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Bound up with each other
Brokers and loss adjusters are united by a common cause - resolving a claim. Forming close relationships, rather than seeing each other as adversaries, is not only good for them but for claimants too, explains David Fanning.
Appointment at Bland Bankart.
Sarah Higgins has been appointed as the new group HR director at Bland Bankart. She brings over seve...
Appointment at BDML (Holdings).
Portsmouth-based group BDML (Holdings) has made Paul Cosh managing director of its subsidiary, BDML ...
BIBA launches new award
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has launched a young broker award, sponsored by The Shei...
A group mentality
Broker networks have burst onto the scene over the past decade with more and more seeing the advantage of being part of a collective. Francesca Breeze assesses the differences between the young rivals and the more established players.
Appointment at SVB Syndicates.
SVB Syndicates, the managing agency subsidiary of SVB Holdings, has employed John Thirlwell as non-e...
Appointment at St Paul.
St Paul has appointed Geoff Sayers as general manager - claims, Dennis Huggins as senior manager - i...
Appointment at Misys Insurance Management.
Misys Insurance Management has made David MacFarlane motor fleet sales technician. Ruth Shirley has ...
Jeff Partridge, Director, Antur Insurance Services
Q: What was your best decision or deal? Leaving the company market to go into broking. It was a b...
Appointment at FarmWeb.
FarmWeb, the network of intermediaries providing insurance for farmers, has made Ken Isherwood opera...
Appointment at Grant Thornton.
Grant Thornton has appointed Alastair Whiteside within its insurance claims solutions division at it...
Torrance outlines claims focus as chief executive
Andrew Torrance will focus on improving Allianz Cornhill's claims record during his first two years...
Appointment at Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers.
Clark Thomson Insurance Brokers has made Derek Barnes managing director. Ken Westland becomes assist...
Appointment at Cox Insurance.
Cox Insurance has made Mark Woods operations director of its branch network insure-shop. He joins fr...
Appointment at JTW Reinsurance Consultants.
Stephen Hartigan has become director of JTW Reinsurance Consultants. He brings over 30 years of rein...
Sirius signs Country Mutual
Country Mutual Insurance Brokers has signed up for the Sirius for Broking system. The deal is curre...
All hands on tech
Loss adjusters are taking advantage of the latest developments in technology, arming themselves with Palm Pilots, digital cameras and Tablet PCs to facilitate a quicker, more efficient service. Steve Banner explains.
Football competition winner
Insurance broker Chris Lennon, of Swindon-based Sullivan Garrett is the winner of the Professional ...
Cox puts NMT to bed
Insurance outfit Cox is scrapping the New Millennium Technology broker systems. Cox has written to ...
First outing this month
Overheard's first outing this month was less an overheard than an underheard. PB's reporters went t...
Broker short cuts
More than 50% of brokers surveyed admitted to taking short cuts when dealing with employment law re...
Blue Mountain expansion unlikely to include regionals
Lloyd's commercial portal Blue Mountain plans to expand beyond the London market but provincial bro...
Law unto itself
Martin Wright, managing director of Towry Law Insurance Brokers, tells Nicolle Farthing that regional focus and personal service have been maintained while expanding from an independent financial adviser to an international company.
The full complement
When it comes to major overseas cases, loss adjusters have the edge with their networks of offices and affiliated firms. But with many brokers now setting up in-house risk management facilities, it may pay for both parties to become better acquainted,…