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Arriving at a crossroads.
The mixed blessings brought by high rates and high premiums, coupled with concern over phase two of the Motor Insurance Database, are leaving brokers feeling unsettled. Simon Threadgold explains the likely direction the market will take.
SHW: PI quotations site.
Sterling Hamilton Wright has launched a professional indemnity quotations site. Underwritten at Lloy...
PwC makes final offer to ex-Indie brokers.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is making its final offer to ex-Independent Insurance brokers. The provisi...
Appointment at Rubicon.
Wendy Frampton has joined Rubicon as head of corporate marketing. Ms Frampton was previously a direc...
Industry faces #4bn bill after House of Lords asbestos ruling.
The House of Lords' recent decision to overturn the verdicts in Fairchild, Fox and Matthews means ma...
Markerstudy Group aims for a place in the taxi market.
Wholesale broker and underwriting agency the Markerstudy Group has launched a scheme for taxis and p...
From our daily news service ... Marsh HNW clients offered Invaluable
Marsh has introduced a recovery service for missing items for high net worth clients called Invaluab...
Appointment at Wilby.
Halifax-based insurance broker Wilby has made a string of appointments. Vincent Claxton, Jayne Moss ...
Appointment at Finsure.
Wynn Roberts has become managing director for NIG's subsidiary company Finsure. He will be responsib...
Appointment at FMW Risk Services.
FMW Risk Services has made Philip Radley a senior account executive. He specialises in the arrangem...
LHR Insurance aims to expand with more books of business.
LHR Insurance Brokers is set to buy its fifth book of business in two years. The commercial insur...
Appointment at Crawford.
Sarah Civil has been made managing director of the corporate and major incident team at Crawford, wi...
Chilton encourages e-commerce embrace.
Brokers must embrace e-commerce and use it to radically rethink their core strategies, according to ...
Online competition ... Win a Sony portable flat screen TV.
This month's prize is a portable Sony flat screen colour TV, offering a 14 inch screen, a sleep time...
Rubicon sets its sights on making further acquisitions.
Insurance services provider Rubicon aims to make at least three more acquisitions this year, accordi...
Appointment at Das Group.
Das Group has promoted Patrick Veysey from assistant general manager, finance to finance director. H...
InsurE-com wins UK TAM rights.
InsurE-com has won exclusive distribution, support and development rights to the TAM system in the U...
The Swinton Group pays #27m for Colonnade.
The Swinton Group has bought Colonnade Insurance Brokers for #27m. Swinton is paying former owner...
Marcus Hearn relaunch.
Marcus Hearn has relaunched a new version of its scheduled airline failure, following the 11 Septemb...
Appointment at Alliance Insurance Management.
Alliance Insurance Management has appointed Peter Firmo to head up its new health management divisio...
Appointment at CNA (Europe).
CNA (Europe) has appointed Dax Gulmohamed as underwriter of directors and officers liability. He was...
New division for Towry.
The insurance broking arm of Towry Law has announced the launch of a new specialist division advisin...
CSC division transfers to SSP.
The products, services and staff of CSC's intermediary insurance division have all been transferred ...
Appointment at Scottish Life International.
Scottish Life International has appointed Douglas Law as its new head of training and compliance. Mr...