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Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE has been ..
Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE has been appointed as the first independent chairman of the Professional Sta...
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What does the system do? The SimplyClaim portal is a real-time information tool that enables all pa...
Allianz sets its sights on smaller brokers
Allianz Cornhill is targeting smaller brokers whose agencies have been cancelled and portfolio trans...
The Capita Group had acquired Brownsword ..
The Capita Group had acquired Brownsword, a provider of claims investigation services for £5m. Capit...
Benfield deal boosts S&F position
Singer & Friedlander has acquired Benfield Premium Finance. The deal sees the 100% holding in Benfie...
IIB to launch wholesalers status report facility
The Institute of Insurance Brokers wholesalers status report facility will be launched in the first ...
Training increases profits: pilot study reveals
Results from a pilot accreditation scheme by the Financial Services Skills Council show the training...
Wrong paint, wrong picture
In a single paragraph, Asgar Hassanali paints a picture of the philosophy, funding and market positi...
Appointment at Capita Insurance Services
Capita Insurance Services has appointed two senior loss adjusters, Alastair Whiteside and Peter Shaw...
Appointment at Marsh
Marsh has appointed David Nash as a development executive to its Maid-stone business development tea...
In an attempt to help curb the ..
In an attempt to help curb the spiralling blame and claim culture, Opus is taking steps to help prot...
Are brokers ready for the direct SME threat?
This month's Power Hour panellists discuss whether brokers will be able to flourish, or even survive, in light of the threat they are facing from firms writing small-enterprise policies directly. Will it mean cutting prices further - at the expense of…
Swinton has acquired the non-commercial ..
Swinton has acquired the non-commercial side of the personal lines business of East Anglia-based Wav...
The longest journey begins with one step
The chief executive of St Paul Travelers UK talks to James Salmon about re-embedding good underwriting in the company and why patience truly is a virtue in the insurance industry
Hiscox: fire is a burning issue in Yorkshire
With nearly 3,000 accidental fires in the home every year in the Yorkshire region, specialist insure...
The Folgate Partnership has announced ..
The Folgate Partnership has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Fenton Insurance Broker...
Our perilous pastimes ..
Thousands of people a year are incapacitated by apparently trivial objects such as vacuum cleaners and flowerpots. But, as Liz Moore explains, it's no laughing matter for intermediaries' clients
Insurance Age is delighted to announce ..
Insurance Age is delighted to announce the winners of our 25th Anniversary Infant Insurers competiti...
Well what a year 2004 turned out ..
Well what a year 2004 turned out to be ... it really is hard to know where to start as it has been o...
Singer & Friedlander Insurance ..
Singer & Friedlander Insurance Finance (S&F) has acquired Benfield Premium Finance. In return for it...