
The THB Group has sold its provincial retail operations to Towergate in order to further its expansi...
Lockton, launches online purchasing facility
Lockton, a specialist motor sports insurance broker, has launched an online purchasing facility lock...
Under lock and key
Finding good staff is a problem, so a priority has to be keeping them. Jane Bernstein confronts the issues surrounding staff recruitment and retention, and highlights significant factors involved in ensuring good, skilled staff remain happy and loyal
SSP releases results
SSP has released results for the six months ended September 2006, the first since it floated on AIM....
Hanover Park Commercial rebrands
Hanover Park Commercial, the insurance division of the Erinaceous Group, has rebranded as Erinaceous...
Allianz Cornhill refused appeal
The House of Lords Appeals Committee has refused Allianz Cornhill leave to appeal in the Flora v Wak...
Jelf acquires Haines Wallace
In a deal expected to add £4.5m to its premium income, Jelf has acquired the independent commercial ...
Putting people first
If you have the right staff in place, why would you need to splash out on recruitment? As Liz Booth reports, here is one broker - the Thomas, Carroll Group - that makes keeping its staff happy, healthy and well motivated its number one priority in life