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Government makes pledge on mesothelioma pay outs
The secretary of state for Work and Pensions, John Hutton, said he plans to work with insurers to en...
Hiscox launches new office insurance policy
Hiscox has launched a new office insurance policy for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). 'Fle...
The Broker Network's 18th acquisition
The Broker Network's 18th acquisition saw the company breaking the £350m premium barrier. Non-member...
The SME market - How to crack the SME market
The sheer number of SMEs makes them a primary target for insurers aiming to crack the business market. However, Ray Kneeshaw says it would be a mistake to treat them as a single homogenous group with similar insurance needs
Sceptreplan relaunches new quotation website
Sceptreplan On Line Commercial has relaunched its new quotation website which provides quotes for co...
Collective responsibility
As more brokers play their part in industry consolidation, attention is turning to the matter of managing group operations. Do you keep a growing number of suppliers or rationalise them? The James Hallam group found itself asking these questions about…
Court of Appeal gives insurers guidance
The Court of Appeal has given insurers guidance in determining whether to accept or decline liabilit...
Axa and Acturis demonstrate imarket connectivity
Axa and Acturis demonstrated their live imarket connectivity at the Biba conference, where brokers w...
Royal Sun & Alliances releases three month results
Royal Sun & Alliance (RSA) released its three month results, showing a UK underwriting profit of £35...
A monthly look at who's moving where ..
BROKERS- Colin Goddard has been appointed to the specialist sports team at Alexander Forbes in Londo...
Blythe Valley launches new web facility
Blyth Valley has launched a new web facility which allows self-employed and independent accountants ...
Lloyd's calls for contract shake-up
Lloyd's ceo Richard Ward has sent a letter to the ceo of every market firm outlining plans to improv...
Ace European Group to join imarket
Ace European Group is to join imarket, the UK insurance industry portal. Ace Europe will follow exis...
Future of SME sector - Going for the jugular
A large, diverse and valuable market for commercial insurances, small business has long been the daily lifeblood of the provincial broker but this is now attracting bigger, more hungry players. Paul Lang joins the hunt
Dental plans: worse than pulling teeth?
Dentistry is an area that is often misunderstood, mainly due to the constantly changing legislation and tabloid headlines concerning NHS dentists. Raman Sankaran explains all
The Jelf Group acquires Brian D Thomas Insurance Services
The Jelf Group has acquired Swansea-based Brian D Thomas Insurance Services, increasing general insu...
Survey conducted by Instep
A survey conducted by Instep, has shown that Software Solutions Partners (SSP) has maintained its le...
Report published by the HSE on work-related stress
A report published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows that over a fifth of British worke...
Soundbytes - Elaine Pyke, chief executive, FarmWeb
What is FarmWeb Connect? It is a full cycle internet trading platform for farm motor and farm com...
The Ice-ing on the cake
Keith Wardell of the IGI Group lays out his plan for increasing the profile of the company among UK brokers and talks to Michelle Worvell about his lifelong love affair with insurance
Appointment at RK Harrison Insurance Brokers
RK Harrison Insurance Brokers has appointed Nick Coles as head of its claims department. John Moore,...
Appointment at Kiln
Kiln has appointed Andrew Hitchcox to the newly created post of chief actuary and risk officer. Hitc...
Appointment at Broker Network Insurance Brokers
Broker Network Insurance Brokers, the retail arm of the Broker Network, has appointed Ian Bowie as r...