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Axa closures usher in 2012 grand plan
AXA is aiming to double in size and is gunning for Norwich Union's crown as the UK's number one insu...
Paul Matthews: his aspiration to be the next James Bond
Paul Matthews has always vowed he would one day buy a brokerage but recently he unsubtly revealed an...
Appointment at Markerstudy
Markerstudy has appointed Paul Shipley to the newly created role of group acquisitions and new busin...
AUA staff culled in sale to Higos
Jelf-owned Access Underwriting Agencies was due to lose all 10 of its staff when its ownership was t...
Ace to step up online proposition
Ace is in the process of finalising the details of the introduction of 14 products across a range of...
Appointment at Brit Insurance Holdings
Brit Insurance Holdings has made two appointments to its operations division. Mike Thomas has joined...
Axa buys Winterthur for £5.4bn
Insurer Axa has strengthened its reach across Asia, Europe and the US by buying Winterthur, the insu...
Appointment at Keelan Westall
Keelan Westall has appointed Clare Roberts as telesales manager. Roberts will be primarily responsib...
Alex Forbes may seek cash injection after profits slump
London-based international broker Alexander Forbes Risk Services saw operating profit fall dramatica...
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Paul Brooker has been made group credit risk manager at Ecclesiastical. Brooker joins from HSBC Insu...
Bruce takes over Blanc's Groupama role
Cathie Bruce has been promoted to distribution and customer services director at insurer Groupama In...
Willis plans to cut 80 jobs
Broking giant Willis is looking to make around 80 employees redundant at its Ipswich office in order...
THB unveils office in Leamington Spa
THB Group's new offices will house 110 staff from THB Clowes, the regional broker, and THB Financial...
Appointment at the Wilson Organisation
The Wilson Organisation has appointed Donald Robertson and Richard Dilley to its independent insuran...
BCWA to grow through pic 'n' mix offering
Mutual health care provider BCWA is hoping to buck the trend in the stagnant individual private medi...
Appointment at Finsure
Finsure has made two appointments to its sales and development team. Michael Jones and Edward Carvel...
McIntyre: Job losses 'right for customers'
Insurer Royal and SunAlliance is set to axe 1000 jobs in the UK before June 2008. A spokesperson sai...
Oxygen brings early rehab into EL and PL
Oxygen Insurance Managers - the agency operation of Oxygen, the London market insurance intermediary...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Andrew Poppleton has joined the Allianz Cornhill personal lines household team as schemes manager. O...
Appointment at SBJ
SBJ has appointed Andrew Harding as chairman and also as a director. Harding was formerly managing d...
Appointment at Groupama
Groupama has promoted Cathie Bruce to the role of distribution and customer service director. Bruce ...
Towergate restructures niche lines
Amanda Blanc, chief executive of the broking division at the Towergate Partnership, has begun to mak...