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Jelf buys Cherwell
Bristol-based broker the Jelf Group has acquired brokers Cherwell Insurance Management. The Oxfordsh...
Survey by the International Underwriting Association
A survey by the International Underwriting Association has revealed that the number of computer syst...
The EU Commission reviews VAT treatment on insurance
The EU Commission is reviewing the VAT treatment of financial services and insurance. Commenting on ...
APC completes underwriting website overhaul
Anglo Pacific Consultants (APC) has upgraded its online small and medium sized (SME) underwriting sy...
MMA reports a record £19.7m profit
Intermediary-only insurer MMA Insurance (MMA) announced that it has delivered its best ever profit t...
Oval buys corporate insurance business of Sheafmoor Brokers
Oval has bought the majority of the corporate insurance business of Sheafmoor Brokers in Sheffield. ...
Shares in Novae Group begin trading on the Stock Exchange
Shares in Novae Group began trading on the London Stock Exchange after the High Court sanctioned the...
Millionaire's paradise
A minority of individuals take up expensive hobbies such as sailing; buying expensive properties abroad or collecting works of art. These people need insurance too but it is a niche market and clients can be difficult to search out. However, Barbara…
Zurich rolls out SME focused proposition
Zurich UK commercial has launched a new proposition for regional brokers placing small to medium siz...
Budget purchases Hara Hill Watson
The Budget Group of Companies (Budget) has purchased Hara Hill Watson (HHW), the Scottish based insu...
Sirus 21 launches online marketplace
Sirus 21 has launched an online service which allows the broker market to obtain an insurance policy...
Moorhouse Group releases range of new products
The Moorhouse Group has released a range of new full cycle EDI products for Misys users. Having rece...
Broker consolidation and customer choice
The topic I am going to talk about this month is an old hobby horse of mine so forgive me if you fee...
Survey conducted by Fraudline
A survey conducted by Fraudline with a cross section of its subscribing local authorities has reveal...
Martin Long returns to the general insurance underwriting arena
Churchill founder Martin Long has returned to the general insurance underwriting arena as chairman o...
Niche brokers Q&A
Many brokers are now discovering that niche markets are a real money spinner, as long as they have t...
Could all the ship jumping signal an industry sea change?
The defection of the Norwich Union property market team to Allianz Cornhill is, to my knowledge, the...
Talking of football ..
This month we discovered Anthony Middle, head of corporate partners at Axa, was once manager, chairm...
Saga extends WNS deal
Saga, the provider of products and services to the over-50s, has extended an outsourcing contract wi...
Biba competition winner
The winner of our Biba competition, in association with software house SSP and imarket, is Peter Hum...
Chubb extends Masterpiece
Chubb Insurance is offering its personal lines brokers exclusive quotes for ultra high net worth Mas...