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Dickson Manchester in broker PI push.
Broker Dickson Manchester, a professional indemnity specialist, has launched a new brokers' and inte...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Hiscox has promoted Nigel Bowie to head of enterprise risk division. Mr Bowie has been an underwrite...
Appointment at St Paul.
John Hemmings has been promoted to product manager, automotive at St Paul....
Evaluating performance.
The Insurance Ombudsman Bureau has commissioned Peter Tyldesley, senior lecturer in financial servic...
Appointment at Peoples Choice.
Peoples Choice has appointed Jonathan Blackmore as marketing controller. Mr Blackmore will be based ...
Cox sells GJW to Munich Re.
Cox Insurance has sold its Liverpool-based underwriting company Groves, John & Westrup, specialists ...
Appointment at FirstCity.
Matthew Swayne has joined FirstCity as executive director of its reinsurance division. A team of spe...
Horses for causes.
With only half of Britain's horse population currently insured it would seem that there is much room for brokers to expand. However, as Steve Banner finds out, it may not be as simple as that.
Jacqui Jones, Principal IT consultant, Jaytech Consultants.
Could pay-as-you-go credit cards be the answer to security difficulties on the internet?
Westinsure Anada acquires two brokers.
West country broking alliance Westinsure Anada plc has acquired the business of two Swindon-based ge...
Online risk tendering begins.
Brokers are being invited to join dotRisk's business-to-business commercial risk trading site. do...
Lloyd's: household policy.
Chaucer Insurance (Lloyd's syndicate 587) is to exclusively underwrite a new household policy, arran...
Appointment at Bollington Group.
Phil Jones joins the Bollington group as IT manager and will be responsible for developing new initi...
Appointment at Swiss Life.
Richard Davies has joined Swiss Life as e-commerce and new media manager. Mr Davies will be respo...
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BUPA announces new chairman Bryan Sanderson will take over as BUPA's chairman at the company's ann...
Off the beaten track.
While new entrants like the supermarkets are muscling in on the travel insurance sector, the travel agents still dominate. However, their policies are standard, so brokers must specialise, says Diane Smyth.
Chubb gets box seats.
Chubb Europe has relocated its UK Marine Department to its third floor 'box' at Lloyd's. Michael Cod...
CBI: new offence concerns.
The Confederation of British Industry has warned that government proposals for the new offence of co...
Flood damage expected to exceed £30m.
Loss adjusters at the scene of recent floods in the South East expect the total damage to far exceed...
Appointment at Charrington's.
Charrington's has appointed Terry Newson (above) as director of professional indemnity. Mr Newson br...
E-Commerce Watch.
The Loss Recovery Group has launched a website, www.lossrecoveryinsurance.com. Emma Viney, developme...
AA SURVEY SHOWS PREMIUM RISES.
The AA has published its British insurance premium index for quarter three 2000, showing that car in...
Looks can be deceiving.
There are several policies available in the uninsured loss recovery market that appear to offer the same standard as the rest. But, as Veronica Cowan finds out, they do not all deliver what they suggest.
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance.
Usecolor, Royal & Sunalliance's online service for small businesses, has appointed Gerry Callaghan a...