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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
Howell Shone redesigns website
Howell Shone insurance brokers has redesigned its website in a bid to improve the online service it ...
Law Society proposal
The Law Society has proposed a 'fast and fair' method of dealing with small claims. According to the...
The rocky road to regulation
It is now two years since the statutory regulation of brokers by the Financial Services Authority (F...
Hold your fire
Sarah Hills discusses the very different issues around hiring and firing staff in light of recent age discrimination legislation, and provides some procedural guidelines for both processes
An alternative ambition
Alexander Forbes International Risk Services has been given a new lease of life through its recent acquisition by US broker Lockton. Stewart McCulloch, ceo of the newly rebranded Lockton International Holdings, tells Sarah Hills about the company's…
Zurich completes Endsleigh purchase
Zurich has signed an agreement to purchase all the remaining shares in insurance intermediary Endsle...
Small, but perfectly formed
Smaller brokers don't have to lose out - they can gain a competitive advantage through access to a variety of wholesale schemes offered by trade associations such as Biba, says Sarah Hills
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly was taken aback when told of a certain individual's attempts to get his insurer to pay for his...
Alan Boswell Group signs contract
The Alan Boswell Group has signed a multi-year contract with Open GI. The contract is for a complete...
New start-up to combine old and new methods
A new brokerage is set to commence trading in the Warwickshire region this month providing niche ins...
Insurecom repays carbon debt
Brighton-based broker software house Insurecom, which has revamped its range of products for brokers...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering
Francis Derry has been appointed business regulatory manager at Allianz Cornhill Engineering, respon...
Australians pounce on Equity
Insurance Australia group, the largest general insurer in Australasia, has bought Equity Insurance G...